Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education LAYERS AND MASKS MYGRAPHICSLAB: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education WORKING WITH THE LAYERS PANEL To duplicate a layer, click the layer listing, then either drag it over the New Layer button or press Command+J/Ctrl+J To make a layer semitransparent, lower its Opacity value Use the blending mode menu to change color blending between a selected layer and underlying layers

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education CHANGE HUE AND SATURATION Display the Adjustments panel Click the Hue/Saturation button In the Properties panel, adjust the Hue and Saturation sliders to alter all the colors in the image To adjust only a specific color range, choose that range from the menu, then move the Hue and Saturation sliders

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education CHANGE HUE AND SATURATION (CONTINUED) Click the Clip to Layer button on the Properties panel to limit corrections to just the layer directly below the adjustment layer

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education WORKING WITH THE HISTORY PANEL Perform some edits on an open document Display the History panel Click a prior state to restore the document to that editing stage Click the New Snapshot button to create a snapshot of the current editing stage of the document Click a snapshot at any time to restore the document to that editing stage

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education APPLY A SMART FILTER Right-click a layer, and choose Convert for Smart Filters  The layer becomes a Smart Object Apply a filter via one of the submenus in the Filter menu To change the filter settings at any time, double-click the filter listing under the Smart Object  The filter dialog box reopens Click the visibility icon for a filter on the Layers panel to hide/show the filter effect

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ADD A LAYER MASK Select a layer Optional: Create a selection Click the Add Layer Mask button at the bottom of the Layers panel If there was an active selection, pixels that were outside the selection area will be hidden by the layer mask The Masks pane and layer mask settings will display on the Properties panel

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education EDIT A LAYER MASK Choose the Brush tool On the Options bar, choose a brush preset and an Opacity value On the Layers panel, click the layer mask thumbnail Paint with black to hide pixels on the layer Paint with white to reveal pixels on the layer

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ISOLATE AN IMAGE USING LAYER VIA COPY Select an area on a layer or the Background To copy just the selected pixels to a new layer, choose Layer > New > Layer Via Copy or press Command+J/Ctrl+J

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education SCALE LAYER CONTENT Click a layer (not the background) Choose the Move tool, and check Show Transform Controls on the Options bar OR Choose Edit > Free Transform (Command+T/Ctrl+T) Drag a corner or side handle to scale the layer (Shift-drag for proportional scaling) Double-click inside the bounding box to accept the transformation or press Esc to cancel the change

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ENLARGE THE CANVAS SIZE Choose Image > Canvas Size In the Canvas Size dialog box, enter new Width and/or Height values  The values are independent of each other Click a square or arrow to reposition the black dot (the existing area) relative to where the new canvas area will be added From the Canvas Extension Color menu, choose a color for the canvas addition

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education RESTACK A LAYER On the Layers panel, drag a layer upward or downward, and release the mouse when a double horizontal line appears at the desired position To restack the Background upward, you need to convert it to a layer first: Hold down Option/Alt and double-click the Background listing

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education APPLY A DROP SHADOW TO A LAYER On a layer, remove some pixels to create transparency Double-click the layer listing on the Layers panel In the Layer Style dialog box, click Drop Shadow, then choose settings

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ADD TYPE Select the topmost layer Choose the Type tool, click in the image, then type the desired text Choose the Move tool, display the Character panel, and select settings within the panel Click the color swatch on the Character panel and choose a color or click a color in the image

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education DRAG AN IMAGE LAYER INTO ANOTHER DOCUMENT Open two documents From the Window > Arrange submenu, choose a 2 Up display command Choose the Move tool, then drag the image from the source document window into the target document window

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ISOLATE LAYER IMAGERY VIA REFINE EDGE Via the Layers panel, stack the image layer that you want to isolate so it’s above the intended background layer Choose a selection tool, make a loose selection of the image to be isolated, then click Refine Edge on the Options bar

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ISOLATE LAYER IMAGERY VIA REFINE EDGE (CONTINUED) In the Refine Edge dialog box, choose On Layers from the View menu Check Smart Radius and move the Radius slider Click the Refine Radius tool, set the brush size, then apply strokes along the edge of a shape or figure (include any fine details, such as hair)

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education ISOLATE LAYER IMAGERY VIA REFINE EDGE (CONTINUED) Check Decontaminate Colors and raise the Amount slider Choose New Layer with Layer Mask from the Output To menu, then click OK