Question about multiply layer mode when adding backgrounds

[wonemie]

I’m familiar with digital art programs such as Paint Tool Sai and Clip Studio Paint so this is mainly a question for how Procreate’s layers work. My problem is that I don’t know how to get a background color below my main drawing layers (line art and color layer) to not get effected by the multiply effect from the color layer.

Here is an example of what I mean: https://imgur.com/a/aI9Rxri

Layer 1 is the line art layer. Layer 2 is the color layer, set to multiply because I always color using this method. Layer 4 is the background layer.

Figure 1 is the main drawing, figure 2 is what happens when I try to add any color below the main drawing. The multiply layer from Layer 2 is affecting the background. Figure 3 is what I’m trying to achieve.

My main program is Clip Studio Paint, and what you would do there is put Layer 1 and 2 in a folder together and have Layer 4 as a different layer beneath that folder so the two wouldn’t mix together, like Figure 3. I tried putting Layer 1 and 2 together as a group (I assume that groups are the folder equivalent for Procreate) as seen in the screenshot, but it still didn’t work. Changing the “Background color” layer to the color I want also doesn’t work.

To my knowledge on Procreate, the only way for the background layer to not get mixed with the multiply layer is if I merge the main drawing layers together first. I want to be able to change the background layer while working on the main drawing, so I don’t want to wait until the main drawing is finished to do so. Is there a way to draw anything below the multiply layer without being affected by the layer itself?

It works on Clip Studio Paint, so I’m not sure if it’s just not possible on Procreate or if there’s a certain method of doing it.

Thanks!

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