How to use Photoshop layers for beginners,

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • You will learn the basics of working with Layers in this Photoshop tutorial at a beginners pace. Colin Smith shows you the basics of the layers panel. Learn how layers work and how to add layers, change the stacking order, how to show and hide layers, how to adjust opacity and merge layers.
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Komentáře • 377

  • @photoshopcafe
    @photoshopcafe  Před 4 lety +10

    Written notes are here: photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/layers/intro.htm

    • @chagob
      @chagob Před 3 lety

      Are you able to progressively save a layer as a jpeg or png? For example, if I have 5 layers, but I want to save the combination of 3 unhidden layers as a jpeg or png.

    • @Elveezee1
      @Elveezee1 Před rokem

      ​@McLovin2021 Mclovin Hey McLovin2021, I don't know if your question has been answered although it was some time ago. I am a bit of a novice as well but when I go to "FILE' on the top menu bar, then scroll down to 'place embedded... or place linked' I am offered the options for images to load into PS. Once I choose said image then click on 'place" it is automatically added to my project as a layer. I hope this works for you as I'm not privy to the methods of different PS versions.

  • @douglasmulcahy1778
    @douglasmulcahy1778 Před 4 lety +58

    Really helpful and very good pace. Please keep up with these “beginner” videos to help us folks who are struggling and frustrated with this extremely over-engineered and powerful tool. Having multiple ways of doing the same thing just seems to make it that many times more difficult and overwhelming to master the application. Thanks for doing these, look forward to more in the future.

  • @1966Sunrunner
    @1966Sunrunner Před 4 lety +20

    This, so far, has been the best “beginner” tutorial for photoshop I’ve seen. Great pace and voice. I just subscribed.

  • @memlay465
    @memlay465 Před 4 lety +21

    This was the best explanation of layers I have seen. As a novice, I am looking forward to more "for beginners" content. Thank you

  • @lory2videos
    @lory2videos Před 4 lety +22

    Thank you for the basics! Most videos assume a beginner understands this, thank you for taking the time to explain layers! Masks are another item I would love to understand better. Please continue to explain the basics of Photoshop, it is VERY appreciated!!! Also going slowly helps as well.

  • @ncraspa
    @ncraspa Před 4 lety +12

    As a somewhat seasoned user you surprised me with several things I didn't know. I thank you for that.

    • @ReeKlein
      @ReeKlein Před 4 lety

      Ditto...didn't know about the lock transparency!

  • @alanskidadomdom3748
    @alanskidadomdom3748 Před 4 lety +3

    Nothing happens without the basics first. Great video - really helpful.

  • @stephenmorgan7082
    @stephenmorgan7082 Před rokem

    you are such a good tutor. I am 51 and all my life struggled with information. ie I'm so slow. you teach literally like its a kids class. and that is just spot on for me. you are very clear with your information. Thank u. a brilliant demonstration.

  • @donschaffer4416
    @donschaffer4416 Před rokem

    Finally found someone (PS Cafe) who is helping me learn this program. Your videos are very clear and easy to understand. Well done! I will be watching all your tutorials. Big Thank you from me!

  • @michaelschmitt5413
    @michaelschmitt5413 Před 4 lety +3

    Perfect pace and detail !!! I may check some of your other tutorials.

  • @cindyking1034
    @cindyking1034 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you, really appreciated the pace and content, so helpful in learning. Pretty happy to find your channel.

  • @pedrocorreia6508
    @pedrocorreia6508 Před 3 lety +2

    It's the third tutorial I watch from you. I've seen tons of tutorials about layers and layer masks, but to be honest, yours are amazingly better, easy to understand. Thanks a lot for your support, patience and the way you like to do it. Thumbs up. 😊

  • @liemalbert
    @liemalbert Před 6 měsíci

    I only just started learning Photoshop. This video is the best I have seen so far. Both in terms of clarity, level of details and completeness of the coverage of the features. THANK YOU. Looking forward to the other tutorials.

  • @philippriestman8516
    @philippriestman8516 Před 3 lety

    Twelve years of frustration, dummy books abandoning ps.....and now I stumble on this....as an old geezer you have given me hope...thanks, keep it simple for the old creatives 👍

  • @percymccoy
    @percymccoy Před rokem

    Thank you. Excellent pace. Don't any faster. These beginner videos are a blessing. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @merrillsmith9018
    @merrillsmith9018 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks, Colin I am a beginner and found this very useful please continue showing beginners tutorials

  • @dabikedude1
    @dabikedude1 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for this video...Nice and easy to follow. Looking forward to many more. Cheers!

  • @lenacoconuthut
    @lenacoconuthut Před 4 lety +3

    I am new to PS and have watched several tutorials. Finally I understand the concept of layers thanks to your awesome informative video clip. Very clear to understand and I liked the analogy with the glass sheets being stacked on each other. Excellent!

