With an image open go to the layers palette and click the new layer icon - it's at the bottom of the palette next to the trash icon (it looks like a sheet of paper with the bottom left corner curled up)
To merge layers in Photoshop just select the layer you want to merge with the down layer and then press the keyboard shortcut CTRL + E.your layers will merge. there is one more way to do this, you have to go in the layer list, it is in the top toolbar,there is an option of merge layers,click on it and your layers will merge.
you can use layers to enhance and build image. In Photoshop we have many different types of layers: adjustment layers to enhance tones and colors in image, shape layers to draw shapes, Type layers to add type to image, Fill layers to fill layers with color. Using different layers u can enhance and build your image or create brand new from scratch.
In the layers tab with all of your current layers (one layer is most likely 'Background') There should be a icon near the bottom of the layers window that looks like a post-it note peeling back one corner. This will create an additional empty layer that is the same size as the canvas.
Choose the tool button that looks like a Paint Bucket. If you choose the color you want, all you have to do is click in the middle of a layer to fill it with the selected color
Go To Your Layers Panel and Click The New Layer Button At The Bottom Of The Panel On The Right Side
Or press Ctrl + Shift + N.
Double-click to the right of the layer you want to add layer styles to, it will bring up the layer styles window.
# Add a layer # Paste your graphics into the new layer
Double click on the 'fx' beside the layer. For Photoshop Elements tutorials click the link below: http://absolute-extra.blogspot.com/
You can access styles from STYLES panel or from Layer Style dialog (fx at bottom of LAYERS panel).
Vector mask is mask which will be added to layer automaticaly when you work with shapes in Photoshop. There are two types of masks-layer masks and vector masks. Both control which parts of an image or layer will be hidden or revealed, and the masks can have special effects and styles applied to them. (See related link)
You can not add music to image in Photoshop.
The first layer is your background. When you add a new layer, it's like a clear sheet of plastic. You can draw on this plastic and not edit the layer below it. If you add a third, it doesn't change the two below it. So you can tweak each layer, and if you mess up, you haven't destroyed your entire project.
Use the oval tool, then double click on the layer and set the "fill opacity" to 0 and add a stroke. Mark
Layer > Layer Style.
Layer > New > Background from layer to convert regular layer to Background.
From Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow.
In terms of Photoshop the Layer panel is used to add/remove/enhance/dodge/burn the specific part of the picture, the layer panel is used to do digital correction to the image.
Layer effects are linked to the layer contents. When you move or edit the contents of the layer, the same effects are applied to the modified contents. For example, if you apply a drop shadow to a text layer and then add new text, the shadow is added automatically to the new text. A layer style is one or more effects applied to a layer or layer group. You can apply one of the preset styles provided with Photoshop or create a custom style using the Layer Style dialog box. The layer effects icon appears to the right of the layer's name in the Layers panel. You can expand the style in the Layers panel to view or edit the effects that compose the style.