Time for another lesson in the Photoshop Basics series! If you are very new to Adobe Photoshop, you may not understand the function of layers.

What are layers, and why do we need to use layers?

Layers are the most important function of Photoshop. They are the building blocks to your work. You can add, delete, name, rename, move, adjust, mask, show, hide, blend, merge, lock, unlock, group, ungroup, and add cool effects or change the opacity of layers. If that long sentence just gave you a “huh?” expression on your face, don’t worry! Layers are not complicated to understand and master.

The easiest way to understand layers is by first doing something in Photoshop without layers. So let’s get started.

Step 1: Open a new document.

Go to File > New. A dialog box will pop up. You can enter any width or height or resolution. The Background…