Table of Content:
- Article Aim
- Drawing Layers
- Adjustment Layers
- Types of Adjustment Layers
- Brightness/Contrast
- Levels
- Hue/Saturation
- Gradient Map
- Invert
- Threshold
- Posterize
- Fill Layers
- Solid Color
- Gradient
- Pattern
Advanced Photoshop Layering
We hear a lot about layers and how they're so cool in Photoshop. This article will take you through all the different food groups; from fill layers right through to complex uses of adjustment layers. Sometimes you discover things in Photoshop that you never thought of using before - this article will plant a few of those seeds. It's a great way of learning how to make your pictures and photos look as good as possible - they're not only used for arty stuff - while always preserving the original image intact so you can return to it any time you want.
Gavin Cromhout
Gavin Cromhout lives in Cape Town, South Africa, where he works as a new media designer and digital photographer. He studied art at the University of Cape Town and now co-runs the Web Agency http://www.lodestone.co.za. He's worked on a number of books (New Masters of Photoshop, Photoshop 7 Professional Photographic Techniques, Photoshop Face to Face, Photoshop Elements 2 Face Makeovers, Photoshop Elements 2 Tips N Tricks, Digital Photography with Adobe Photoshop Elements,Photoshop 7 Zero to Hero, Photoshop 7: Trade Secrets )