An Image File Is Worth a Thousand Words

Hey, Y'all:

To better understand the file layering system I'm championing, please download this big Photoshop file from my website:

http://heebink.com/SatComxCls/Elvira%20print_MASTER--LAYERD.psd

Open it and monkey with it! Click the layers on and off so you can see what's up.

Keeping and locking the Flats layer like this aids in getting clean selections in even heavily reworked areas, as mentioned in the last post. To see how:

1. Leave all layers visible (eyeballs open).
2. Highlight Flats layer.
3. Use Magic Wand tool. It should be set to a tolerance of 1 or 2, with the Contiguous box and Sample All Layers unchecked.*
4. Click on any area in flats layer; highlight Render layer and edit as you will--inside a clean, hard selection! --which you can revisit at any time till you either flatten/merge the file or change to CMYK!

Have a great week, everybody. See you Saturday.

JH

* To match this setting in Manga Studio/ClipStudio Paint, uncheck these boxes: Follow Adjacent Pixel and Multiple Referring.