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Basic Layers - Part 2

Understanding layers is a must for any Photoshop user regardless of experience or requirements. They remain the jewel in Photoshop's non-destructive arsenal and are at the heart of a fast and efficient workflow. In part 2 I'll show you how to build your own layered compositions by creating, naming, moving and deleting layers, as well as a few other tricks along the way.

Basic Layers - Part 1

Layers are the backbone of Photoshop's non-destructive editing capabilities. They allow each part of the image to be saved indepenently of the others, making it possible to perform fast and easy edits whenever you need to. In part 1 we'll answer the question 'what are layers and why do we need them?'.

Levels in 16 Bit Mode Video Tutorial

The 16 bit mode allows us to introduce 32,000 luminance levels of data per channel, which in theory gives us access to billions of colour variations inside one RGB image, enough to make any number of extreme edits and not produce a single sign of colour banding or posterization. Sometimes seeing is understanding, and understanding is believing.

Levels Adjustment Layer Video Tutorial

In the world of non-destructive image editing with the levels command - the adjustment layer is king. Sitting at the top of the layers palette it gracefully and parametrically controls every pixel below it, and when used in combination with its equally powerful ally the luminance mask it becomes a true Photoshop force to be reckoned with.

Levels - Non Destructive Editing Video Tutorial

The more we know about a subject, the further we want to push ourselves to create the unimaginable. Before long we're building complex compositions from a single flat image, and the more complex we get, the more scope we need for readjusting settings that looked perfect five edits ago but no longer stand the test of time. The world of non-destructive editing inside levels brings about a whole new concept to an already able set of editing techniques.