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If you're curious about the project file that i used in this example, you can download it here∞.Deletions:
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Photo Credit Mike Kneller∞ CC∞
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Photo Credit Mike Kneller∞ CC∞
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Layers are what make image editors so powerful. Images are stacked on top of each other in the layers palette, and you see a flattened version of that in the canvas. If you take the text tool and write something on your image, you'll notice that a new layer called Shape Layer has been created. By using the move tool, you can move around this layer, without affecting the layer underneath. Similarly, if you apply a filter, it will only apply to the layer you currently have selected in the layers palette. Using this properly will give you the best possible result, and also allow you to be more flexible if you want to change something later. When in doubt, make a new layer.
Above the layers list there are layer blending options as well as the opacity control. Opacity is how transparent the layer is, if you pull the slider all the way to the left, you wont be able to see the layer, if you pull it all the way to the right you can see the layer at its fullest. To make a quick watermark on your image, put some text on your image, make sure the new Shape Layer is selected, and take down the opacity considerably. This will make the text barely visible, but still there. Check out the Tips and Tricks section for help with this.
Layer blending modes can be difficult to understand, they control the way the layer that you've selected interacts with the layers below it. Multiply for example will make all the whites of the image transparent, but leave the blacks alone. Screen does the opposite thing, leaving the whites alone, but making all the blacks see-through. The best way to figure out what they do is to play with them or visit the Tips and Tricks section.
Below the layers, there is a plus and minus button. The plus button will create a new Bitmap layer, while the minus button will delete the currently selected layer. Be careful not to delete layers you actually want to keep.
There are two different kinds of layers can be created. One is a Bitmap Layer and the other is a Shape Layer. Bitmap layers are pictures that you bring in from iPhoto, or things that you draw. In their simplest form they are a grid of pixels on the screen. Shape Layers are more like a set of instructions than pixels. You can go back at any time in a shape layer and change the font, the colors, or the size easily. However if you resize a bitmap layer you'll start to see pixelation, or big blocks of color, and you can't easily change the text on a building in a picture.
Shape layers cannot be drawn on or erased, nor can you use filters on them. If you do try to use a filter on it, it will ask you if you would like to "rasterize" the layer, which is the process of turning a shape layer into a bitmap layer. If you would like to perform a filter on a shape layer, simply click 'OK' to this dialog box, however you wont be able to edit the layer like you previously could.
Layers
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Layers are what make image editors so powerful. Images are stacked on top of each other in the layers palette, and you see a flattened version of that in the canvas. If you take the text tool and write something on your image, you'll notice that a new layer called "Shape Layer" has been created. By using the move tool, you can move around this layer, without affecting the layer underneath. Similarly, if you apply a filter, it will only apply to the layer you currently have selected in the layers palette. Using this properly will give you the best possible result, and also allow you to be more flexible if you want to change something later. When in doubt, make a new layer.
Above the layers list there are layer blending options as well as the opacity control. Opacity is how transparent the layer is, if you pull the slider all the way to the left, you wont be able to see the layer, if you pull it all the way to the right you can see the layer at its fullest. To make a quick watermark on your image, put some text on your image, make sure the new Shape Layer is selected, and take down the opacity considerably. This will make the text barely visible, but still there. Check out the Tips and Tricks section for help with this.
Layer blending modes can be difficult to understand, they control the way the layer that you've selected interacts with the layers below it. Multiply for example will make all the whites of the image transparent, but leave the blacks alone. Screen does the opposite thing, leaving the whites alone, but making all the blacks see-through. The best way to figure out what they do is to play with them or visit the Tips and Tricks section.
Below the layers, there is a plus and minus button. The plus button will create a new Bitmap layer, while the minus button will delete the currently selected layer. Be careful not to delete layers you actually want to keep.
There are two different kinds of layers can be created. One is a "Bitmap Layer" and the other is a "Shape Layer." Bitmap layers are pictures that you bring in from iPhoto, or things that you draw. In their simplest form they are a grid of pixels on the screen. Shape Layers are more like a set of instructions than pixels. You can go back at any time in a shape layer and change the font, the colors, or the size easily. However if you resize a bitmap layer you'll start to see pixelation, or big blocks of color, and you can't easily change the text on a building in a picture.
Shape layers cannot be drawn on or erased, nor can you use filters on them. If you do try to use a filter on it, it will ask you if you would like to "rasterize" the layer, which is the process of turning a shape layer into a bitmap layer. If you would like to perform a filter on a shape layer, simply click 'OK' to this dialog box, however you wont be able to edit the layer like you previously could.
