Photoshop CS5 Tutorial - Layers for Beginners

In this video tutorial I talk about Layers in photoshop and how to use them. This is a beginner tutorial that will help you better understand the way layers should work within photoshop.

Layers are a tool that allow you to stack things on top of images to enhance the look of the final image.

If you have any questions feel free to let me know in the comment box below.

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[cofcabbie]

Appreciate how quickly you teach. Others take 15 minutes to explain what you explain in 5!

[DustyPorter]

Abbie, thank you so much for the positive feedback, I am glad I could teach your something!

[davidphillips]

Simple, brief and to the point.  There are more advanced techniques I want to learn but you gave me a strong fundamental understanding of how layers work in just a few minutes.   Cannot thank you enough !

[lymillionaire]

This was pretty well explained. Now just to try it out. Thanks.

[misslili]

Thank you! so good starting from the pure basics

[jamiusikiru]

Intriguingly awesome.
I just started learning yesterday and this serves as a big help

[steviefinn]

Really helpful most tutorials go to fast but i like the way you did your video.

[errolthompson]

Very good tutorial Dude so clear I struggle to use photo shop mainly because I coudnt find some good tutorials cheers bro.

[bagoglass]

Hey! Dusty.  This is the most helpful tute I've come across for getting started with PS.  I've been struggling on and off for years to get a toehold, without success, until I came across this one.  Maybe it's the dog?  Or maybe you're just a professional communicator who really knows the material and shares the common ground with those of us who just don't know!  Haha.  Thanks!

[tasiataderera]

Do you have any tutorials on how to Add an image from your computer as your layer when you already have a logo done and set .. Thanks

[gamereview]

I have a bit more challenging set up. I know there are paths you can create and such. but lets say for artsists. I have seen some one make a layer WITH IN A LAYER as say kind of like a folder but the icon is the layer but it has a sub selection.

I'll normally encounter some thing lets say coloring a leg just how i want it. Then when i try to color the body i will drive my self INSANE because I will color the leg!.
mind going in deph to the subject?
or one way you work around the problem?

[drummer]

How would you shade on photoshop, like with objects and shapes giving them a 3-D feel? and could you do that with Layers?

[handeyeguy]

thank you. but I still get lost if you quickly assume just one of the steps. and I notice my teacher does the same thing. Please don't assume that if you skipped a step I know what that step is. but this did help a lot.

[jerrydecaire]

I have a question. Assume I have several layers I'm working on and when I have the one layer highlighted to the right in that navigation bar to assure I am only working with one of the layers, I assume that whatever changes I make will only affect the one layer-not all the layers. And yet, when I go to ROTATION of IMAGE/FLIP HORIZONTAL, all the images in all the layers flip horizontally. How can I make it so that only one layer/image at a time can be manipulated? Thank you.

[gladdetsartip]

I can not save the layer with the text in my iphoto. when i save the photo with the text i have only with page. Thank voor your tutorial is very helpful.

[jeevanige]

dear, when i 'm in new layer 0 could i do work in that layer....and one more thing when i using layer 0 inbleow 01 or new layer, i'm getting a pop up message that source could not connect (its showing msg )

[jomarisangalang]

How to put up another picture on the original picture? Its like i want to add my friend on this picture but he's actually not there.

[bernadetteharvey]

Can you please show why the box was not removed from the photo when you deleted the layer for it?

[kristianna]

So how do you make the lines kinda lighter say you just have a drawing and your gonna trace over out how do you make the lines lighting, like its just gonna be a light sketch and then trace over it with black lines

[minalmehta]

hi so i ma really new to photoshop and very confused about the layers and also how to find the window with all those tools. my main problem is my pic has too much yellow in it and its a hot of a living room in a house and shot with the ambient light that is making the room look yellow …how do i go about it pls let me know now if u can ...