Layers In Photoshop ( Lesson 7 part 2)

Layers in Photoshop 

Photoshop layers are like sheets of stacked papers.You can see through transparent areas of a layer to the layers below.You move a layer up or down in order to position the content on the layer, like sliding a sheet of paper in a stack.You can also change the opacity of a layer to make content partially transparent.

You can apply a layer style to add a special effect such as a drop shadow or a glow.

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Organizing layers: 

A new image has a single layer. The number of additional layers, layer effects, and layer sets you can add to an image is limited only by your computer’s memory.

You work with layers in the Layers panel.

Layer groups help you organize and manage layers. You can use groups to arrange your layers in a logical order and to reduce clutter in the Layers panel(for arranging ).You can nest groups within other groups. You can also use groups to apply attributes and masks to multiple layers simultaneously.

Layers for non-destructive editing 

You can add a new layer to apply some changes to the image in a non-destructive way. For example, an adjustment layer holds color or tonal adjustments that affect the layers below it. Rather than edit image pixels directly, you can edit an adjustment layer and leave the underlying pixels unchanged,so the layer don’t contain any apparent content. 

A Smart Object

It is a special type of layer contains one or more layers of content. You can transform (scale, skew,or reshape) a Smart Object without directly editing image pixels. Or, you can edit the Smart Object as a separate image even after placing it in a Photoshop image. Smart Objects can also contain smart filter effects, which allow you to apply filters non-destructively to images so that you can later tweak or remove the filter effect.

You can apply that effect to the image by right click the layer and select (convert to smart object )

Layers Panel in Photoshop

Layers panel overview

The Layers panel lists all layers, layer groups, and layer effects in an image. 

You can use the Layers panel to show and hide layers, create new layers, and work with groups of layers. 

You can access additional commands and options in the Layers panel menu.

Display the Layers panel

*Choose Window > Layers.

Change the size of layer thumbnails

*Choose Panel Options from the Layers panel menu at the top right side of the panel , and select a thumbnail size.

Convert a background into a layer1 - Double-click Background in the Layers panel, or choose Layer > New > Layer From Background.Click OK.

2 - Right click the layer and select layer from Background .

Convert a layer into a background

1 - Select a layer in the Layers panel.

2 - Choose Layer > New > Background From Layer.

Any transparent pixels in the layer are converted to the background color, and the layer drops to the bottom of the layer stack.

Note: You cannot create a background by giving a regular layer the name, Background—you must use the Background From Layer command.

You can read more at Working With Layers In Photoshop.(Lesson 7)

Working With Layers In Photoshop.(Lesson 7)

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