Beginner Basics - Photoshop

Time to play!!!

Go to the filter menu at the top and have fun testing different the options. Do things, undo them, play with the sliders in the pop up windows, have a ball!

Any changes that you make will only affect that one selected viewable layer. You can use more than one filter effect on that layer too - use an artistic technique, followed by a texture, followed by a distortion technique. Try not to go over board though because you will be going wild on the other 2 layers as well - just make sure that it looks great and that you are happy with the results on the layer that you are working on!

This is what I did – just in case you are struggling... general notes in black, my notes in blue...

First layer 'layer 0 copy 3'

I used Filter> Artistic> Coloured pencil on the first layer.

Once you are happy with that layer...

Click on the name 'layer 0 copy 3' in the palette and label it something that you will relate to (click once until the actual name until it looks highlighted and simply type in a new name – I called my layer 'Coloured pencil').
Toggle the seeing-eye off on that layer (by clicking the eye on the left off) and move up a layer by toggling it's eye on.
Proceed with a different effect. (continued...)