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bbxrider

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:22 pm    Post subject: layer ok i give up Reply with quote

cannot find the magic that makes the layer accessible to edit?
see attached pic, thats as far as i get Confused
read about 15 layer tutorials but not finding the way to actually get at the layer to do something with it? like draw on it? put a image on it? something



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what type of file is it?Try duplicating it then edit? is the file corrupt?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey bbxrider,

I think you have it minimised at the bottom of the screen. It's called bluepa... and to access it you'll need to click the maximise button next to the red cross icon. Once you have the file displayed you can go ahead and edit it.

Good luck

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bbxrider

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:16 pm    Post subject: next step Reply with quote

ok, thanks for the reply, please see new pic, that minimized window, now displayed i thought was the original .jpg i started with. but i see now that with that window up and the layer selected, when doing something with that layer it shows against the backround. and i can even draw on the backround itself. however i thought i could have just the layer by itself to work with, so that i wouldn't see the backround and any other layers already there which can be confusing on the one hand, but also great on the other hand whereby i can see how the top layer is working on the layers below it. so i think the question now shifts, is there some way to have the layer selected be the only 'palatte' so to speak that i'm drawing on?
and then of course switch back to some view that shows the entire composition with all the layers rendered. and while on the topic, a way to show a certain level, say i have 4 layers, and i want to see how back + L1+ L2 looks like without having L3 + L4 there?



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure I understand your question. Perhaps you mean...you want to view only one layer at a time?

Maybe try clicking the "eyeball" icon to the left of the layer.



This will toggle the visibility of that layer.

Sorry if this is not at all what you're asking. Like I said, I don't think I understand the question.

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bbxrider

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:12 am    Post subject: starting to fall into place Reply with quote

ok thanks again, the pic is what i was looking for, i guess, i'm not even sure anymore Red Face
its a combination of selecting a layer, and toggling off and on the brush, and the eye to find the editing setup
hopefully learning more won't be as mind numbing as this step 101



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