03 – Layers and Blending

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Layers are a powerful thing. They allow you to blend edits add textures and overlays, and open the door to much more to a photograph. In this lesson, I will discuss using different kinds of layers, as well as blending modes.

I’ll demonstrate:

• Adding a new image layer to a document
• How the filters applied on each layer affect the image
• Converting a layer to black and white to blend it with the layer below
• Applying the Free Transform tool to resize an individual layer
• Using an adjustment layer to affect all layers below
• Blending modes with individual filters
• Using the “Create new stamped layer” option