Layers Training

[keithsgallery]

I have CS3 and have not used layers, can anyone suggest a tutorial or ways that I can learn to use layers?

 

thanks

[howard_m]

I recall seeing a book

 

http://www.amazon.com/Layers-Complete-Photoshops-Powerful-Feature/dp/0321534166/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227459182&sr=8-1

[famico]

Here are some links that might help:

 

http://psdtuts.com/

http://www.intelligentedu.com/newly_researched_free_training/Free_Photoshop_Training_and_Tutorials.html

http://www.bairarteditions.com/pages/tutorials/photoshop/layers.html

http://www.elated.com/articles/introduction-to-layers/

[ronald_moravec1]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=photoshop+layer+tutorial&search_type=&aq=f

 

There are many photoshop tutorials on line. Open You Tube.com and use the search function.

 

Also do a Google search to find more

 

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/cs3-photoshop-10.html

 

This ought to get you started.

 

Learn to make layer masks, edit them, move them from one layer to another, delete them, turn them off and on.

 

The first hint is to select an area you wish to adjust. Then hit command or (ctrl windows) + J to move the selection only to a new layer of its own. Areas around the selection will be transparent and represented by a checker board pattern.

 

You can make new layers duplicating the layer below, command+ J, then do the adjustment. Or simply go to the bottom of the layers pallet and open the icon for adjustment layer. Pick what you want from the provided list.

 

The book "Photoshop for Dummies" is a decent start. $20 at Amazon. Martin Evening has a good book and there are others by Scott Kilby .

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b_1_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=photoshop+cs3&sprefix=Photoshop

[charlesheckel]

Nothing to it. Build the coop, put out feed, gather the eggs every morning.

[jim mucklin]

The help section, then Dr. Russell Brown all for free, then the Adobe books.

[jim_baxter1]

There's a free PDF guide you can download <a href="http://www.1clickactions.com/PDFgallery.htm" >here</a> that

might be

helpful as a starting point. It's the 3rd or 4th document from the top.