The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book- P2: This has been the best and easiest book project I’ve ever worked on, not in small part due to the eff orts of the publisher and other current partners and friends. Thanks to the crew at my new publisher, Focal Press: Paul Temme for taking his email seriously; Emma Baxter for having the good sense to see the value of my proposal | The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book FIG Separate layers appear merged as a two-dimensional image on screen and in print. keeps changes and alterations more fluid and movable allowing you to finesse and sculpt the image result. Layeringallows youto workon distinc t image areaswhile retaining originnlicca gninforma tion itdhn layers and background below. This abihta to retginotigitalimageinSormadonis known as non estrucSneedihng yaihetain thaosioinsl iotaas isfosrnatiog undisturbet at oournaks itsnges Oyhddinairnagn Inyatt. EscC change isincotporoiedas if sShyweternade ontshnsparaahahsnts over yoesirnaeotnr tcane e tamovodorre-g agged-Thelhyeas are storoOsnoa sc tsly inthawg rki ng oas gette aagwhentnrod to layerO r yngleSormhtt OH F a5D Pat . Dan ng edltim aayer content ca nbe woP aid rnn noaed using shel-ayera ntedo see Figure . Layers conba croantDav aweded anclasaOygr cfin teadjastmentt to your images and they can be stored with the image copied both in tds ccroant Sss adjustei andrehsited fpsfU1oygrchaDyes a nr 0 1 00 a distinetvious l oaoerthattafial tng ennltoimageyia nothoan -the visibilite byatd gi dyalibygns ane Iayenconteat it affectedby 4 The Basics of Layers Layer Functions and Creation Arrange Workspace Actions XF9 Animation Brushes Channels Character Clone Source FS Color F6 Histogram History Info Layer Comps F8 Layers F7 Measurement Log Navigator FIG To open the Layers palette choose Layers from the Window menu or press F7 to toggle the Layer palette view. Options Paragraph Paths Styles Swatches Tool Presets Tools many other layer properties such as layer mode layer opacity layer masking layer clipping and layer visibility. While thet i iso functionalityof layers issimply allowing youto keep imegecontenO andchangesnepoatte theseparation allows you the adventsghofstissornizieg Orow imugeartoccomOinto Control giuca eouudvanfagao thafeiiowyoutoauhSsve aecelts that wooidofherwiotlonimwsssiiyo or .