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Introduction
This is the final result of this episode, a postcard of the Borobudur stupa with a white frame and text title, composed of 4 layers named neatly. We will understand how layers work step by step. Let's start. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Photoshop series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Today we are discussing the most important concept in Photoshop, which is layers. Imagine layers as transparent plastic sheets stacked on top of each other. Each sheet can be drawn on, moved, or hidden without damaging the sheet below it.
Step 1: Background Layer and Control J
Open the stupa Borobudur photo. In the Layers panel, there is only one layer named background with a padlock icon, meaning it is partially locked. The first baby habit, press Ctrl-J to duplicate the layer, so the original photo remains safe underneath as a backup.
Step 2: Renaming the Layer
The new layer is named background copy. Names like this can quickly be confusing when there are dozens of layers. Double-click on the layer name, type foto candi, then press Enter. Get used to giving clear names from the beginning.
Step 3: New Layer for the Frame
Click the add icon below the Layers panel to create a new empty layer, then name it bingkai. The box pattern in the thumbnail indicates a transparent layer. Press Ctrl-A to select all, then hold Alt while dragging the box inside to reduce the selection, so that only the border remains.
Step 4: Filling the Frame with White
Set the foreground color to white, then press Alt Backspace. The white border is only on the bingkai layer, the photo underneath remains intact. Press Ctrl-D to remove the selection. Select the Horizontal Type Tool, click at the bottom of the photo, then type Borobudur.
Step 5: Text Layer
Photoshop automatically creates a text layer, indicated by the letter T in the Layers panel. The text can always be edited, unlike regular pixels.
Step 6: Ordering and Hiding Layers
The order in the Layers panel determines who is in front. The text layer is moved below the candi photo layer, and the text disappears, covered by the photo. The text layer is moved back to the top. Click the eye icon to hide the frame layer, then click again to display it. Select the frame layer and lower the opacity to 85%, making the frame slightly transparent.
Step 7: Layer Opacity and Saving
Save as PSD to keep all layers separate and editable later.
Done!
Done. We have now understood the background layer, duplicated with Ctrl-J, created and renamed layers, filled the frame in a separate layer, created a text layer, reordered, hidden, and adjusted opacity. In the next episode, we will learn about the Move Tool, Free Transform, and E-Line. Need to edit product photos for marketplaces, retouch photos, design posters, or social media content? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides photo editing and graphic design services, as well as opens Photoshop courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series? 102 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, source images, and layered PSD files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, See you in the next episode.
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