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How to Use Photoshop Layers for Beginners

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This beginner tutorial introduces the Photoshop Layers panel and basic layer operations, including adding, moving, reordering, hiding, adjusting opacity, duplicating, and merging layers.

Syllabus

Intro
Open a document
Layers
Thumbnails
Layers Panel
Background
How layers work
How to move layers
How to change layers order
How to adjust layers opacity
How to change layer blending modes
How to select Photoshop layers
How to select Photoshop layers on Mac
How to lock Photoshop brushes
Creating a new layer
How to hide a layer
How to select a layer
How to duplicate layers
How to merge layers
How to merge hidden layers
How to copy layers
Outro

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