From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Fundamentals
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Introducing the Layers panel - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CC 2017 One-on-One: Fundamentals
Introducing the Layers panel
- [Instructor] All right, once you finish this chapter, I want you to have a real sense of accomplishment, which is why we're going to create a real-world project from the very beginning to the very end. We're going to start with this horse right here, and we're going to add the wings from this crane in order to create the silhouette of a Pegasus. Now, there's a couple of things I want you to know about these files. First of all, I'm making all three of these files absolutely free, to any of you who are members of lynda.com. So in other words, you don't have to be a premium member to download these three files. And the reason I'm doing that is that I really want everyone to be able to work along with me, especially if you're new to Photoshop. Secondly, both of these base photographs, the horse and the crane, come to us from the Fotolia image library, about which you can learn more and get deals at fotolia.com/deke. All right, in this movie, I'm going to introduce you to the layers…
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The layered composition1m 25s
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Introducing the Layers panel5m 44s
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Converting the flat Background into a layer6m 43s
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Customizing the transparency checkerboard3m 14s
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Turning a color photo black and white5m 30s
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Creating a silhouette with Brightness/Contrast4m 4s
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Creating a new layer and painting on it6m 7s
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Simple tricks for painting with the Brush tool4m 37s
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Distinguishing black from non-black pixels7m 51s
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Moving an image between documents5m 10s
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Expanding the canvas to accommodate a layer4m 35s
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Auto-Select and the Move tool5m 29s
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Employing a clipping mask3m 40s
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Working with Opacity and blend modes8m 7s
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Three ways to duplicate a layer4m 17s
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Scale, rotate, and layer mask5m 27s
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Filling a selection with color6m 48s
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