WORKING WITH LAYERS IN LUMINAR 4 - How To Use Layers To Create A Composite And Improve Your Editing
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Layers are powerful. They allow you to build your creative vision systematically. They give you greater control over elements in your image and they allow you to combine different photos into a single image known as a composite. In this video, we'll take a look at how to use layers in Luminar 4 and unleash a new world of potential for your photo editing.
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So what are layers and how do they work?
Layers act as a stack of images or adjustments layered one on top of the other. You see through one layer to the layer below via a mask. In this tutorial, we also take a look at how masks are created and how they work. Basically where the mask is white, what's on that layer becomes visible. Where it's black the layer is concealed and not seen. Variations of grey control the opacity (or the level of transparency of that layer) the closer to white the more you see, the close the grey is to black, the less you see.
It's pretty simple but does take a little while to get your head around.
Layers come in a couple of types. You can have an image layer that is an actual image (photo, graphic, or other pixel-based layer) or it can be an adjustment layer which enables you to make changes to the look of whatever is below. Masks are available in both layer types to allow you to control where you reveal what's on the layer.
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My wife and I are starting a photography business where she is our main photographer and I am our main editor. Your videos have been a massive help in the launching of this new chapter in our life. Thank you so much for your efforts to share your knowledge. Maybe one day you will see one of our pieces of work and we will be able to share how you were that intrinsic contributor from the start of our journey!
That's great to hear! Best of luck on your journey. I hope it's a big success for you both 😀
A lot to digest, but you show what's possible. Very inspirational!
Thanks Tim!
Great video AT...keep them coming!
Thank you Tony.
Thanks so much for explaining layers using the paper cut-outs. I can now understand them. Cheers
Glad it was helpful Anders!
Not to long for me because you can go at a nice clear pace which especially in this instance has helped me fully understand for the first time layers and methods of use. Your teaching style is perfect, mostly because it's not at break neck speed. I often thought can a video be longer so I'm not forever rewinding because of going to fast. Look forward to more. thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback Colin.
helpful tutorial that helps me with my school homework!
The cone & stamp would make the grass blend better. Obviously there are multiple ways to photoshop. Thanks for explaining layers.
Good point Shane :)
This is a great video for people who are finding photoshop hard and want alternatives. Very well explained in simple steps. Thank you
Cheers Vasanth. I've been using PS since the mid 90's so I know it pretty well, and I'm still choosing to use Luminar over it for a lot of my editing now. Glad you liked the video 😀
thank you let me knew so much about "Luminar 4", even I used it one year but still not so much understand about the Luminar. Especially Layers so powerful and useful. I must say thank you again.
Great video... As newbie to layers, I didn’t get it until I understood the related it to the concept of non-destructive editing.
No one would edit the original photo anymore!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm starting out in astrophotography & was wondering if you could to a short video on stacking multiple images using Luminar. ? Love your video - improved my confidence.
Nice one CRT. For astro stacking, I gotta be straight up, there may be better specifically dedicated software out there.
WOW! Very informative! No, not too lomg at all. I'll watch others as I'm just learning Luminar4. Thanks so much!
Great Tutorial!!! Very clear ... Well done Anthony!
Thanks Marco
Never too long Anthony. You explain things with examples at an easy to follow pace. One of the best tutors on the internet. Thanks.
Wow. The internet is a big place. High praise indeed! Thanks Ian, that means a lot :)
Great video Anthony. I have not used layers since I purchased Luminar 4 a month ago. I find this part of the photo editing a bit daunting. I will now have some confidence in taking up the challenge and can refer back to this video when I do layers in the future. Your final result was great. Your daughter did a great job with the drawings at the beginning. Quite an artist!
Thanks for leaving a comment @T Burn. 😀 My daughter was very happy 😝Yes, dive into layers. They give you so much more scope and are well worth learning.
Enjoyed that I'm new to photo editing and find it very technical so need the help. Thank you very much, well presented, no expense spared ha
Awesome job.
You explained it very simply.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the easy to understand video on layers. Definitely not too long. Appreciate you going over parts of the edit more than once
Many thanks. Another very practical and helpful video.
Glad it was helpful Dick!
Recently found your channel and love your videos, they have been instrumental in getting me editing and feeling confident about what I am doing. Your videos are a great length and go at a perfect pace for me. Love the humour you inject too, makes it much more user friendly. Thanks for all the hard work you put in, liked and subscribed. Now I need to get practicing, and figure out this LUT that keeps coming up...
