But how often is "client's wishes" just code for them not knowing any better? Sure, sometimes you bite the bullet when they're set on a certain color or layout. But other times it's a CEO demanding a flashy intro that wrecks their site speed, or insisting on a font that makes their law firm look like a daycare flyer. You gotta pick your battles, but sometimes doing the job right means pushing back hard. Giving in every time just makes you a fancy mouse clicker for their bad call.

Yeah saw a video where a pro artist said they only use like five layers total. Always stuck with me cause they kept winning awards with that simple method. Your mess with the fan art totally proves that point, more layers just means more chances to screw up the colors. Honestly my stuff looks cleaner too when I stop overthinking the layer stack. That "more layers equals better art" thing is mostly marketing for software companies anyway.