First of all, we need to open the required photo in Photoshop. This tutorial will use a photo of the model, which will be placed against a bright striped background.
To learn how to remove unnecessary background, read
In this tutorial we will have only two layers, but in fact, their number is not limited.
Step 1
Select the layers to be pinned. In the Layers panel, select the layer you want to pin. We fix an individual layer or group.
To completely lock the layer, click on the dock button, which is located above the layers (it is made in the form of a lock). If you need to pin several layers, select all the required layers, and then click on the pin button.
After that, you will see a tiny lock icon next to each pinned layer. To unpin a layer, just select it and click on the same button. The lock icon will disappear.
Step 2
Partially fix the layer.
If you do not want to freeze the entire layer, you can always lock only part of it (for example, only transparent pixels). How to do this will be described in the next steps.
Fixing transparent pixels.
To fix the transparent pixels of the layer (and this allows you to edit only the image without touching its transparent background), click on the button Maintains transparency of pixels (Lock Transparent Pixels).
Step 3
Fixing the pixels of the image
To freeze the pixels of the image (this will only allow editing the transparent background), click on the button Preserves pixel colors (Lock Image Pixels) which looks like a paintbrush.
Step 4
Fixing the position of the layer
If you want the pixels of the layer to be impossible to move, click on the button Anchors the position (Lock Position), which looks like four arrows pointing in different directions.
If you partially docked a layer, the lock icon in the layers panel will be semi-transparent.
Step 5
Alternatively, you can pin the layer via the menu Layers \u003e Secure layers (Layer\u003e Lock Layers). Then, in the window that opens, you can check the boxes opposite the required parameters.
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to unlock a layer in Photoshop. We will consider two points: when the image is in normal mode and the "Indexed colors" mode.
The first is when we have a regular photo and we just need to remove the lock from the background layer.
You can simply double-click the left mouse button on the name of the layer, then press the "Ok" button in the new window and the layer will be unlocked.
An interesting way is the ability to hold down the lock icon with the left mouse button and drag it to the trash can.
The longest way is through the menu "Layer -\u003e New -\u003e Layer from the background ..." (Layer -\u003e New -\u003e Layer From Background).
A similar way is when we right-click on the layer and select "Layer from background" from the drop-down menu. But this method also requires additional action in a new window.
If you don't like the popup, then you can use the easiest way. To do this, hold down the Alt key on the keyboard and double-click the left mouse button on the layer name. The layer becomes unlocked without additional actions.
If you need to lock the background layer back, then go to the menu item "Layer -\u003e New -\u003e Background from layer" (Layer -\u003e New -\u003e Background from Layer). The lock icon will appear on the layer again.
Now let's move on to the second point. Let's consider what to do when the image is in the "Indexed Colors" mode. It is not so easy to remove the lock here.
To switch the image into Photoshop mode, go to "Image -\u003e Mode" and change the "Indexed Colors" to "RGB" mode.
At the top of the layers palette there is a row of four buttons - these are the commands responsible for protecting the layer from movement and various kinds of actions during editing. In Photoshop this is called - Freeze layer... Each button is responsible for its own type of protection. In this article, we'll look at how each command works.
When one or another protection is applied to a layer, a lock icon appears on the right side. This icon is the same for all types of docking (the exception is Saves everything, the icon there is darker than the others). To understand exactly which restrictions are imposed, you need to click on this layer and see which icon at the top of the palette is marked pressed (displayed as a frame around the icon with a shadow, as if it was depressed).
The first item in a row is the command Maintains transparency of pixels (Lock Transparent Pixels).
This kind of docking is used to restrict editing of transparent pixels. Let me remind you what is displayed in the form of a checkerboard.
In the example below, the yellow circle is protected from transparent pixel editing. If I take a brush and try to start painting with it, then except on the circle itself, the pixels will not appear anywhere (because the circle is surrounded by transparent pixels, and I forbade drawing on them).
Note
It should be borne in mind that transparent pixels mean 100% opacity. If the transparency of the layer is reduced by any other percentage, then such pixels will not be protected from editing.
Preserving pixel colors
The second item in the docking list is Preserves pixel colors (Lock Image Pixels).
This restriction prohibits performing any actions aimed at editing already existing pixels. That is, you will not be able to use such tools as: Brush, Eraser, Fill, Gradient, Blur, Stamp, Healing Brush and others - those that at least somehow affect the pixels of the layer.
At the same time, it is possible to perform the rest of the actions, be it moving, transformation, cropping, and the like.
If you try to perform a forbidden action, for example with a brush, you will see an error: “ Can't use Brush tool: Layer is pinned.«
Locking layer position
The third element, an icon in the form of an intersection of two double-headed arrows, is Anchors the position (Lock Position).
This restriction allows you to set a ban on moving the layer and it. In other words, the layer will be rooted to the spot and will remain in place, no matter what happens. You can't even turn it.
When you try to move it, you will see an error:
In this case, the layer can be continued to change: paint on something, add / remove pixels, at least change it beyond recognition.
