--- product_id: 14761890 title: "Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature" price: "€ 105.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.fr/products/14761890-layers-the-complete-guide-to-photoshops-most-powerful-feature store_origin: FR region: France --- # Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature **Price:** € 105.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature - **How much does it cost?** € 105.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fr](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/14761890-layers-the-complete-guide-to-photoshops-most-powerful-feature) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature [Kloskowski, Matt] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature Review: Layers is Worth the Time and Money - I'm a digital photographer and consider myself to be an intermediate to advanced Photoshop user. I use Photoshop (with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw) primarily to process my digital photos, but I also use it to restore old or damaged photos. I'm very comfortable with layers, layer masks, and blend modes and use layers frequently in my mostly nondestructive workflow. As my knowledge and experience increase, I find each new Photoshop or photo editing book contains less and less material that is new and interesting to me, i.e., the law of diminishing returns. I've enjoyed Matt Kloskowski and his style in his podcasts and Killer Tips videos, so I decided to give his Layers book a try. The book does contain some basic topics but it also covers some advanced topics, and I definitely learned enough to make this book worth the money and worth the time to work through the exercises in each chapter. The best way to use the book is to download the exercise files and work through them as you read each chapter. I personally got the most benefit from the chapters on Type and Shape Layers and on Layer Styles. You experience will certainly be different. I do, however, have a couple of nits for Matt. In several of the examples throughout the book he specifies an RGB color by giving the numerical values for R, G, and B, but he does not specify the color space as sRGB, Adobe RGB, or ProPhoto RGB. The same numbers define different colors in these color spaces. My other nit is for the examples in Chapter 8 - Some More Layer Style Ideas. Matt presents several interesting effects and gives very specific size and distance pixel values in the dialog boxes, but he doesn't give the pixel dimensions of the object to which he's applying the layer style. This made trying to follow his examples in this chapter very difficult for me. If my guess at the object size was off from his, the effects did not work very well or were very overdone. It would be very helpful to have exercise files for these examples. These are minor nits and do not change my recommendation to buy this book. Review: This Is The One! - Having studied three other books on creating and using Photoshop layers and masks - and finding them lacking - I stumbled upon this one when searching through desertcart's inventory. It was a revelation. If you read this book and do the clearly illustrated and explained exercises, you will have a working knowledge of layers and masks (and various other postprocessing aids). No other book is needed. Since I learn best by writing my own tutorials, that's what I did here (using Word), so that I would not have to refer to the book each time I wanted to employ some routine I had learned from studying the book. I would strongly advise you to do the same. The mere writing of the tutorial burns the knowledge into your mind and tests your true understanding of what you read. I am a user of Elements 6, but virtually all of the devices used in Photoshop work in Elements 6 (though some have different names that are not too difficult to figure out). Note: Elements 6 does not have a Layer Mask button so you must make your own layer mask. 1) Layer -- New Fill Layer -- solid color of your choice. 2) Ctrl/[ (left bracket) to place the color fill layer below the image layer. 3) Ctrl/G on image layer to group it and the color fill layer together. 4) Click on color fill layer, then do your brush work. There is a site from which you can download a layer mask button to Elements 6, and I did so, but I don't use it, preferring instead to use the above routine. Summary: this is the book that opens up the world of image postprocessing. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,206,841 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #99 in Adobe Photoshop #1,075 in Digital Photography (Books) #2,682 in Software Design, Testing & Engineering (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (226) | | Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0321534166 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0321534163 | | Item Weight | 1.15 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 255 pages | | Publication date | January 1, 2008 | | Publisher | Peachpit Pr | ## Images ![Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518UeKt6dcL.jpg) ![Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61dK-ZK4J0L.jpg) ![Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/418j3OsP65L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Layers is Worth the Time and Money *by C***D on May 26, 2008* I'm a digital photographer and consider myself to be an intermediate to advanced Photoshop user. I use Photoshop (with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw) primarily to process my digital photos, but I also use it to restore old or damaged photos. I'm very comfortable with layers, layer masks, and blend modes and use layers frequently in my mostly nondestructive workflow. As my knowledge and experience increase, I find each new Photoshop or photo editing book contains less and less material that is new and interesting to me, i.e., the law of diminishing returns. I've enjoyed Matt Kloskowski and his style in his podcasts and Killer Tips videos, so I decided to give his Layers book a try. The book does contain some basic topics but it also covers some advanced topics, and I definitely learned enough to make this book worth the money and worth the time to work through the exercises in each chapter. The best way to use the book is to download the exercise files and work through them as you read each chapter. I personally got the most benefit from the chapters on Type and Shape Layers and on Layer Styles. You experience will certainly be different. I do, however, have a couple of nits for Matt. In several of the examples throughout the book he specifies an RGB color by giving the numerical values for R, G, and B, but he does not specify the color space as sRGB, Adobe RGB, or ProPhoto RGB. The same numbers define different colors in these color spaces. My other nit is for the examples in Chapter 8 - Some More Layer Style Ideas. Matt presents several interesting effects and gives very specific size and distance pixel values in the dialog boxes, but he doesn't give the pixel dimensions of the object to which he's applying the layer style. This made trying to follow his examples in this chapter very difficult for me. If my guess at the object size was off from his, the effects did not work very well or were very overdone. It would be very helpful to have exercise files for these examples. These are minor nits and do not change my recommendation to buy this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Is The One! *by Z***H on January 8, 2009* Having studied three other books on creating and using Photoshop layers and masks - and finding them lacking - I stumbled upon this one when searching through Amazon's inventory. It was a revelation. If you read this book and do the clearly illustrated and explained exercises, you will have a working knowledge of layers and masks (and various other postprocessing aids). No other book is needed. Since I learn best by writing my own tutorials, that's what I did here (using Word), so that I would not have to refer to the book each time I wanted to employ some routine I had learned from studying the book. I would strongly advise you to do the same. The mere writing of the tutorial burns the knowledge into your mind and tests your true understanding of what you read. I am a user of Elements 6, but virtually all of the devices used in Photoshop work in Elements 6 (though some have different names that are not too difficult to figure out). Note: Elements 6 does not have a Layer Mask button so you must make your own layer mask. 1) Layer -- New Fill Layer -- solid color of your choice. 2) Ctrl/[ (left bracket) to place the color fill layer below the image layer. 3) Ctrl/G on image layer to group it and the color fill layer together. 4) Click on color fill layer, then do your brush work. There is a site from which you can download a layer mask button to Elements 6, and I did so, but I don't use it, preferring instead to use the above routine. Summary: this is the book that opens up the world of image postprocessing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Information. *by C***R on December 16, 2008* I was new to Photoshop and had used Capture NX and some other basic editing programs before getting CS3 and I was a bit overwhelmed. The whole layers thing is so fundemental to Photoshop, and not that intuitive. This book helped clarify things and direct my workflow for digital images. Not revolutionary, but easy to use and offers some good step-by-step work alongs. In retrospect, a lot of the information is available for free at various websites, but at least you have it at your fingertips in this book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.fr/products/14761890-layers-the-complete-guide-to-photoshops-most-powerful-feature](https://www.desertcart.fr/products/14761890-layers-the-complete-guide-to-photoshops-most-powerful-feature) --- *Product available on Desertcart France* *Store origin: FR* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*