Working with Layers

PART 1

You can take multiple images and stack them up in one image. This is called LAYERS.

When a Layer is selected, whatever you do affects ONLY that layer.

ACCESS LAYER DIALOG

Open the NO JOSH.JPG picture.

Go to LAYERS >> DIALOGS >> LAYERS

Your first image is called BACKGROUND.

Open the JOSH.JPG Picture. Copy the picture and PASTE INTO the NO JOSH.JPG Picture. CLOSE the JOSH.JPG picture.

Look at the LAYER dialog box. You now see two layers.

Use the ARROW Keys to select the Layer.

Click the EYE button to show or hide a layer. Leave the LINK button alone.

Make sure the TOP layer is selected. Select the eraser and select a 30 hard brush.

Erase JOSH from the picture. When you do the bottom layer shows through so it looks like nothing is missing. You will see a faint outline of JOSH.

PART 2

Either find your own image (Sports related, Cars or Spiritual). Open it. If necessary, scale it to about the same size as josh in the mirror.

Copy your “Dream” picture into the mirror where JOSH was standing.

Make a fairly large (50) and very soft (0.2) brush to fade edges of your sports photo.

Make the edge wavy and fuzzy so it is “Dream” like.

Select the MOVE tool to move the layer over the spot where JOSH was.

Go to the LAYER Dialog, select the floating layer and reduce the OPACITY to about 50%.

SAVE