[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Imagine having a piece of paper that's already been colored to the shape of a stencil that you've used. Without the stencil, if you were to try to color or shade that shape in, you'd have to be careful about coloring within the stenciled area. The clipped layer is like...having transparent paper on top of your art, and you use the stencil on that piece. Whatever you've colored on that transparent paper doesn't impact the paper below it, and it all stays within the area of the stencil. So you can remove or edit the second paper without damaging the image below, and you don't have to be so careful about coloring within the lines 83

With watercolors, I agree. When you slip up and the colors blend, it makes the work look more dynamic and awe-inspiring.

I hope that wasn't during a time where I've done some DI's rofl xD...

Flies..yum yum protein!