{"id":2966,"date":"2021-10-09T23:44:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T23:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/2021\/10\/09\/procreate-why-only-4-layers\/"},"modified":"2021-11-07T20:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T20:35:32","slug":"procreate-why-only-4-layers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/procreate\/procreate-why-only-4-layers\/","title":{"rendered":"Procreate why only 4 layers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Procreate has layer limits because it needs to accommodate the amount of RAM available to it from the iPad. Procreate cannot allow for an infinite amount of layers while still functioning at the level required for the app to run well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As many you asked, how do I make more than 4 layers in Procreate? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_d3n37xFq4\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Quick Answer, why is Procreate <strong>only<\/strong> letting me use 4 layers? Why <strong>Procreate<\/strong> limits the number of maximum layers <strong>Procreate<\/strong> limits the number of layers based on a few criteria: The amount of RAM in your particular iPad. The size of your canvas, and DPI (Dots Per Inch).<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, why are layers limited in Procreate? Procreate has layer limits because it needs to accommodate the amount of RAM available to it from the iPad. <strong>Procreate<\/strong> cannot allow for an infinite amount of layers while still functioning at the level required for the app to run well.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, how do I get more <strong>layers<\/strong> in Procreate? In the <strong>Layers<\/strong> panel, tap a layer to bring up Layer Options, then tap Merge Down. You can merge multiple groups with a simple Pinch gesture. Pinch together the top and bottom <strong>layers<\/strong> you want to merge.On iPads with 1GB RAM (iPad 3 through iPad Air 1), you can have up to 28 <strong>layers<\/strong>. The iPad Air 2 provides 60 layers, and on iPad Pro you can have 91 layers on a Retina canvas. This is particularly evident when using the maximum canvas sizes on iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the best dpi for Procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>300 PPI\/DPI is the industry standard for best print quality. Depending on the printed size of your piece and the viewing distance, a lower DPI\/PPI willl look acceptably good. I would reccomend no lower than 125 DPI\/PPI.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What to do when you run out of layers on Procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w74baUv7I-0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How much RAM does Procreate use?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As Procreate notes in a tweet, it turns out the that the iPad&#8217;s operating system only allows an app to use a maximum of ~5 GB of RAM on either the 8 GB RAM or 16 GB RAM iPad Pro. If an app uses more than that, it is immediately force-quit and evicted from memory by the system&#8217;s jetsam process.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is Procreate on iPad Air 4?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Procreate fully supports the Apple Pencil. &#8230; If you have a 2nd Generation Apple Pencil it will work with an iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), an iPad Pro 11-inch or an iPad Air 4.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How many frames can you have in procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Procreate limits the number of animation frames based on the resolution, but the default Square canvas (2048 x 2048 pixels) gives us 124 frames to work with, which is more than enough for a short animation. For something longer, you&#8217;d have to work at a lower resolution or in batches.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I add more than 8 layers in procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7jtQzAjITs\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How large can you print from Procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Canvas Dimensions For example, if you&#8217;d like to print a Letter-sized design, set the dimensions to 8.5&#215;11 inches. Set DPI to 300. DPI stands for \u201cdots per inch\u201d and is the number of ink dots the printer can squeeze into an inch of the paper. A higher DPI gives you a better quality image.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change layers in Procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can also rearrange your Procreate layers. To Move a Layer, Tap and Hold, and then Drag the Layer to the desired order.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you not draw a layer in procreate?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wFHXdpAlz9E\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Is 300 or 600 DPI better?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Generally, 600 DPI scans are your best bet if you&#8217;re scanning family photographs for preservation. A lower resolution like 300 DPI will result in less image detail, but it will save you time and storage space.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Procreate has layer limits because it needs to accommodate the amount of RAM available to it from the iPad. Procreate cannot allow for an infinite amount of layers while still functioning at the level required for the app to run well. As many you asked, how do I make more than 4 layers in Procreate? &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26566,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2966\/revisions\/26566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}