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jasonchan
03-27-2007, 05:31 AM
im still fairly new to illustrator and not sure exactly how to use layers. i thought it would be similar to photoshop but apparently its not.
As seen in the image below, the outlines of the previous layers is shown through the top layers. why does this occur - how do i correct this?
D-Frag
03-27-2007, 05:33 AM
you can do it several ways, select the layer you want to send to the back, right click (on pc) and go to arrange>send to back. or you can hit ctrl + [ when the layer is selected.
im pretty sure thats what your asking for
jasonchan
03-27-2007, 06:56 AM
thats the same as moving the paths in the layers panel right? not sure why it didnt work before but it does now! gracias d-frag
captain spanky
03-27-2007, 11:34 AM
you realise you have all those paths on the SAME layer yeah?
resdog
03-27-2007, 02:03 PM
layers in illy are two-fold. Each vectored item is essentially on it's own "layer", as in your image. So, you have "layers" within layers, so to speak, which is not how it works in Photoshop.
BJMRGTIVR6
03-27-2007, 04:53 PM
they aren't set to multiply are they?
jasonchan
03-28-2007, 01:35 AM
layers in illy are two-fold. Each vectored item is essentially on it's own "layer", as in your image. So, you have "layers" within layers, so to speak, which is not how it works in Photoshop.
what does two-fold mean? i got it to work. not sure how tho. Basically i removed the background image path and jumped the paths into a new layer.
what's the proper way of doing this? does it look right in this image?
Crimson
03-28-2007, 02:48 PM
That appears to be working. With Adobe, there always seems to be several ways to do something. You must have found the one that works for you.
resdog
03-30-2007, 05:00 PM
In Illustrator, every vectored item you have is on it's own "layer", named <Path> in your diagram. You can grab them individually and edit them without messing up the other <Path>'s. If you look at your jpg, it shows that every item you have is on the same layer, "Layer 2", but, unlike photoshop, you can grab individual items and move them independently of the others, even though they are on the same layers.
In Photoshop, if you have two items on one layer, you would have to use the selection tools to isolate and move one item.
They are two-fold in this respect: 1, they are used to separate content, and 2, they are used to separate levels (backgrounds, foregrounds, type layers). Since elements are separated into their own "sublayers", the "Layer" in Illustrator more closely resembles the "Layer Set" in Photoshop.