The legend that is the Layers panel

- Hello, and welcome to the layers panel. … Now some of you might figure this conversation … is coming a little late in the game. … After all, the layers panel seems pretty straightforward. … It's been around forever, and we've seen it, … I believe, in approximately every movie so far. … Okay, granted. … At first glance, the layers panel might seem, I guess, … like a very small dresser filled with an infinite number … of impossibly deep drawers that can hold literally … anything and everything you like. … Which, if Ikea sold it, you'd eat the meatballs, … build it yourself, and tweet about how great it was. … But the layers panel is more than just a magical cabinet … of Scandinavian curiosities. … It is, in fact, a completely different way … of looking at your document. … Think of it this way. … The document window displays your artwork … in two dimensions, horizontal and vertical. … The layers panel shows you a third dimension. … Not depth, exactly, but rather how the document is built. …