We will introduce Layers, our beginning into Digital Imaging. Layers are used in almost every application you use on your computer, cell phone, tablet ,or portable device. In the Help Section, there are 50 references to Layers. We will try to cover the basics for Amazing Photo Editing projects.

Learn to use photo editing software applications to create 3D looking text that you can use in many other projects. This book uses many skills learned in previous publications to put together, or break apart, an image just like it is being shattered. Filters, styles and more are used to create an amazing photo.

The Displace Filter allows you to place alternate skins on faces, walls where no walls exist, and much more. You can make flags wave, place flags on faces, just be creative. Many times you want to have shapes, text, and other things in circles, spheres, or rounders. We will show you some of the many ways to get things into the desired shapes using 3D Transform, Spherize, and more.

The Content palette provides a single location from which you can apply artwork, theme decorations, and text styles to your images. In the Content palette, there are sections that provide a variety of items that can enhance your images.

Today we will use skills we have learned from previous Amazing Photo Editing (APE) lessons and build our own working Thaumatrope.

The Zoetrope was invented in 1834. We will use modern technology to try to re-create our very own Zoetrope. At the time, this was an amazing piece of technology.