  • @RobertFarmerREO
    @RobertFarmerREO Před 4 lety +5

    Thanks for the great tutorial. Learning Photoshop can be daunting but your pace and style is extremely helpful. Keep em coming! One step at a time. Thanks again.

  • @kayhargie7407
    @kayhargie7407 Před 2 lety +1

    These beginner tutorials are great. They are exactly what I needed to understand. Thank you!!

  • @vperalta
    @vperalta Před 4 lety +2

    This was perfect. I thought I knew layers, but I found little details that I wasn't aware of. Please keep this up. Thank you.

  • @barrythoms7150
    @barrythoms7150 Před 4 lety +1

    Great video Colin, I finally understand layers. It is perfect re pace and content. Thank you.

  • @majagoncin2394
    @majagoncin2394 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you very much , tutorial was perfect.

  • @monamatar8250
    @monamatar8250 Před 3 lety +1

    Your tutorials are excellent. You go at a pace where beginners can keep up with the process. I’ve watched so many other tutorials and they speed through them which left me lost. I really appreciate your teaching style! Thank you

  • @melissam731
    @melissam731 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent beginner tutorial. Wish I'd seen this when I first started working in Photoshop. Look me forever to figure out layers. I find going back to beginner tutorials help reinforce the basics so you can move to more advanced training. Thanks so much!

  • @LexECJ127
    @LexECJ127 Před 4 lety +1

    Very useful tutorial. I have always been intimidated using photoshop but this gave me confidence to try again.

  • @mustangshelby2740
    @mustangshelby2740 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Colin, excellent displaying the 3D layers that i can imagine how the layers show or hide underneath . Best explanation and step by step that you can read the mind of the beginners .

  • @gacjack
    @gacjack Před rokem

    perfect presentation..love the speed and clarity

  • @paulmario
    @paulmario Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much. Probably the best I have seen on the subject after so many years. Looking forward to more such videos. Very grateful.

  • @waynefose2159
    @waynefose2159 Před 4 lety +1

    Love these beginners tutorials. Please keep doing more. You're the best teacher on Photoshop. Cheers

  • @archmanster
    @archmanster Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for the tutorial and it was at a great pace. One thing I've learned over the years using Photoshop is sometimes you can get so wrapped up in doing things a certain way that you forget some of the basics--basics which actually make things easier. Keep the tutorials coming!

  • @darnellchristian7869
    @darnellchristian7869 Před 4 lety +2

    COLIN!!! I love u, man. All of your videos are so relevant, easy to follow, and fun. Thanks for another great approach towards a seemingly confusing topic.

  • @araboston
    @araboston Před 2 lety

    Thanks for being thorough and not skipping over descriptions of what everything does, looks like and where it's found. Perfect.

  • @paul8747
    @paul8747 Před 2 lety

    I’m new to Photoshop and this introduction to layers is just what i was looking for. For me it is clearly explained at just the right pace.

  • @deborahdouglass4736
    @deborahdouglass4736 Před rokem

    So, so helpful! Not too fast, and every step covered well. THANK YOU!!!!

  • @markbrandt8061
    @markbrandt8061 Před rokem

    Thank you! Great tutorial. Great pace and clarity. Can’t wait to watch the rest of your tutorials!

  • @renecason8872
    @renecason8872 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video and at just the right pace - thank you Colin

  • @thomaslavery5168
    @thomaslavery5168 Před 3 lety

    Another great video ,thank you Colin

  • @feargalquinn190
    @feargalquinn190 Před 4 lety

    Best Explanation of layers I’ve seen. Very clear concise and logical

  • @evelyngilbert6715
    @evelyngilbert6715 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you Colin. I was feeling overwhelmed looking at beginner videos then I came across your's. Amazing! You explained all the details as needed. Thank you. I can't wait to watch more. I'm subscribed.

  • @matlynwood6225
    @matlynwood6225 Před 4 lety

    Everything was amazing and a lot of help. I have been so scared of photoshop in the 4years as a photographer I have pretty much only used Lightroom for editing. Already one video and I already know more than I did 20 minutes ago. Thank you, Collin and I look forward to seeing more beginner tutorials.

  • @allanbyrd5318
    @allanbyrd5318 Před 2 lety

    The existing comments here pretty much sum up my thoughts about what you are doing with your "beginner" videos. I have had an uneasy relationship with PS for a long time and have ended up back in LR for my work. But now I am trying to learn to do good real estate interiors. This has brought me back to PS. You explained it in a way that I finally understand. Very helpful. Making progress. Many thanks. Your approach works for me.

