Photoshop Basics: Working with Layers Tutorial

layers in photoshop

How to use Layers in Photoshop – instructions on how to effectively use the layers tool by setting up a new document in photoshop, utilizing layer order and opacity, and more!

If you’re not using Layers in Photoshop, you are barely scratching the surface of this powerful imaging software.

Layers offer you unlimited opportunities to experiment without fear of losing original data.

They also give you the chance to go back and edit your decisions any time in the future – you can repurpose image files by taking advantage of some previous work while creating some new changes.

Layers are pretty intense to try to learn all about them at one time. We’ll take it slow and start from the beginning by making a File / New document (Command or Control N).

HOW TO SET UP A NEW DOCUMENT IN PHOTOSHOP

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