Layers
Edited on 2008-02-28 15:24:37 by BradEllis
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Overview
Blending Modes and Opacity
Adding and Deleting Layers
There are two different kinds of layers can be created. One is a "Bitmap Layer" and the other is a "Shape Layer." Bitmap layers are pictures that you bring in from iPhoto, or things that you draw. In their simplest form they are a grid of pixels on the screen. Shape Layers are more like a set of instructions than pixels. You can go back at any time in a shape layer and change the font, the colors, or the size easily. However if you resize a bitmap layer you'll start to see pixelation, or big blocks of color, and you can't easily change the text on a building in a picture.Important Word of Warning
JPEG, the format that most images are stored in, cannot have layers, so saving out to a JPG will "flatten" all of the layers into one. If you would like to save your layers so you can come back later and do more edits, save as the file format acorn.Deletions:
There are two different kinds of layers can be created. One is a "Bitmap Layer" and the other is a "Shape Layer." Bitmap layers are pictures that you bring in from iPhoto, or things that you draw. In their simplest form they are a grid of pixels on the screen. Shape Layers are more like a set of instructions than pixels. You can go back at any time in a shape layer and change the font, the colors, or the size easily. However if you resize a bitmap layer you'll start to see pixelation, or big bad blocks of color, and you can't easily change the text on a building in a picture.
Important word of warning: JPG, the format that most images are stored in, cannot have layers, so saving out to a JPG will "flatten" all of the layers into one. If you would like to save your layers, save as the file format acorn.
Edited on 2008-01-25 19:48:50 by BradEllis
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Layers
Making Slideshows with Acorn
Back to Acorn
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Layers
Filters
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Taking Screen Shots with Acorn
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Layers
Layers are what make image editors so powerful. Images are stacked on top of each other in the layers palette, and you see a flattened version of that in the canvas. If you take the text tool and write something on your image, you'll notice that a new layer called "Shape Layer" has been created. By using the move tool, you can move around this layer, without affecting the layer underneath. Similarly, if you apply a filter, it will only apply to the layer you currently have selected in the layers palette. Using this properly will give you the best possible result, and also allow you to be more flexible if you want to change something later. When in doubt, make a new layer.
Layers are shown in the layers palette with a check mark, picture of the layer, and the title of the layer. Unchecking the layer will hide it, leaving all the other layers visible. Titles can be changed at any time by double clicking on the existing text.
Above the layers list there are layer blending options as well as the opacity control. Opacity is how transparent the layer is, if you pull the slider all the way to the left, you wont be able to see the layer, if you pull it all the way to the right you can see the layer at its fullest. To make a quick watermark on your image, put some text on your image, make sure the new Shape Layer is selected, and take down the opacity considerably. This will make the text barely visible, but still there. Check out the Tips and Tricks section for help with this.
Layer blending modes can be difficult to understand, they control the way the layer that you've selected interacts with the layers below it. Multiply for example will make all the whites of the image transparent, but leave the blacks alone. Screen does the opposite thing, leaving the whites alone, but making all the blacks see-through. The best way to figure out what they do is to play with them or visit the Tips and Tricks section.
Below the layers, there is a plus and minus button. The plus button will create a new Bitmap layer, while the minus button will delete the currently selected layer. Be careful not to delete layers you actually want to keep.
There are two different kinds of layers can be created. One is a "Bitmap Layer" and the other is a "Shape Layer." Bitmap layers are pictures that you bring in from iPhoto, or things that you draw. In their simplest form they are a grid of pixels on the screen. Shape Layers are more like a set of instructions than pixels. You can go back at any time in a shape layer and change the font, the colors, or the size easily. However if you resize a bitmap layer you'll start to see pixelation, or big bad blocks of color, and you can't easily change the text on a building in a picture.
Shape layers cannot be drawn on or erased, nor can you use filters on them. If you do try to use a filter on it, it will ask you if you would like to "rasterize" the layer, which is the process of turning a shape layer into a bitmap layer. If you would like to perform a filter on a shape layer, simply click 'OK' to this dialog box, however you wont be able to edit the layer like you previously could.
Important word of warning: JPG, the format that most images are stored in, cannot have layers, so saving out to a JPG will "flatten" all of the layers into one. If you would like to save your layers, save as the file format acorn.
Opening Acorn
Tools Palette
Layers
Color and Fonts Palette
Menu Items
Filters