How layers work

HOW LAYERS WORK

This tutorial will explain how layers work in Paint shop Pro. Layers are used in Paint Shop Pro essentially the same as in Photo Shop; the only difference is some button configuration and the names of the programs. A Layer is like a transparent piece of paper that you add paint to, text, objects, masks, or other imported items. Paint Shop Pro 7 can handle up to 100 layers, PSP 8 Thru 10 handle much more. The Nice thing about layers is tat you can control the Opacity of each layer by either adjusting the opacity slider usually located next to the layer, or by going into your layers options and controlling it there.


Here you can see your Paint Shop Pro Desk top, this particular version is PSP 10. There are two ways to start a project.


Go to the file button located in the upper left corner of your PSP desktop as shown. Clicking it will open a menu as shown in the screen shot. Click New .


By clicking the New Option you will bring up the new image menu box as shown. I have set my image to 1024x768, you can make this what ever you want, or you can use the preset options drop down to do this for you . I have my new project set to Raster and transparent mode.