I have been toying with the idea of creating a series of tutorials for a while now. So here goes my first attempt – it was harder than I thought it would be. Nonetheless, here it is, ready for some nasty critique 
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I’ve been looking for some basic instruction on layers, as most of the books seem to think you already know the fundamentals. So, I am very pleased to have found your video. Off to view your site now.
Peter
Thank you this was helpful.
Actually pretty simple um? ^^
Thanks, it was very helpful, even I get it now!
I liked your basic instruction and am looking forward to more.
Thanks
Thanks for the straightforward presentation, the comparing of layers to plastic cleared things up a bit
So far, all layers tutorials seem to start in the middle telling what to do with the layers created and not how to create the content of the new layer. How does one bring in a new image to a layer from “pictures” or any other source?
Good question. I guess I should do a tutorial on this. But to give you a start. If you open image 1, and click Edit > Select All then Edit > Copy, then go into image number 2, where you want to insert what you just copied as a layer. Click, Edit > Past and you should now have two layers, one from each image.
Simple & very easy to understand. Also very helpful!
thank you for this, i have access to photoshop but no clue how to use it, hopefully i will be able to learn from your tutorials
Thanks, I’m a total idiot when it comes to PS.
I don’t understand what’s a layer and its function.
After viewing your youtube, it gives me a clearer picture and boosts my confidence to explore more on my own!
Thanks lots!
Appreciate your help
Very helpful. Thank you.
thank you for making this – I hope you plan to make more – this was so easy to follow – like one person said, most books assume you already know about layers – it’s very confusing when they start “in the middle.” It would be great if you had a mailing list so we could be notified when you upload new tutorial videos! I do have a question though – for what REAL purposes would you want to add a layer, to get what effect? Obviously you wouldn’t want to draw blue, red and yellow circles on a photo.
I know a lot of basics with Photoshop, including processing in RAW, however, I have not done a single layer because I don’t know WHY I would do one.
Barb
Yeah I do have more, check out the TutorVid site.
The reason you use and merge layers would be to merge two photos together, or add a blue sky into an image with a grey sky (for example)