Removed seperate plugins project since you're always referencing both..

Added more loading logic

src/Artemis.Core/ProfileElements/Layer.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Artemis.Core.Plugins.Interfaces;
+using Artemis.Core.ProfileElements.Interfaces;
+using Artemis.Core.Services.Interfaces;
+using Artemis.Storage.Entities;
+using RGB.NET.Core;
+
+namespace Artemis.Core.ProfileElements
+{
+    public class Layer : IProfileElement
+    {
+        public Layer()
+        {
+            Children = new List<IProfileElement>();
+        }
+
+        public ILayerType LayerType { get; private set; }
+
+        public List<IProfileElement> Children { get; set; }
+        public int Order { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        public void Update()
+        {
+            if (LayerType == null)
+                return;
+
+            lock (LayerType)
+            {
+                LayerType.Update(this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Render(IRGBDevice rgbDevice)
+        {
+            if (LayerType == null)
+                return;
+
+            lock (LayerType)
+            {
+                LayerType.Render(this, rgbDevice);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static Layer FromLayerEntity(LayerEntity layerEntity, IPluginService pluginService)
+        {
+            var layer = new Layer
+            {
+                Name = layerEntity.Name,
+                Order = layerEntity.Order,
+                LayerType = pluginService.GetLayerTypeByGuid(Guid.Parse(layerEntity.Guid))
+            };
+            
+            return layer;
+        }
+
+        public void UpdateLayerType(ILayerType layerType)
+        {
+            if (LayerType != null)
+            {
+                lock (LayerType)
+                {
+                    LayerType.Dispose();
+                }
+            }
+
+            LayerType = layerType;
+        }
+    }
+}