5 new ways of working with Photoshop layers

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Photoshop CC brings some great new features for working with layers. Here's how to use them.

If you work in Photoshop, then you're going to spend a lot of time working with layers. The latest version of the software, Photoshop CC, makes that a whole lot easier - but you may not be aware of all the new features. So the video above gives you some handy tips about how you can speed up your workflow and work more efficiently.

  1. Filtering and searching
  2. Selecting multiple layers for global adjustments across selection
  3. Stamping multiple layers into one
  4. Turning a background into a layer simply by clicking the lock icon
  5. A new generator feature that enables you to generate assets from layers

To find out more about the new features in Adobe's CC apps, read our Designer's Guide to the Creative Cloud.

Tom May
Tom May
Freelance journalist and editor

Tom May is an award-winning journalist specialising in art, design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50 Greatest Designers (Arcturus Publishing), was published this June. He's also author of Great TED Talks: Creativity (Pavilion Books). Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.