3rd Quarter

PHOTO EDITING
USING ADOBE
PHOTOSHOP
By:

MARIA B. NARAG
 LAYER MANAGEMENT

Creating multiple layers lets you easily control

how your artwork is displayed, edited and printed.

The layers pane is one of the panes that is best to

keep visible at all times. If you do not see it when
you open Photoshop, go to window> show layers
and it will be restored.
Layer Blending
Mode

Layer Locking
Option

Layer Visibility

Layer
lock
Delete
Layer Style
New layer
New fill or
Layer Mask Create new
Adjustment
set
 ADDING NEW SLIDES

Go to Layer> and Select New Layer.

Type a name for the layer in the dialog box that
appears and click enter.
It should now appear in the layers pane (but since
it is currently empty, there will be no sign of it in
the image).
Select the text tool from the tool bar, click and
drag somewhere on the image (making sure the
new layer is still highlighted in blue).
 SELECTING LAYERS
1. Select the Type tool and type a title or
Filename. On the top text layer, click the eye
icon.
2. Click on the paintbrush next to it.
3. Click on the name of the layer below.
4. You see that the paintbrush now shows on the
new active layer.
5. Click on the empty paintbrush box to lock
and unlock layers to avoid unwanted changes.
6.The squiggle means it is locked
 ARRANGING LAYERS

1. Click and drag your text layer underneath the

original image layer. You will see that the text
no longer appears. That is because it is now
located behind the opaque image layer.
However, there is a quicker and easier way.

Just click on the do geared page icon at the bottom

of the layers pane.
You can double click on this layer's name to change
it.
Fig. 17. Merging Layers
2. Just click on the do geared page icon at the
bottom of the layers pane.
3. You can double click on this layer's name to
change it.
4. If you want to delete a layer, you can either drag
it to the trash icon at the bottom of the layers pane
or select the layer and click the trash icon.
Sometimes you want to combine the contents of
two layers onto one layer. To do it, follow the
following steps:

1. Select the layer you want to be on top of the new

merged layer, make sure the other layer you would
like to merge is directly beneath it, and select
Merge Down from the Layer menu.
2. The two layers are now one. If you want to merge down
an entire file of layers, select "Flatten image" from the
layers menu and then all layers will be squashed into one.
3. When you merge or flatten layers that contain text
layers, you will be asked whether you would like to
rasterize that text (that is, convert it to an image and lose
the ability to edit it). It is a good idea to copy any layer and
hide them before you rasterize and merge.
4. It saves you the work of completely recreating layers if
you decide to change text.
 Copy and Paste Layer Style

Copying and pasting styles is an easy way to apply the

same effects on multiple layers. From the Layers panel,
click on the layer with the style you want to copy, Then, go
to Layer > Layer Style > Copy Layer Style. Select the
destination layer from the panel, choose Layer > Layer
Style > Paste Layer Style. This will replace any existing
styles on the target layer. You can even copy a style from
one document and paste it into another.