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Duplicate and merge layers

Duplicate and merge layers - Photoshop Tutorial

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Duplicate and merge layers

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- We have quite a number of layers in our image file here, and I have even edit one, containing this little bush. And we will create even more layers now by duplicating this bush. So if we have an element on its own layer, and you want to make a copy from it, that is no problem, you can simply grab the layer in the layers palette and drag it down and release it on the Add New Layer button. And if you do that, a copy of that layer will be created. You now have two bushes here. Each one on its own layer. And this works also with multi-selections, so if you use the shift key to select both layers here, you can grab them and release them on the New Layer icon. And now, we already have four bushes. Now, if we want to arranges these bushes a little bit, we can select them in the layer palette, but we never quite know which one is which one, and there's a much more handy alternative to that. When the move tool is active, you have an option here, the options palette says Auto-Select. And what…

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