Adobe Photoshop Lesson 6 and 7

Objectives

• To recognize elements of the Layers palette
• Enables us to identify and explain 5 different types of layers
• To merge and flatten layers
• To apply layer style onto layers

Layers

• Functions:

1. Create composite images
2. Create complex projects
3. Correct color
4. Add special effects
5. Repair photos

• Can be controlled by:

1. Changing opacity
2. Changing stacking order
3. Changing blending modes

• Merging, combining two or more layers into one.

Layer Palette contains:

1. Blending mode
2. Lock: Transparency, pixels, position
3. Layer visibility
4. Link layers
5. Layer opacity
6. Text layer
7. Layer effects
8. Layer mask
9. New: Layer set
10. Delete layer
11. Adjustment layer

Using layers, disabling the visibility of whole content in a layer.

Type of Layers

• Normal layers: adding a new layer on top of the current layer
• Adjustment layers: to modify an image without affecting the original pixels
• Layer masks: protect areas of a layer
• Shape layers: contain vector shapes
• Type layer: contain texts

Merge and Flatten Layers

• Merging: combining two or more layers
• Flattening: combine all layers in order to minimize the file size
• Connect layers by linking them
• Linked layers became one unit where they move together as one

Applying Layer Styles

• Adding special effects to an image
• Several options are available for different layer styles

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Chapter 3: http://sthaboutmultimedia.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_6.html

Chapter 4&5: http://sthaboutmultimedia.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_26.html
Chapter 9&10: http://sthaboutmultimedia.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_82.html