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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 570821" data-attributes="member: 13090">This should get you started...<a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layers-intro/" target="_blank">Understanding Layers in Photoshop</a><a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layers-panel/" target="_blank">Photoshop Layers Panel Essentials</a><a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layer-masks/" target="_blank">Understanding Layer Masks in Photoshop</a>EDIT: Some additional thought's: I would advise you to have a very good understanding of Layers in Photoshop before you start reading about Layer Masks. This is because when using Photoshop you will always be working with Layers... Always. You'll be working with at least one Layer since any file you open in Photoshop will open on its own Layer. Further, since it is not a good idea to make changes on the Background Layer (your &quot;Original&quot;) you will most likely be working with at least two Layers every time you edit a file in Photoshop. Layers really are the foundation of Photoshop, learn these first. As for Layer Masking and Masks in general, that's all done using a Layer Mask and once you understand Layers, Masking them will be easy. But learn Layers first. Learn them well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 570821, member: 13090"] This should get you started... [url=http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layers-intro/]Understanding Layers in Photoshop[/url] [url=http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layers-panel/]Photoshop Layers Panel Essentials[/url] [url=http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/layer-masks/]Understanding Layer Masks in Photoshop[/url] [B]EDIT:[/B] Some additional thought's: I would advise you to have a very good understanding of Layers in Photoshop before you start reading about Layer Masks. This is because when using Photoshop you will always be working with Layers... Always. You'll be working with [I]at least[/i] one Layer since any file you open in Photoshop will open on its own Layer. Further, since it is not a good idea to make changes on the Background Layer (your "Original") you will most likely be working with at least two Layers every time you edit a file in Photoshop. Layers really are the foundation of Photoshop, learn these first. As for Layer Masking and Masks in general, that's all done using a Layer Mask and once you understand Layers, Masking them will be easy. But learn Layers first. Learn them well. [/QUOTE]

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