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04/24/2009 12:29:29 PM · #1 |
Is there someway to select only a portion of a layer to move to front or back before flattening an image? Like if I want to "link" two U shapes - one upside down with the other - I want to make the correct areas overlap, if that makes sense.
I have been able to do it a couple of ways - eraser and pasting half the "U" at a time - but I was thinking there must be an easier way to do it more cleanly with the full layer itself. Thanks for any help. |
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04/24/2009 02:12:21 PM · #2 |
Think of a layer as a sheet of clear acetate -- you can only move the entire sheet up and down relative to the others.
To do what (I think) you describe, I'd try duplicating the layer, re-ordering the layers, and then do some selective erasing. You can also select the portion you want to move, and paste it onto a new layer. |
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04/24/2009 03:25:58 PM · #3 |
I'd personally use a "mask" instead of erasing....much more control and "undoable" as you are working.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Think of a layer as a sheet of clear acetate -- you can only move the entire sheet up and down relative to the others.
To do what (I think) you describe, I'd try duplicating the layer, re-ordering the layers, and then do some selective erasing. You can also select the portion you want to move, and paste it onto a new layer. |
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