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Using photoshop12/17/2022 ![]() Start out with adding simple layers and explore the possibilities. Knowing how to use Layers is one of the most important things to learn.Įvery professional photographer uses layers to edit photos. There are so many possibilities that I could write a book about Photoshop layers. You can go back to the settings of the effect you’ve added by clicking on the special effects symbol in the layer. A new window will pop up to adjust the settings. Select the Text layer you’ve created and click on the ‘Add layer style’ button. You can add special effects like shadows and glow to layers. The last important button is the ‘Add layer style’ button. Make a habit out of it as soon as you start learning how to edit. Non-destructive editing is by far the most important feature Photoshop has to offer. It’s called non-destructive editing in Photoshop. The adjustments will never affect the original photo directly. You can use these adjustment layers to edit colours and contrast. Click on the ‘New fill or adjustment layer’ button. Let’s look at the buttons at the bottom of the Layers Panel again. Using Command + T will allow you to resize the text with the mouse. You can reposition or change the colour and font at any time. Select the Text Tool in the toolbar and start typing anywhere in the photo. You can also merge different types of layers into one layer. There are a few different types of layers available in Photoshop but they all work the same. Right click on the layers and select ‘Merge Shapes’. Use Command + Z to undo the grouping of the layers (Ctrl + Z for Windows). When there’s no reason anymore to have two separate layers, you can merge them. Right click on the layers and select ‘Group Layers…’Ī new window will pop up. Select the ‘Circle copy’ layer and then hold the Shift key and select the ‘Circle’ layer. This will organise the structure of the Layers Panel… and your brain. When you’re using a lot of layers, it can be useful to group layers. You can also use shortcut Command + J (Ctrl + J for Windows). This will add an exact copy of the selected layer. Right click on the ‘Circle’ layer and select ‘Duplicate Layer…’. Remember, changing setting for layers never affects the original photo. Try to adjust the settings for the ‘Circle’ layer we’ve created.Įxperiment with different settings to see what they do. More about those later.Ībove the layers are the settings for Blend Mode and Opacity. On the bottom of the panel are the buttons to add layers, use special effects, group and remove layers. This is important when you’re working with a lot of layers. Click on the eye next to a layer to make it invisible. The first important button is the Layer Visibility. I’ll stick to the basic features of the Layers Panel. An Overview of the Photoshop Layers Panel Use the Ellipse Tool from the toolbar to draw a circle on the new layer.Īnd that’s it, you’ve created your first new layer! Now, we’ll take a closer look at the Layers Panel. Always use names that will tell you the purpose of each layer. When you start learning how to use Photoshop Layers, it’s important to make a habit out of naming your new layers.ĭouble click on the new layer’s name and rename it ‘Circle’. The new layer will always appear on top of the background layer. The first layer is the photo you opened.Ĭreate a new layer by clicking on the ‘Create a new layer’ button. Open a random image and take a look at the Layers Panel. If it’s not there for some reason, you can make it appear by selecting ‘Layers’ in the Window menu. You can find the Layers Panel on the right. Let’s take a look at the Layers Panel and how to add a layer. If you don’t, you’ll get lost in a mess of layers all named the same. You can organise them how you want but the important thing is to name them. You can see all the layers in the Layers Panel. On top of this layer, you can add an unlimited number of new layers. When you open a photo, that will be your first layer and it’s always named ‘Background Layer’. It’s even possible to add vector shapes and special effects. You can use Layers to add text, make image composites, or adjust colours and contrast. The layers contain all the extra information and/or images you want to add to the original file. Your adjustments in Photoshop will never destroy the original image. This means you can use layers for non-destructive editing. ![]() The advantage of using Layers is that you can save a Photoshop file with all the layers included. It could look something like this in real life. You can use each layer without affecting another one to make adjustments. Layers are different images stacked on top of each other.
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