Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The Layers Panel
The Layers panel is your control center for any layer-related action you want to perform, like
adding, deleting, or duplicating layers.
Figure 6-3
shows the Layers panel for an image with
lots of layers. It includes each layer's name and little thumbnails of the layers' contents. You
can adjust the size of the thumbnails or even turn them off altogether, as explained in
Fig-
ure 6-4
.
The Layers panel usually contains one layer that's
active
, meaning that anything you do, like
painting, will affect only that layer. You can tell which layer is active by looking at the Lay-
ers panel, where the active layer is highlighted in blue (see
Figure 6-3
).
