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20 Layers, Masks, and Blending
Kinds of layers
In a typical PhotoPlus image—for example, a photograph you've scanned in, a
new picture file you've just created, or a standard bitmap file you've opened—
there is one layer that behaves like a conventional "flat" image. This is called the
Background layer, and you can think of it as having paint overlaid on an
opaque, solid color surface.
You can create any number of new layers in your image. Each new one appears
on top of the currently active layer, comprising a stack that you can view and
manipulate with the Layers tab.
We call these additional layers standard layers to differentiate them from the
Background layer. Standard layers behave like transparent sheets through which
the underlying layers are visible.
In the example above, the standard layer 'Surfer' is highest in the stack, followed
by 'Beach Umbrella'. The Background layer contains the beach, sea and sky
photo.
Other types of layers also exist in PhotoPlus:
• Shape layers are specifically designed to keep drawn lines and shapes
(including QuickShapes) separate from the other layers so that they
remain editable. (See Drawing and editing lines and shapes; p. 142.)
- Contents 3
- Welcome 7
- 2 Welcome 8
- New features 10
- Welcome 5 11
- Installation 12
- Getting Started 13
- 8 Getting Started 14
- Startup Wizard 15
- Organizing photos 16
- Starting from scratch 17
- Opening an existing file 18
- Getting Started 13 19
- Getting Started 20
- Saving a file 21
- Layers, Masks, and 23
- Blending 23
- Layers, Masks, and Blending 24
- Introduction to layers 25
- Kinds of layers 26
- Selections and layers 28
- Operations involving layers 28
- Using masks 33
- Editing on the mask 35
- Using blend modes 37
- Making Image 39
- Adjustments 39
- Making Image Adjustments 40
- Making Image Adjustments 35 41
- Making Image Adjustments 37 43
- Using adjustment layers 44
- Making Image Adjustments 39 45
- Making Image Adjustments 41 47
- Clipping adjustment layers 49
- Retouching tools 51
- Using PhotoFix 52
- Making Image Adjustments 47 53
- Adjustments overview 54
- Making Image Adjustments 49 55
- Using PhotoFix masks 57
- Making Image Adjustments 53 59
- Saving favorites 60
- Applying Image 61
- Effects 61
- 56 Applying Image Effects 62
- Applying Image Effects 57 63
- Using filter layers 64
- Applying Image Effects 59 65
- Applying Image Effects 66
- Editing filters 67
- Using filter masks 67
- Applying Image Effects 63 69
- Using the Filter Gallery 70
- Applying Image Effects 65 71
- Applying Image Effects 67 73
- Applying 2D layer effects 74
- Applying Image Effects 69 75
- Applying 3D layer effects 76
- 3D effects overview 77
- 3D Reflection Map 78
- Warp tool effects 79
- Merging bracketed photos 80
- Applying Image Effects 75 81
- Applying Image Effects 77 83
- Manipulating 85
- 80 Manipulating Images 86
- Making a selection 87
- Selection tool options 88
- Manipulating Images 83 89
- Color Range 91
- Storing selections 93
- Modifying a selection 95
- Modifying the selection 96
- Manipulating Images 91 97
- Manipulating Images 93 99
- Manipulating a selection 100
- Using the Move Tool 101
- Cut/Copy/Delete/Paste 102
- Manipulating Images 97 103
- Changing image size 104
- Manipulating Images 99 105
- Changing canvas size 106
- Manipulating Images 101 107
- Straightening photos 108
- Manipulating Images 103 109
- Cropping an image 110
- Manipulating Images 105 111
- Manipulating Images 112
- Manipulating Images 107 113
- Cropping to a selection 114
- Flipping and rotating 115
- Deforming 116
- Mesh warping 117
- Using Cutout Studio 119
- Changing output settings 121
- Refining your cutout area 121
- 116 Manipulating Images 122
- Color and 123
- Grayscale 123
- 118 Color and Grayscale 124
- Color modes 125
- Choosing colors 126
- Why background color? 127
- Color and Grayscale 128
- Color and Grayscale 123 129
- Storing colors 130
- Painting, Drawing 131
- Painting, Drawing, and Text 132
- Painting and brushes 133
- Brush options 135
- Painting using pen tablets 135
- Erasing 137
- Erasing using pen tablets 139
- Using patterns 140
- Filling a region 141
- Gradient Fill Tool 143
- Cloning a region 146
- Overview 148
- Creating and editing lines 153
- Creating and editing text 156
- Print, Export, and 159
- Print, Export, and Share 160
- Printing 161
- Cropping images in cells 168
- Setting viewing options 169
- Exporting images 171
- If you don’t select a 173
- Using macros 174
- Changing file type 174
- Changing file names 176
- Additional 177
- Information 177
- 172 Index 178
- Contacting Serif 179
- Credits 180
- Copyrights 181
- 176 Index 182
- Index 177 183
- 178 Index 184
- Index 179 185
- Index 181 187
- Index 183 189
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