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JohnL
Joined: 06 Sep 2008
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 Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: Some help for a noob |
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I have just purchased photoshop and have been a Gimp user for some time. I am by no means a guru on images....however that may change...
A couple of questions that I am struggling to find answers for:
The layer palette. How can I get that to appear or should it always be there when I create a new layer? On Gimp you have the option to show the layer window.
If you create an image and then save it, and then reopen it at a later date, are you able to still edit the layers or is this not possible as they are all now mergered?
The color picker. I have attempted to use the color picker with little success. What I am trying to do it to find a awya that you can use the tool to hover over a image and then PS then tells you what color that is so you can match it for other projects. I can find the tool but it does not give the color (like Gimp does).
Use the color foreground and background....when you attempt to change the color background, it works fine but if you want to change it back to a color that you used 3 steps ago, there is no real history.
I do not want to compare to much between Gimp and PS I am only trying to provide some comparisons to make the questions a little clearer.
I appreciate any help you may be able to provide.
JL
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Matt
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Joined: 24 Sep 2007
Posts: 3515
Location: Haverhill, UK
PS Version: Lightroom 5, CS4 & Elements 11
OS: Windows 8.1
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Hey John,
Welcome to the site!
Here's a few answers for you-
1) You can hide/display the layers palette by going to Window>Layers
2) Yes but you need to save to a format that supports layers. PSD is the best, ir TIFF as a second choice
3) Use the Eyedropper tool. Press I (or SHIFT I) on the keyboard to select it. If you open the Color Palette you can see the colour values as you hover over them.
4) You need to save any colours you want to use for later use as swatches. Open the Swatches palette by going to Window>Swatches
Hope that helps
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