Photoshop Layers for Beginners

Description

• Join Terry as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• You need to understand layers before you do anything else.
• Building on the previous lesson, Terry jumps into Photoshop and creates his first layer.
• Adding layers is easy, here’s how you can work with them as you add more.
• Learn how to combine more than one photo together into a composite.
• Masking is a very important concept for gaining flexibility when working with layers.
• Learn the reasons for when you might want to lock down certain aspects of a layer.
• Adjustment layers are powerful and flexible tools for editing your work.
• Adding text to your work requires using Type layers.
• A smart object is a special type of container for layer elements that provide additional editing flexibility.
• Learn how to link multiple layers together so that they act as one layer.
• Layer effects provide built-in effects you can apply to individual layers.

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