I'm good bro, appreciate the concern! I aim to come back to this forum every week or other week to keep the thread full of new content.
To answer your question regarding reference material, I like to use
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to give me an idea on how to draw a female body in certain positions. Other than that, I like to use various anime figures on my shelves as reference. It's easier when you have a 3D model you can get your hands on lol. My last bit of reference material is Goddess of Victory NIKKE modder
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. I love the way he draws the characters nude and I aim to reach his level of animation and art.
Also, yes. There are ALOT of layers for each part. I like to have 3 layers for each body part. Top is lighting if any is needed, 2nd is an outline of the body part, and 3rd most bottom is color so I can color under the lines of a body part. Once it all looks good, I merge all 3 layers to make one part. I use Krita if you're wondering.