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Unit 5: Working with Layers in Photoshop

2. Discuss the steps to be followed to open pictures in floating document window and not in Notes
tabbed documents.
3. Explain the two methods used to blend images together.

4. What are filters? Why do we need them?
5. Give the steps to get images and image parts onto Separate Layers.
6. How do you resize Images on Layers?
7. Discuss the steps to Show and Hide of Layers.

8. How do you delete a layer?
9. What are the ways to reposition a layer?
10. Explain Fading and Blending Filters.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. True 2. True

3. True 4. False
5. False 6. True
7. False 8. True
9. Layers 10. Thumbnail
11. Drag-drop, copy-paste 12. Pixel Dimensions, Document Size

5.7 Further Readings

Books Barbara Obermeier, Photoshop CS5 All-in-One For Dummies.
Matt Kloskowski, Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature (2nd
Edition).

Richard Lynch, The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book,
Mike Wooldridge, Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Online links http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/moving-photos-between-
documents/
http://wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop/photoshop-for-beginners-
understanding-layer-mask/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/image-resizing/
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter-archive/keyconcepts/articles/
concept_flattening.html

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