1. History Panel and Layers
Adobe Photoshop CS (4)

2. Outlines History Panel About layers Layer Plate Components
Layer General Options
References
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3. History Panel Original image Snap shot from the original image
Delete action
Snapshot
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4. Layers

5. What is Photoshop layers?
A layer is simply one image stacked on top of another. Example:
What appears
Actual components
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6. Layer Plate Components
1.Bending mode
2.Layer Opacity
3.Lock All
4.Lock position
5.Lock image pixels
6.Lock Transparent
7.Layer Styles
8.Layer Mask
9.New Adjustment Layer
10.Create new set
13.Layer Visibility
11.New layer
12.Delete
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7. Layer Plate Components: 1.Bending mode
Blending mode: Changes the way the layers interact with each other.
See Example 1
For more info. See Reference (2 & 3)
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8. Example1 Mode for Layer1=Normal Mode for Layer1=color
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9. Layer Plate Components: 2.Layer Opacity
Layer opacity: Adjusts how transparent each layer is. 0 is completely transparent, 100 is completely opaque. (see Example 2)
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10. Example 2 Opacity of shap1 =100% Opacity of shap1 =25%
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11. Layer Plate Components: 3.Lock All
Lock all: If the box is checked the layer is totally protected from any editing.
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12. Layer Plate Components: 4.Lock Position
Lock Position: You can make any changes except for moving the image.
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13. Layer Plate Components: 5.Lock Pixels
Lock Image pixels: You cannot draw on this layer if checked.
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14. Layer Plate Components: 6.Lock Transparent
Lock transparent: You can paint on this layer but not where it is transparent.
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15. Example 3 Open image 2.gif and try all the previews types of locks
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16. Layer Plate Components: 7.Layer styles
Layer styles: Special effects for your layers. Beefed up version of the old layer effects. (See Example 4)
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17. Layer Plate Components: 7.Layer styles
There is a several styles, and each style has it’s own options [we can go to a style options by double clicking on the style name]
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18. Example 4
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19. Layer Plate Components: 8.Layer mask
Layer mask: Allows you to paint away parts of your layer without damaging your original image.
Mask Options
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20. Layer Plate Components: 8.Layer mask
Layer mask can’t be applied on the background layer unless it is converged to a normal layer through: Layer New Layer from Background Or Double click on the background layer
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21. Layer Plate Components: 9.New Adjustment Layer
New Adjustment layer: Allows non-destructive adjustment of colors to a layer. (Can be undone anytime, even after closing document)
Options
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22. Layer Plate Components: 10.Create New Set
Create a new set: Allows you to organize your layers into folders. This new feature was on my wish list.
After creating an new set, you can move layers to it by drag-and-drop
Note that: background layer can’t be moved to any set
Options
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23. Layer Plate Components: 11. New Layer
New Layer: Click to add a new blank layer. Or drag an existing layer thumbnail to create a duplicate
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24. Layer Plate Components: 12. Delete
Delete: Will delete an entire layer.
Either Drag the thumbnail to the icon or select the layer* and click on the trash can (delete icon).
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25. Layer Plate Components: 13. Layer Visibility
See the Example on the next slide
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26. Example 5
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27. Layers General Options
Merges only visible layers
into single flat layer
Merges all layers into
single flat layer
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28. References [1]http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/layers/intro.htm
[2]
[3]
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