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About Layers
Think of Layers as transparent sheets fitted around your canvas so that you can apply affects or make major changes
without changing or damaging the entire body of the work. As you add brush strokes, objects, or text, you cover up parts of
the Background layer. Transparent parts allow you to see through to the underlying layers.
Each layer has a name, opacity value, blending mode, lock, visibility, and link status. You can change all of them using
Layers toolbox or Rename command. The organization of layers is shown in Layers toolbox. You can arrange or merge
layers using Layer toolbox or Layers commands. Layers are important because you can work on separate elements on your
work without having it permanently affixed. Layers in Image Broadway can be saved and preserved in the .ibw format with
the .ibw file extension.
Click on each of the topic links below for more detailed information.
Image Layer, Background Layer, Text Layer, and Floating Layer
Use the Layers Toolbox
Create a New Layer
Remove a Layer
Change the Stack Order of Layers
Merge Layers
Select a Layer
Find a Layer
Link and Unlink Layers
Move the Contents of Layers
Align Layers
Lock and Unlock a Layer
Hide and Show a Layer
Open Files as Layers
Change Layer Name
Resize a Layer
Transform a Layer
Layer Opacity and Blending
Transparency
Layer Mask
Layer Styles