  • @joaquinfitzpatrick4480

    been using photoshop for years, got into some bad practice, forgot a lot of the basics. Brilliant tutorial, very useful, well paced, just right. Thank you

  • @jessicatexasjh
    @jessicatexasjh Před 3 lety

    Thank you!!!!! I'm new to the cafe and this was by far the best I've seen.

  • @trevorgask8075
    @trevorgask8075 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for your clear explanations.

  • @MrRstultz
    @MrRstultz Před 3 lety

    Excellent review of Layer basics. The pace is just right for me - easy to follow.

  • @ausbettsee47
    @ausbettsee47 Před 4 lety

    it was perfect Colin...thank you very much...looking forward to more..

  • @ejandersen2878
    @ejandersen2878 Před rokem

    Thank you so much. Being a new user, I've watched a lot of CZcams videos on layers and yours was the best and most easily understood.

  • @shibugeorge5466
    @shibugeorge5466 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for explaining LAYERS in simple language and on understanding pace.

  • @KMac329
    @KMac329 Před 3 lety

    Mr. Smith, yours is the best Photoshop tutorial for beginners I've seen so far. You go at just the right speed, speak clearly, and explain as well as show all the commands that you are executing. You also obviously have a great command of your subject. I'm definitely going to watch the rest of this series. Thank you!

  • @CMTravelAdventuresLLC
    @CMTravelAdventuresLLC Před 2 lety

    I am a currently a Film Student at the Los Angeles Film and this was a great refresher video help me improve in Photoshop thanks so much.

  • @bsalitrik
    @bsalitrik Před 4 lety

    I've been using Photoshop for awhile but am by no means an expert so these beginner tutorials are very helpful. Sometimes trying find out how to do the most basic of techniques are the hardest to find help on. Keep 'em coming.

  • @robtecho
    @robtecho Před 4 lety

    Fantastic, not too slow and not too fast, great for me as I have a grasp of Lightroom but not Photoshop. Very easy to listen to and understand.

  • @ivanmaguire2277
    @ivanmaguire2277 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Colin, really simple and easy to follow 👏👏👍

    • @ivanmaguire2277
      @ivanmaguire2277 Před 4 lety

      Coln, I forgot to say I was good that you explained the other things like locking the layers which no one else does

  • @virginiarinkel7544
    @virginiarinkel7544 Před rokem

    Your comments are clear and in logical order. Thank you, I learned about merging down - that it only means one layer down, not all of the ones underneath, which I'm assuming would be flattened. Thanks again.

  • @GwenHernandez
    @GwenHernandez Před 4 lety

    Incredibly helpful. Perfect pace and level of detail. Thank you!

  • @grossoanthony
    @grossoanthony Před 4 lety +2

    This was absolutely wonderful. Please keep these coming. Greetings to you always

  • @crmillburn
    @crmillburn Před 2 lety

    Excellent pace - I opened PS and was following along very well. Stopped the video occasionally to try things. Thank you!

  • @ChuckTipton
    @ChuckTipton Před 3 lety

    Although I have been "fooling around" in Photoshop for years, I always enjoy watching these beginner tutorials, I learn something each time. Thanks for your time and effort.

  • @bonnieglass9516
    @bonnieglass9516 Před 11 měsíci

    Perfect info and speed! Thanks!!

  • @timothyadex
    @timothyadex Před rokem

    Thank you. Very helpful, at good pace.

  • @PaynesWife
    @PaynesWife Před 3 lety

    The pace was great - appreciate your providing these tutorials

  • @celinemorisset5533
    @celinemorisset5533 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful, thanks Colin for yet another good video.

  • @rosarosani8552
    @rosarosani8552 Před 2 lety

    Thanks. Your way of teaching is really impressive. You have just answered my questions when I work with layers. There are basics that actually have not paid attention to or considered. Very happy your video just popped up for me to watch.

  • @susanjones119
    @susanjones119 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for very informative video. Learned a lot, just right for me, enough information and timings etc. Please keep it up, very good idea for us beginners. THANK YOU.

  • @neryharnish898
    @neryharnish898 Před 2 lety

    I like that you taught layers simply! I used to have photoshop years ago but needed a bit of a refresher, thanks!S

  • @grahamegannon9708
    @grahamegannon9708 Před 3 lety

    I am a "basic" user of Photoshop and this video highlighted things I did not know about layer. You continue learn! Excellent video, will check up on the following videos to catch up.

  • @ggalak
    @ggalak Před 3 lety

    You are an experienced instructor. You make a difference.

  • @MichaelJablon
    @MichaelJablon Před 3 lety

    Excellent, clear, concise! Well done. Thanks

  • @bigj6258
    @bigj6258 Před 3 lety

    Put together well. Very easy to understand and follow. Thank you for this.