Prevent any layer change
The last item in the docking group is a button Saves everything (Lock All).
This command forbids us at all. With such a layer, we, as with tied hands, can do nothing. You cannot even remove it from the palette, not to mention moving and any editing.
You have already noticed that if you select two or more layers on the palette, the dock buttons will immediately become inactive. It turns out that you need to work with each layer separately? No. There is a workaround.
Now let's move on to the menu command Layers - Freeze Layers (Lock All Layers in Group). A dialog box will appear in which you need to mark the desired pinning method.
Thus, the team can work simultaneously with several layers. But it is not clear why this can be done only from the palette ...
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When working in Adobe Photoshop, sometimes it becomes necessary to pin (lock) layers... For example, if a layer is finished and you want to protect it from accidental changes. To secure layers, follow these steps.
You will need
- - a computer;
- - Adobe Photoshop program.
Instructions
In the "Layers" panel (Layers) select the layer you want to lock. Click on the lock icon directly above the layers. A black padlock appears to the right of the layer name. Done, the layer is completely locked. If you try to change it, you will see the message "The request could not be completed because the layer is locked" (Could not complete you request because the layer is locked).
If you want to lock the position of the layer, but continue to edit it - use the "Lock position" option. Select the layer and click on the crossed arrows to the left of the lock icon. An image of a gray padlock appears to the right of the layer name, which means that some layer properties are locked. Now you cannot move the layer, but you can paint in any part of it.
If you have finished editing the image, but you need to change its position, use the Lock image pixels mode. Select the layer and click on the brush icon to the left of the crossed arrows. You can move the layer, but you cannot paint on it.
To Lock transparent pixels: select the layer and click on the square icon to the left of the brush icon. This function will allow you to move the layer, paint on the image, but blocks transparent pixels. Such a need arises, for example, to preserve the transparency of the background.
To unlock a layer, click on the layer and release the corresponding lock icon.
If you need to unlock the "Background" layer: Click the menu item "Layer" - "New" - "Layer from Background" (Layer - New - Layer from Backgound). A New Layer window will appear. Name the layer and click OK. Another way to unlock the "Background": double-click on the name of the layer - a window for renaming the layer will appear - select the name and click OK.
Question for connoisseurs: I took up photo montage. I can't drag my face onto another picture. I drag it to the border of the photo, then a circle appears where its diameter is obliquely marked and the inscription cannot be completed. The layer is fixed. What to do?
Best regards, svetlana samokhina
Best Answers
[email protected] ***:
Never work with a photograph without creating a duplicate layer. There will be no such problems!
Fixed means fixed. If you look at the Layers window, you should have a lock icon opposite the layer name. Create a copy (already written correctly) ctrl + J or Command Line-Layer-Duplicate Layer. And with this duplicate, do whatever you want !!
Konstantin Okhotnik:
Double click on the layer thumbnail (in the window that appears, you can set some parameters, including the blending mode) and click OK!
Cyber \u200b\u200bPhantom:
Hmm ... this is the first time I've heard about such nonsense.
press ctrl + J (create a copy of the layer) try to drag it. or ctrl + C, go to another document and press cyrl + V (paste)
olya does not matter:
100% correct answer is 1 !!! you just need to unlock the image
Mitrich:
Everyone is, of course, right.
However, it is in your case that the answer is simple - the whole point is in an unloaded hand and uncertain movements!
In order to drag an image from one photo to another (that is, create a new layer on it) nothing is needed.
Just drag and drop firmly! And that's it!
Lucky +++:
i agree with Mitrich. You can also press ctrl + c on the photo, then go to the 2nd photo and press ctrl + v.
Good luck.
Inna Ryzhova (Ivanova):
But what if the lock does not help pressing the lock? All the same he writes that it is impossible, the layer is fixed.
Dima Vasek:
If you have fixed the photo on any background, and you need to put it on another, then use the quick selection tool and select the photo that you have fixed and want to move to another layer. After cutting it out by pressing the Ctrl + Delete keys or with the move tool, then create a new file, move there the new background that you want to put and move the photo that you cut there. That's all. If something is not clear, look in YouTube for the video "How to move a photo to another layer"
Typography Quality:
Menu "Layers", above the blending options, below "Freeze". Press the lock in this line.
Everything else is offtopic.
Victor:
Unfortunately, I did not see a decent answer. None worked. By typing it turned out to open the lock. There is a lock icon on the Layers, Channels, Paths tab. When a layer is selected, the icon is also highlighted. You just need to click on it. Now you can work with the layer.
MAKSIM ZUBALEVICH:
Above the list of layers there are several buttons that partially fix something on the layers - you need to release these buttons and the layer will be detached.
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Answers from experts
Con Dios:
In the "Layers" palette, double-click on the row of the Background layer or on the image of the castle. A layer settings menu will drop out, where you just need to click OK. The layer will detach.
And how does your image move - spontaneously or what?
