Vẻ đẹp của giao bộ phận khác nhau của một tài liệu cho các lớp khác nhau là họ có thể được chỉnh sửa riêng lẻ - có thể một số văn bản trên một layer, một hình dạng silhouetted trên lớp khác, và một hình ảnh đầy đủ trong nền. Một hình ảnh có thể chứa chỉ có một nền (bằng văn bản với một cap ban đầu "B"), nhưng bạn có thể thêm nhiều lớp trên nó. | The beauty of assigning various parts of a document to different layers is that they can be edited individually maybe some text on one layer a silhouetted shape on another layer and a full image in the background. An image can contain only one Background written with an initial cap B but you can add multiple layers above it. Unlike the Background which always remains fully opaque a layer can contain partially or fully transparent areas. Onscreen transparent areas of a layer are represented by a checkerboard pattern. A You ll probably use the Layers panel more than any other panel in Photoshop. It is so indispensable for image editing it s either the star player or plays an important supporting role in many other chapters. In this chapter you ll learn basic techniques such as how to create duplicate select restack group delete hide show move merge and flatten image layers. Related topics such as using layer masks choosing layer blending options and creating adjustment editable type and Smart Object layers are covered in later chapters. Creating layers When creating a new document if you choose Background Contents White or Background Color in the File New dialog the bottommost tier of the image will be a Background if you choose Background Contents Transparent the first tier will be a layer and the document won t contain a Background. Continued on the following page Converting the Selecting I Restacking A This document contains a type layer and two image layers which are listed above the Background. The Background when present in a document is always listed at the bottom. Working with layer Deleting individual Hiding and showing Moving layer Choosing Layers panel Merging Flattening GET A SNEAK PREVIEW To view a file that contains layers open image No. 11 of the downloadable images. On the Layers panel click any layer name then click its visibility icon
