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gnirtS

Joined: 06 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:21 am    Post subject: Layer ordering for photo editing Reply with quote

IM struggling a lot with layers on photoshop (CS3) when trying to edit photos. Although i can do each individual part on its own what im after is one file containing different layers for each adjustment.

For example i want my healing/clone layer, a sharpening layer, various adjustment layers etc.

Im completely stumped as to what order i want to put these in. For example with mu healing layer in one place if i adjust the levels slider on the adjustment layer i get blotches where the healing brush was used as it hasn't updated to the new levels. Reversing the 2 and the healing brush pastes in from the old not new levels so wrong colours and so on.

So in short, can anyone suggest to me a sensible layer based work flow and order for dealing with these things in photoshop?

Currently i end up loading an image, doing all the healing, flattening then creating adjustments and so on but this means obviously i cant go back to adjust an individual layer and so on so isnt great.
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ratbags21

Joined: 11 Nov 2008
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:13 am    Post subject: Possible solution Reply with quote

I'm a bit of a noob too, but I have used photoshop quite a bit. In CS2 you can create an "adjustment layer" for layer you want to amend. At least that way, the changes you make should be limited to your current layer
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