Thanks Kym. Really appreciate that kind feedback 🙏😊
Great tutorial ! Many thanks.
Many thanks Anthony, I have a bit of a mental block regarding layers so that was a great help.
Just read some other comments, definitely not to long, this is a tutorial it takes as long as it takes,
Dave
Thanks David. Glad it was a helpful video on layers. I may do more in the future. :)
Great tutorial! This was exactly what I was looking for, cannot wait to practice all of this
Will you PLEASE do a video showing how to use Topaz denoise, sharpening, and Gigapixel with Luminar 4......PLEASE and thank you.
First step to learning layers. This was awesome and very easily understood.
Glad you enjoyed it Chuck!
So helpful! Thank you.
Thank you for another great and informative video. What I was actually looking for was stacking images in Luminar 4 for light painting where you may stack 12 images to gain the best from all the images.
Thanks dude - new to this but your video helped me step up my game.
Glad I could help Stuart!
Thanks, this was both entertaining and informative - loved it !! Your tutorials are so easy to follow, and definitely NOT too long.... thank you..
Thank you Yvonne. Good to hear. That negative comment knocked me a little bit so it's nice to hear people are enjoying the length of the videos. 🙏
Not too long for me, the extended explanation is appreciated to learn how to use Luminar. Great video, I crave information and knowledge. Thanks for this
Glad it was helpful Jerry! 😀
i never did anything like photoshop. but you are very good at teaching and in 3 days i edit pictures just by watching the playlist of begginers.
Fantastic. Thanks for the feedback Nikolas!
Great job bro. New to the layers and this video helped me a lot. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
I'm attempting to learn photo editing and I've watched alot of videos on CZcams and honesty you are by far the best. Ive really learnt so much from your tutorials. Keep em coming
Subscribed.
Wow, thank you Rick! I'm humbled by your kind words. 🙏
Nice tutorial 👌thanks...
Thank you too for watching!
Great tutorial ... thanks, Anthony! I've got Neo, though it's not fully functional yet. I loved how layers works in Luminar 4, so will keep using it for the time being.
Really good tutorial thanks
You're welcome John!
thanks.. was super helpful!
Glad it helped!
Thanks! Very Helpful. I have been afraid of layers and masking for years, especially when I used to use Photoshop more. But L4 seems to make it easier and more fun. Cheers.
Glad it was helpful!
A great explanation of layers. Thank you. 🎨
You’re welcome 😊 Glad it made sense.
great video, im new to this channel, but will be subscribing and checking your other videos out, and they arent too long either.
Welcome aboard kev! Thanks.
This was just great 👍👍👍 so now I think I am going to give it a try THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!
Fantastic stuff. Thanks Debbie, your feedback is really appreciated 🙏
New to Luminary’s and photo editing, your videos are fabulous and really easy to follow. Thank you
Great to hear!
Wow! Really clear explanation of layers. I loved the final creative touches on the last layer. It really helped pulled everything together. Worth watching the full thing for. Thank you.
Awesome, thank you Hannah!
Thanks for taking the time Anthony, throughly enjoying you videos. I’ve owned Luminar for several years, never really used it to its potential, after watching your videos I will certainly be putting into more of my workflow, cheers
Great to hear Barry! Good luck with it 😀
Great intro to the layer system. I watched another of your videos yesterday, the architectural project where you showed your workflow and the Luminar magic at the end, and took advantage of your promo code and put the money down. Now I need to dive in and see what I can do with my images. your tutorials are going to be very helpful.
Thanks @D Elliot! Nice to have you onboard 😀👍
Thanks!
And thank you Connie! 🙏😀
It was really helpful thanks!
I've seen your videos in Luminar's tutorial video, but this is more informative. again thanks .gonna watch your other videos👀
Glad it was helpful!
New to luminar. Loving your videos. Completely new to photo editing and trying to learn from these guides. Very helpful. Thanks
Glad you like them! Thanks Craig.
Good vid Anthony -
Thanks Roy!
great stuff u make it very simple 2 understand
Glad you think so Hugh! Thanks
this is great, in so little time I have learn a lot
Brilliant Junior. Great to hear!
Just discovered you and subscribed. The tutorial was definitely not to long! As a Luminar user I'm always looking to learn more. Looking forward to future videos!
Awesome! Thank you Mark!
