Advanced Graphics Editing Tutorial: Layers

Here is the image that we use in some of these tutorials, housefront1.jpg Download housefront1.jpg. I would recommend downloading it to open it in the Pixlr Editor as you work through these tutorials.

Layers are one way of separating pieces of an image composition. They allow us to edit the each piece without affecting the other pieces. Here is the Layers window in Pixlr.

The Background layer can be unlocked by double-clicking its lock icon.

Now we could move Layer0 (formerly Background) above Layer1, giving us a transparent layer in the background.

When text is added in Pixlr, and most other image editing applications that allow layers, the text is placed in its own layer.

Check out The basics of working with layers in Pixlr Editor Links to an external site.. This is good for beginners. It covers background layers, pasting as a new layer, transparent layers, layer opacity, layer styles, text layers, and more.

This next tutorial reviews background layers, text layers, changing the canvas size, opening an image as a new layer, and more. This is important information for the tutorial you need to complete and the project for this week. Pixlr Editor Design Basics: Working with Layers Links to an external site..

Here we walk you through part of the tutorial submission exercise, unlocking a background layer, changing the canvas size, opening an image as a new layer, and text layers. Tutorial on Layers in Pixlr Links to an external site.