- [Instructor] This movie is all about merging layers.…Here goes.…Well, here you can see I have…the finished version of this photograph…and I want to show you the before.…To do that, I'll go over to the Layers panel.…I only want to show my background layer.…So I hold down Option on a Mac, Alt on Windows…and click on that eye icon and this shows me…the original without all of the work.…And then if I Option or Alt click that again,…we can see the after.…Now, in this particular file, I've done a lot of work,…kind of got carried away, but if I open up this group here,…you can see all these different layers…with retouching or work on color and tone…to try and craft a look for this image.…
Now let's say that what I want to do is…merge some of these layers together.…And I'm going to do this maybe one,…for organizational purposes, and number two,…because I want to apply an effect to the entire image,…but there's just too many layers, so I can't apply it…to each little layer, I need to merge it…to the top to apply the effect there.…
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3/21/2018- Advanced masking tips
- Creating new layers
- Zoomify
- Layer clipping mask adjustments
- Selecting and merging layers
- Improving black-and-white photographs
- Using blend mode shortcuts
- Rapid retouching
- Faster sharpening
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Tips for Working Faster in Photoshop
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Tune-up time6m 4s
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Screen modes and panels6m 46s
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Zoomify6m 45s
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Nondestructive filters7m 41s
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Magnificent masking8m 20s
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Masking advanced tips6m 51s
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Layer clipping mask fill7m 55s
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Layer styles5m 7s
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Layer opacity and fill3m 37s
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Creating new layers4m 32s
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Selecting layers2m 55s
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Layer visibility3m 42s
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Layer review and more4m 38s
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Target and reorder layers5m 51s
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Merge layers5m 17s
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Automatic actions5m 12s
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Blend mode magic6m 59s
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Blend mode shortcuts4m 55s
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Rapid retouching6m 26s
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Faster sharpening6m 29s
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Brush size4m 4s
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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