Anthony, been hunting for tutorial on how to do focus or exposure stacking in Luminar4. Not found one yet, but wonder whether this layered composite would work. Any comments?
It would work but you'd need to do the masking for the depth manually
Thank you for making these videos and making them enjoyable to learn..
My pleasure Micah!
Excellent tutorial Anthony , very informative. Oh yes , the high end intro was excellent:))
Thank you kindly Shirish! Yes, I approved the big budget for the demo graphics. Glad they were appreciated 😛
Thanks Anthony, for this video really enjoyed it and gained a lot of info from it. But I have one question when you made a stamped layer I thought that the stamped layer was the Final image layer that you worked on, but you ended up deleting that layer and working on the one underneath? That's confused me.
Hi Lloyd. Good question. It's a while ago I made this vid so I'm not 100% sure. I do know that I was specifically trying to demo the layer features so may have stamped the layer rather for demonstration purposes rather than being practically useful.... Cheers for posing the question.
Really enjoyed that . Just bought Luminar A1 but no layers ! I understand they will be included in NEO am I correct. For me this is just a hobby, I'm over 80 so learning this stuff is great .Thanks for all your help All the best Ron
Thanks Ron. Yes, Luminar Neo will have layers. 😀 Cheers for watching!
Curious why you created an adjustment layer and then painted it to only keep the grass instead of just using the mask option available on the individual edit functions?
Yep totally, I could've done it that way too, but I just wanted to demonstrate the adjustment layer as a feature and how you can use it. I also like separating elements of an edit onto different layers for organisational purposes too. Cheers for the comment.
Awesome video...looking forward to seeing more!
Thanks Jim!
Thanks for this, Anthony. At about 20:25 you mention pressing plus in the layers tab to find the option "stamped image". I've gone over it again and again and looked on my version of Luminar (Neo) and there is no plus sign. I'm wondering if you know how to create a stamped image as a compilation of all layers in that version? I've looked at the manual and other resources with no success so far.
Ah, unfortunately Neo is still waiting for this feature. 😕 So annoying that it was there in Luminar 4 but not Neo (yet).
@@AnthonyTurnham Thanks for clearing this up. I'd still be looking for that dang plus sign. It really is baffling when features are omitted in new iterations, but hopefully there are others who mention this to the Skylum folks and they'll rectify things.
But Anthony, I'm on a fixed income. How can I afford CRAYONS. TWO sheets of paper and SCISSORS but still afford my mortgage? Great explanation and I love using luminar 4, you're teaching me a great deal
So if you're struggling to spring for a pair of scissors you could always try tearing the paper. The resulting mask won't be as accurate but it would get the job done for less. 😝 When colouring, always remember to try and stay in the lines. 😜
Cheers for the giggle. You cracked me up with this one David! 😂
Thank you so much for a great video, layers sounded like something to avoid for me but after watching your explanation of it I look forward to giving it a go. Great work👍
Glad it was helpful John!
doesLuminar do a better job of blending textures than Onone software?
I prefer the texture blending approach of Luminar AI with the new local brush that lets you paint the textures straight in to a scene (or fully cover if you prefer). The usual blending modes are all there too. I show a little bit about the feature at the end of this video: czcams.com/video/gmwoilYEaag/video.html
Thanks, can you do this with Lumiar AI? Or is there any other way to merge two photos in AI?
Hi Sophia. Although they don't advertise layers in Luminar AI, you can actually load images as texture layers and treat them exactly the same.
Thanks, great stuff. Always avoided layers in the past but looking forward to giving it a go now.
p.s. definitely not too long!
Great to hear! Thanks Colin.
Just great!! You have helped me to understand layers without any confusion!!!
You're very welcome! Glad it helped ErikDCA :)
Been struggling with layers for a long time , nearly there , can you recommend some other basic tutorials , ps Im in my seventies , takes a little longer , cheers .
Thanks for watching Warren. Sorry, I don't know of other layer-specific tutorials.
Wonderful tutorials. Is it possible to go back to the previous layers in Luminar 4 to correct something and have that correction reflected in the layers on the top? Thank you.
Yes, that's one of the benefits of layers. The only time it won't show is if you make a stamped layer on top of the stack hiding those layers beneath.
Great so I can start doing compositions in Luminar 4 instead of Photoshop!!
Absolutely Sandy 😀
Yo. Better a long and informative video than a speed up video for the length. Your speed for a non english speaker is good to follow
Cheer mate. Much appreciated! I like the use of "yo". Just don't hear that enough these days! 😃
Good vid m8
Thanks for the great video. Can you do this same mask layering in Luminar AI? I would like to layer group photos to have everyone looking at the camera.
