Layers in Photoshop CS2

[sananda]

I want to work on an old print and do so in layers.

First, of all I have scanned in the photo and applied a levels adjustment layer. Then I made a new layer from the background and take out some spots from the wall in the photo. Next. I made a new layer from the background and try to work on the figures in the photo. But I'm not seeing the edits I'm making on the screen.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[Phrasikleia]

Perhaps you're editing a layer that is hidden under another one. Turn on and off the visibility of your various layers to see if your edits are in one of them.

 

[sananda]

Thanks! Yes it was hidden.

 

[sananda]

But it seems to me that I can only see the effects of one layer at a time. Is that right? Or is there a way to see the cumulative effect of all the layers?

 

[ProwlingTiger]

You can view all the layers, assuming they're transparent, at once by selecting the visibility icon to the left of the layer.

 

[Phrasikleia]

But it seems to me that I can only see the effects of one layer at a time. Is that right? Or is there a way to see the cumulative effect of all the layers?

Think of layers like a stack of transparencies (like sheets of acetate). Wherever there is "paint" on the transparency, you cannot see that area of any layers beneath it.

 

[sananda]

Thanks, both of you.