You can rename any layer by clicking the name of the layer so the text is highlighted. The photo image is the background layer.Īnother way to create a layer (very useful) is to right click any existing layer and choose Duplicate. This will create a new blank layer just above the current layer. Click the button to the left and choose New Raster Layer ( you can read more about the others in the PSP help area). There are two ways to create a new layer. This means clicking it will show more options for that button. The button to the left has a little down arrow on it. Hold your mouse over the buttons at the top of the Layers Palette and little popup messages will appear letting you know what each button is for. Your Layers Palette will appear on the right of your main window, with a scroll bar to the right of it as the number of layers grow in your image. Make sure you can see your layer palette by clicking the word View at the top of the main Paint Shop Pro window, then Palettes, and Layers. When you have it open in a new window, right click the image to save it as your background wallpaper if you wish.Ī simple way to begin learning about layers is to open a photo, probably a. This is the graphic created while working with this tutorial. pspimage file in all its radiant glory, with all its layers and other special tweaking capabilities intact. jpg file, it can be opened again with Paint Shop Pro, but all the layers will have been merged and cannot be changed. This is the file you can use to send your artwork to your email buddies. jpg file (anyone can open, even without Paint Shop Pro). When you want to share your work, click the word File, then Save Copy As and save a quick copy of your file as a. pspimage file, any layers you have added to that particular file will be available to use or change. pspimage extension at the end of the file name. In order to use your layers each time you open your Paint Shop Pro image, make sure you save the main file in the native Paint Shop Pro format. Put several layers together and you can have a masterpiece! If you don't like the way any layer is going, delete it and begin a new one. Think of each layer as a separate graphic that can be moved, tweaked, faded, blended, written on and manipulated any way you can imagine. Layers make many things easier when you are working with images.
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