Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 6-21. To create a new Adjustment or Fill layer, click the half-blue/half-white circle to see
this menu, and then pick the type of layer you want. If you'd rather work from the menu bar, then
go to Layer→New Adjustment Layer (or Layer→New Fill Layer) and choose a type.
Fill Layers
Elements can create three types of Fill layers: Solid Color, Gradient (a rainbow-like range of
colors—see
Gradient Fill Layers
), and Pattern (
Applying Patterns
has more about patterns).
When you create a Fill layer, Elements displays a dialog box where you can tweak the layer's
settings. After you make your choices, click OK, and the new layer appears.
You can change a Fill layer's settings later by selecting it in the Layers panel and then going
to Layer→Layer Content Options or, in the Layers panel, double-clicking the layer's left-
hand icon. Either way, the layer's dialog box reappears so you can tweak its settings.
Adjustment Layers
When you create an Adjustment layer, the layer appears in your image, and the Adjustments
panel appears so you can tweak the layer's settings (
Figure 6-22
). (The exception is the In-
