Adding a Fill Layer


You can add a fill layer to color the entire image background. This technique is preferred over drawing a colored box on a layer, which can leave a white edge around the image. These instructions can also be used to create a pattern or gradient fill layer.

  1. Click on Layer . The Layer menu will appear.

  2. Point to New Fill Layer . The New Fill Layer submenu will appear.

  3. Click on Solid Color . The New Layer dialog box will open .

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  4. Type a name for the layer into the Name text box. The specified name will be used for the layer.

  5. Choose an option from the Color and Mode lists, if necessary. Making a Color choice will apply a color to the new layer's listing in the Layers palette. Making a Mode choice will apply a layer blending mode, which controls how the individual pixels on the layer blend with pixels on other layers .

    Tip

    Depending on the choice you make from the Mode list, you may have to make other layers, such as the Background layer, transparent. To do so, double-click on the layer in the Layers palette, change the Opacity setting to 0, and then click on OK.

  6. Click on the arrow beside the Opacity text box, if necessary. A slider bar will appear that can be used to adjust the opacity level.

  7. Click on OK . Photoshop will close the New Layer dialog box and open the Color Picker dialog box.

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  8. Click on a color hue in the narrow band of colors near the middle of the dialog box. Photoshop will display a different range of colors in the Pick a solid color box.

  9. Click on a color in the Pick a solid color box. The color you click on will become the active color.

  10. Click on OK . Photoshop will close the Color Picker dialog box and create the new fill layer. Its name will appear in the Layers palette.

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  11. Click on Layer . The Layer menu will appear.

  12. Point to Arrange . The Arrange submenu will appear.

  13. Click on Send to Back . The new layer will shift to the back of the available layers.

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Tip

You can change the type of fill for a layer after you create it. To do so, first select the layer. Then click on Layer, point to Change Layer Content, and click on Solid Color, Gradient, or Pattern.




Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy
Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy (Fast & Easy (Premier Press))
ISBN: 1592003451
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 179

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