Photoshop Tutorials

LAYER MASK Layer masks more sophisticated metod of masking than clipping masks of locks because you have much more control over the transparency but they’re not necessarily always the best option. Remember to use them in conjunction with clipping masks. -         Create a new image and fill it with random colour. -         Make a new layer on top and fill it with different colours. -         Click the ‘ add layer mask ’ at the layers palette. Now the layer has a white box beside it and your colours have gone to freyscale.        -         Choose pure black as your colour and paint some stroles on the image. The black areas turn transpatrent. With vector masks, Black is transparent, White is Opaque and the grey tones inbetween are different levels of opacity. Use a low opacity brush to add some gre...

Type Layer 1.      Select the type tool and click on the image. This creates a new type layer. Use the keyboard to enter text once the cursor appears. The type tool can be used in combination with vectors to make type on a path and with shapes to make text in a shape. 2.      Select the type and click and drag on the image. This creates a new type layer and creates a text box that will contain the text that is entered. Use the keyboard to enter text once the cursor appears.

Fill Layer 1.      Select any of the new fill layer submenu options from the layer menu (Solid Color, Gradient, Pattern). A new Layer dialog will open. Allowing you to change Name, Clipping, color, mode and opacity, Once you accept the new layer option by clicking OK, a function dialog will appear as appropriate. 2.      Select any of the fill layer options from the create new adjustment or appear in the Adjustments dialog. 3.      Select the shape tool, then be sure the shape layers option is selected on the option bar (Use mouse tool tip to find the button for the option). Click and drag on the image.

Adjustment Layer 1.      Select one of the new Adjustment layer submenu options from the layer menu (including Levels, Hue / saturation, invert, etc.). a new layer and capacity. Once you accept the new layer option by clicking OK, the Adjustment layer options will appear in the Adjustments dialog. 2.      Choose any of the Adjustment layer options from the create new Adjustment of fill layer menu off the layers palette, the Adjustments palette. The adjustment layer options will appear in the adjustments dialog.

New background Layer 1.      Choose Layer > New>Background from layer. This changes the active layer to the background layer. The command is available only if a background layer does not already exist in the image.

Layer from Background 1.      Double-click the background layer in the layers palette. Converts the background layer to a nonbackground layer. The new layer will be created from the background with a default name of layer 0 2.      Choose Layer>new>Layer from background. Converts the background layer to a nonbackground layer. The new layer will be created from the background with a default name of layer 0