If you've never explored layers in your graphics software, you are really limiting yourself. Working on a single background layer can be very unforgiving as any work that you do permanently alters the pixels. This article provides a basic for understanding layers in many image editing programs.
Try light graphic work or picture re-touching without any worry of damaging your original images by using Layers in Adobe Photoshop.
Learn how to selectively correct a photo using adjustment layers and masks to lighten up the shadows in a dark portion of a photo. We'll compare this method to the new Shadow/Highlights adjustment feature in Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements.
Learn how to load a selection from an alpha channel, copy the selected object to a new image, and manipulate the object using the transformation commands in Photoshop.
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