The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book from Focal Press is an instructional guide that shows you how to effectively work with one of the building blocks of Photoshop; the Layers tool. In this 260 page publication, Richard Lynch shows you how to edit individual components of an image in a non-destructive manner, as well as cover common uses for layers, such as masking, blending, various modes, and different layer management techniques. This comprehensive guide will bring you up to speed and highlight the benefits of this organizational, correction, and revision tool and how to apply it to your Photoshop workflow.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Introduction
- The Foundations
- Targeting Change with Layers
- Targeting Change by Isolation and Masking
- Applying Layer Effects and Styles
- Exploring Layer Modes
- Taking an Image through the Process
- Making a Composite Image
Appendix 1 Quick Reference
Appendix 2 Essential Non-Layer Concepts
Index