If you already have an image that you would like to use in your Photoshop project, add it as a new layer.

The Layers pane in Adobe Photoshop defines the position of each layer in a composition and determines if the content in a layer appears behind or in front of the elements in another layer.

Keep the original layer intact Unlike Eraser, which permanently alters a layer, Layer Masks in Photoshop allows for non-destructive editing and makes Photoshop one of the best image editors.

Prepare your layers In Photoshop, open an image and activate the pertinent layer (s). If your document consists of multiple layers (say, you used another layer for color correction), activate them ...

Prepare your image layers The first step is to open an image in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements; if you’re in Elements, make sure you’re in Expert mode (it’s called Full Edit in older versions).