Gaining an understanding of how to manipulate layers in Photoshop is a great early step in creating compositions and building your own designs.
Table of Contents: 00:16 – Windows – Layers 00:30 – Adding a new layer 00:51 – Naming a Layer 01:03 – Copying a Layer 01:18 – Layer visibility 01:27 – Lock or Unlock Layer 01:52 – Moving layers 02:17 – Adding Effects to a layer 02:27 – Layer Mask 02:32 – Fill and Adjustment Layer 02:51 – Group Layers 03:03 – Fly Out Menu 03:31 – Sorting Layers 03:45 – Layer Modes 04:01 – Opacity and Fill 04:30 – Adding a type layer