Working with Layers

Layers: Hamburger and Ice Cream Building

You will learn how to use layers by building a hamburger and ice cream cone

Step 1

Step 2

Change pixels to INCHES
- Width 15 Inches (NOT pixels)
- Height 25 Inches (NOT pixels)
  - Resolution 72
    - Background Color White

Step 3

You now have a blank white canvas
- You be using this to build your hamburger and ice cream on

Step 4

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Step 6

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The LAYERS pallete

Everytime you do something to an image in photoshop it will show up in the layers section.

It is a visual record of the steps you do in photoshop

Step 7

Find the Layers for the Hamburger or ice cream
The File will have different layers with different ingredients
- Each layer is conncected to an ingredient in the Hamburger or Ice Cream
  - The layers have been named for you.
    - Ex Bun, Lettuce, cone

Step 8 : Moving the ingrediants

Pick the Move tool (top left)
- Click on the ingredient you want to move first
  - When you click on the ingredient you will notice it’s activated in the layers pallete
    - Click the layer
      - Hold and drag the ingredient over to the blank canvas

Step 9: Layer Order

The ingredient that is on the bottom of the layers pallete, will be underneath all the other ingredients (Ex Bottom Bun)
- To move the bottom bun in front of the other ingredients
  - Click on the Bottom Bun Layer
    - Drag the Bottom Bun Layer to the top of the layers palle

You can move any layer to the top or bottom of your hamburger
- Ex lettuce is moved ontop of the other ingredients

Step 10:

When your hamburger is built you will Flatten all the layers into one
- Right Click the Background Layer
  - Choose Flatten Image
    - You will now have ONE layer

Step 11: Saving the File

File
- Save As
  - Pick Downloads (or any other folder you would like)
  - Name it and click ok

Hamburger 1

Create a Hamburger with 8-20 ingredients. This can be a small burger or a crazy large one.
You MUST have
- The plate on the bottom
- The bottom bun on the bottom of the burger
- The top bun on the top of the burger
  - Anything else inside may go in any order

Ice Cream Cone

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