Opacity icon

Layers

Images in Opacity can have multiple layers. There are three different kinds of layers for different uses. You can create the different kinds of layers in the Layers menu.

Types of Layers:

Normal Layers have their own content which will be drawn on the image. This content can contain pixels and vectors.

Filter Layers represent a Core Image Filter. They apply their filter to the image.

Folder Layers can contain any number of other layers of any kind. These layers will then be used as the folder layer's content.

Each layer has settings that determine how its content is added to the image. These include the layer's opacity, its blend mode, and its mask.

You can use Snapshots to easily control and change the visibility of layers.

Note: Pixels and Vectors can go on the same layer in Opacity. You don't need to separate them and when they are on the same layer, they can share opacity, blend mode, mask, and other effects.

Related Topics

Blend Modes

Masking

Snapshots

Using Filters