Adjustment Level Misplaced

[sjlarue]

I've been learning ever so much from the Layers Class Online. Today I'm on Lesson 20 and rarin' to go with my own multi-photo collages. I've played the video many times, watched closely, and taken copious notes on my outline. But no matter how hard I try, when I hit the icon for the New Adjustment Level it comes up but above the photo rather than below it as it is supposed to. I can still Group with Previous but nothing else goes as it should.

Suggestions?

Wendy--I agree about the fun of changing colors within photos! I even worked on the birthday cake that's in the lesson and although I could DO it, the cake looked much less edible than before.

sjlarue

[Bayla]

If you look at the video again, you'll see that he has the background layer active when he clicks on the New Adjustment layer, which puts the adjustment layer in between the two pictures - above the background layer but below the top image. Then he makes the top image the active layer & groups it with the adjustment layer.

Bayla

[sjlarue]

Bayla--

You found the detail. Although I was ready to get up from my desk in frustration and because I'd already been here so long, I had to try what you suggested.

IT WORKED! Details, details, details. This reminds me of the saying, "Its not the elephants that will get you, but the mosquitos."

I'll have to use this new knowledge a dozen times or more before it is really mine but at least I have something to go on.

Thank you!

sjlarue

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Oh that did make me laugh ... sometimes changing the colour of cakes can have a very strange effect :eek:

Glad that Bayla managed to sort out the problem for you ...

Wendy :)

[Bayla]

Ok I'll come clean....I rewatched that video about six times this evening before I posted my answer to you:eek:....and the first five times I could have sworn he was on the top layer when he added the adjustment layer...it was only the sixth time that I realised how quickly he went from activating the background layer, doing the adjustment level & activating the top photo....one blink & you missed it!

Bayla

[Wendy]

Hi Bayla ...

Oh that did make me laugh :) :)

Wendy