  • @andrewnewark676
    @andrewnewark676 Před 4 lety +4

    Great job Colin, many thanks, you clarified some points and added to my understanding. Same for masks next please.

  • @ushinayee64
    @ushinayee64 Před 2 lety

    really amazing Colin Thank you ever so much

  • @dinsiep
    @dinsiep Před 3 lety

    Very helpful with the pace just right. Many thanks.

  • @malcolmwells7319
    @malcolmwells7319 Před 4 lety +1

    This was very well done! As a Photoshop “hobbyist”, I learned several very helpful tips. I look forward to future sessions. Thanks!

  • @teyrasiridae4704
    @teyrasiridae4704 Před 4 lety

    Very much appreciate these beginner tutorials. The more advanced ones are nice too, but there I feel like I'm more replicating what's happening than learning fundamental concepts.

  • @tonytee2107
    @tonytee2107 Před rokem

    Simply, easy to follow explanation. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mreneejespersen
    @mreneejespersen Před 10 měsíci

    Perfect content and pace. Thanks!

  • @user-kg3tq9me7s
    @user-kg3tq9me7s Před 7 měsíci

    brilliant thank you soooo much ! great pace and easy to follow. I learned a lot. xx

  • @joelkiker
    @joelkiker Před 4 lety +1

    Colin, great job. Thanks. I have used PS for years and wasn’t sure I needed to watch but learned some better/quicker ways to do things. Glad I watched!

    • @photoshopcafe
      @photoshopcafe  Před 4 lety

      Much more to come

    • @jaskvalers
      @jaskvalers Před 4 lety

      @@photoshopcafe Keep up the good work, you make Photoshop accessible to everybody!

  • @mookie2459
    @mookie2459 Před 3 lety

    I love your teaching style the way you explain things are easy to follow. Your pace was perfect!

  • @edwardbarbieri5283
    @edwardbarbieri5283 Před 3 lety

    Excellent! Just what I needed to get started in Photoshop. Hope there is more to follow.

  • @Lenny4400
    @Lenny4400 Před rokem

    Very simple to understand! Thanks.

  • @stevejordan2840
    @stevejordan2840 Před 4 lety

    Just what I was looking for! Thanks!

  • @bhaig6
    @bhaig6 Před 3 lety

    This was the first video I could understand, perfectly slow. Thank you so much!

  • @pamhunt9853
    @pamhunt9853 Před 3 lety

    Found this very easy to follow and speed was great too. Thank you.

  • @antonfenech
    @antonfenech Před 4 lety

    Excellent, good speed, clearly shown. Thanks a lot.

  • @musicmachineplayer
    @musicmachineplayer Před 4 lety

    Thank you its very simple guide for beginners and to be honest its a great freshers guide too. Keep them coming it's so helpful.

  • @cesarrivarola6409
    @cesarrivarola6409 Před 2 lety

    Excellent, could not be better!!!!

  • @timothymachiridza8125
    @timothymachiridza8125 Před 7 měsíci

    Awesome tutorial, Thanks

  • @cnicolo
    @cnicolo Před 4 lety +1

    It is helpful.. great work Colin

  • @peterdepra
    @peterdepra Před 3 lety

    Excellent - very clear, nice and steady and probably the best intros out there currently. Keep up the good work - we need you!

  • @simhughes2755
    @simhughes2755 Před 3 lety

    Thank you. It was well explained at a good pace.

  • @slumperinoz
    @slumperinoz Před 3 lety

    Thanks so much. this tutorial is absolutely perfect for a beginner like me. Thank you.

  • @NamuBang
    @NamuBang Před 2 lety

    Oh my goodness! I am beyond grateful for finding you. Seriously was going to give up. You explain it so well. I already learnt so much!! Thank you. Never stop helping us tortoises :)

  • @jurgenkohler9681
    @jurgenkohler9681 Před 2 lety

    Great tutorial, I will look for more tutorials you offer on line. Thank you for sharing.

  • @jpillay72
    @jpillay72 Před 4 lety

    Loved this presentation. Looking forward to more beginners tutorials

  • @picsbydebs
    @picsbydebs Před 4 lety

    Really liked this. Helpful in many ways. Learned some new things.

  • @brendaperone3801
    @brendaperone3801 Před 9 měsíci

    A wonderful video for seniors or any one else. I look forward to your net one.

  • @nickscott6139
    @nickscott6139 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Colin. A very helpful introduction which answered a few questions I had. Look forward to more beginner tutorials.

  • @johngriffin5996
    @johngriffin5996 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you, Colin.
    I think this is a very good tutorial.
    I have been using Photoshop, starting with Elements around 12 years ago. Now I'm a camera club officer with the role of advisor and mentor to club members starting to enter club and other contests . I can send them here to get familiar with the basics.
    I hope you will put these beginner oriented tutorials in their own playlist.