The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book Part 2

The Layers Palette Options.option will take up the least amount of screen landscape, but will make you rely entirely on layer naming which negates the value of visual cues. You can change this option at any time; it applies to the palette, and not to actual layer content.Getting Started Creating LayersThere are many ways to create new layers in Photoshop, and the methods serve different purposes. Table 1.3 describes various methods, and the most common ones. TABLE 1.3 Methods to create new layers in Photoshop. Function Duplicate Layer How To • Drag any layer (including the background layer) to the...
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The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book Part 2 The Adobe Photoshop Layers BookFIG 1.6 The Layers Palette Options. option will take up the least amount of screen landscape, but will make you rely entirely on layer naming which negates the value of visual cues. You can change this option at any time; it applies to the palette, and not to actual layer content. Getting Started Creating Layers There are many ways to create new layers in Photoshop, and the methods serve different purposes. Table 1.3 describes various methods, and the most common ones.TABLE 1.3 Methods to create new layers in Photoshop. Function How To Duplicate Layer • Drag any layer (including the background layer) to the Create a New Layer button. This creates a duplicate layer and adds the word ‘copy’ to the new layer name. • Choose the Duplicate Layer command from the layers palette menu or layers menu. Creates a duplicate and adds the word ‘copy’ to the new layer name.14 The Basics of Layers: Layer Functions and CreationTABLE 1.3 (Continued) Function How To • From the top menus choose Layer- New- Layer Via Copy or press Command J / Ctrl J with no selection active. Creates a duplicate and adds the word ‘copy’ to the new layer name. • With two images open, click on a layer in the layers palette and drag to the currently inactive image. Hold the Shift key on the keyboard while dragging to center the image in the image you are dragging it to. Creates a new layer in the second document with the same name as the layer in the originating document. Blank layer • Click the Create a New Layer button. Creates a new layer with the default name Layer # (where the number is sequential, starting with 1). • Choose the Layer- New- Layer command or New Layers from the layers. Creates a new layer with the default name Layer # (where the number is sequential, starting with 1). Layer via copy • Create a selection, then Copy (Command C / Ctrl C) and paste (Command V / Ctrl V). Creates a duplicate of the selected area in a new layer with the default name Layer # (where the number is sequential, starting with 1). • Choose Layer- New- Layer Via Copy or press Command J / Ctrl J with a selection active. Duplicates selected area to a new layer with the default name Layer # (where the number is sequential, starting with 1). • Press Command Option Shift E / Ctrl Alt Shift E. Merges visible layer content to a new layer with the default name Layer # (where the number is sequential, starting with 1). Layer from Background • Double-click the background layer in the layers palette. Converts Background to layer. The new layer will be created with a default name of Layer 0. Does not add to the layer count. New Background Layer • Choose Layer New Background From Layer. This changes the active layer to the Background layer. Does not add to the layer count. Adjustment Layer • Choose any of the New Adjustment Layer submenu options from the Layers menu (including Levels, Hue/Saturation, Invert, etc.). A New Layer dialog will open allowing you to change Name, Clipping, Color, Mode and Opacity. Once you accept the New Layer option by clicking OK, a function dialog will appear as appropriate. 15 The Adobe Photoshop Layers BookTABLE 1.3 (Continued) Function ...