Hmmm.... goood question. In short, not as easily as L4. If that's what you're after doing then Luminar 4 would be a better option (you can use ATSKY10 for a discount). This bit of tough love advice may not be what you want to hear, but going forawrd I'd be doing everything I could to nail it in one shot in camera - even if you have to take 5-10 shots to nail it. It's still quicker than fixing it up in post production. 😀
@@AnthonyTurnham thank you. Is there a way to speed up on the loading in luminar? I currently have all the pictures internal inside C drive. Every click on each section is another loading time. I am copying and pasting, then exporting without even checking the details or making any adjustments because the program is too slow.
I don't think it's my hardware that's slowing it down, since I'm using a brand new ryzen 5800H laptop. Luminar is the only program with this lag. Do you have any suggestions to help this matter?
Like all your videos and no, they're not too long
Do you know if this can be done in LuminarAI?
Yes - and no. So Luminar AI did away with layers to simplify the workflow and speed up the AI engine as a whole. A tick box on both of those. However, layers have a valid place for more hardcore editors. But there's a way around it in Luminar AI and that's to add the layers you want to add via the texture tool. IE you load the layer as if it were a texture. You can then mask it in, change the blending mode etc. etc. It's a bit of a hack but it works. The only thing that you're currently limited by is the ability to resize and reposition that layer.
Nice blue hair by the way. I love it when people rock their own uniqueness!
Awesome video, A little off topic but what mic do you use?
Cheers Steven. It's the Rode NT-USB. Took me a bit to get the settings right but the quality is good.
Anthony Turnham Thank you so much for the info looking into buying it now
Great video! Which graphic tablet are you using?
Wacom Intuos pro. Link in the description to the same size etc
Remember when you were doing these things the first time? Please take extra time to step through since many of us are trying to find and understand the controls for the first time.
Okay thanks Richard. Sorry if it was a bit fast. I'll try and keep that in mind for future videos.
your lumerinar looks different then my i got the free trail version i don't see the layer's on my
The version with layers is Luminar 4. The newer version, Luminar AI utilises local masks rather than layers.
@@AnthonyTurnham then i'm going to get the lumerinar 4 version thank you so mush
Yes, sounds like the right option for you. Don't forget code ATSKY10 can get you a discount at the checkout :)
Hi sir i have replaced sky of 360 image and when i export , the export button is not clickable and it shows a red box around the image size , whats the solution ?
I haven't worked with 360 images and haven't come across this myslef I'm afraid. Perhaps the Luminar helpdesk can give some guidance?
@@AnthonyTurnham Np , yea i contacted skylum & they solved my problem . Actually luminar can only save max size of 15000 & my file was over 20000 , so i had to reduce the size .
I cannot find layers in Luminare AI, have i lost the ability to add a logo to a picture?
Hi Gimbalair. Luminar 4 and the upcoming NEO have layers. Luminar AI is more akin to Lightrooms workflow and doesn't feature layers. Don't worry you haven't lost them. They're just not there.
@@AnthonyTurnham cannot lose what you never hd
awesome only 9 minutes old! Hot off the press!
👍💣🔥 Kurt in first for the win!
Must admit I find Luminar 4 harder to use than Luminar Ai.. So same effect is easier to me in Ai.. great video but Luminar 4 is now history to me. maybe the same when I get Neo not sure yet. they are defo improving but money spent in the past is in the past.
This is one of the most complex and difficult to understand layers and how to use them to polish-up your photos. Can you simplify your videos in small steps, so you can grow up and you learn the different steps? This is way too much to understand this stuff. I thought Luminar was a lot more intuitive. Not at all, I might say.
It's an intuitive bit of software. Sorry that you disagree with the other viewers about the delivey of the info. I may make a more simple video breaking it down further in the future. I appreciate the feedback.
@@AnthonyTurnham Thank you, Anthony, I am subscribed to your channel. Will keep on the alert for your next videos. Thank you for reading my comments.
AT does some very nice video presentations but also many other creators offer good ones too so be sure to just do a search for Luminar tutorials and you will have a need for a lot of free time to view everything. You could save the links in bookmarks but I like to create folders and then save by category for future use. View everything you can and then the process becomes easier until an update comes and then the learning begins again or is added too lol.