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Can you make overlays in Photoshop?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 8:01 pm

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create overlays in Adobe Photoshop. Overlays are a great way to add extra information to your images, and they can be used for a variety of purposes.

Before we get started, it is important to understand the basics of overlays. An overlay is a layer that sits above your image, and it contains the information that you want to include in your photo.

You can create overlays in a variety of ways, but we will be using the dodge and burn tool to create our overlay.

To create our overlay, we will first need to create a new layer. We can do this by clicking on the New Layer button located in the Layers palette, or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift + N.

Once we have created our new layer, we will need to select the dodge and burn tool from the toolbox.

Next, we will need to select our overlay layer. We can do this by clicking on the layer that we want to use, or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + O.

We will then need to specify the area that we want to cover. We can do this by using the dodge and burn tool, or by using the eyedropper tool.

PRO TIP: Overlays are a layer type in Photoshop that allows you to place an image on top of another image. If you are not familiar with using layers in Photoshop, we recommend that you do not attempt to use overlays.

Once we have covered the area that we want, we will need to click on the burn button. This will create the black areas in our overlay, and it will also create the shadows that we need.

Now, we will need to click on the dodge button. This will create the white areas in our overlay, and it will also create the highlights that we need.

Finally, we will need to create our final overlay layer. We can do this by clicking on the layer that we just created, or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + N.

We will then need to click on the fill command located in the layers palette, and we will need to select the white color. We can then click on the OK button to finish our overlay.

Now that we have created our overlay, we will need to save it. We can do this by clicking on the File menu, and then selecting the Save As command.

We will then need to specify the location that we want to save our overlay, and we will then click on the OK button to save our overlay.

Overall, overlays are a great way to add extra information to your images, and they can be used for a variety of purposes. In this tutorial, we have shown you how to create an overlay using the dodge and burn tool, and we have also shown you how to save the overlay.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

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