Part III: Selections and Layers

Chapter List

Chapter 7: Making Selections

Chapter 8: Working with Layers

In this part . . .

In this part you learn about the tools and techniques Photoshop provides for selecting portions of your images and adding layers for safe editing and creating cool effects.

Chapter 7 explains how to select portions of an image by using the Lasso tools, Marquee tools, and the Magic Wand tool. You also learn how to clone, feather, and transform selections. And after creating a complicated selection, you find out how to save it for later use.

Understanding the effective use of layers is vital to becoming proficient with Photoshop. Chapter 8 defines layers, shows you how to work with the Layers palette, and explains how to stack, rename, and hide layers. In addition, you find out how to turn a selection into a layer, link layers together, and create layer sets. Then, you’ll discover a new Photoshop cs feature layer comps. Layer comps are snapshots you can make of current layer attributes such as position, visibility, and blending modes for later use.