otter, here's a real quick ditty on layers.
when you open up a pic in PS, if you notice the layers board on your right, look for the background layer and drag that icon down to a little folder which is the "create a new layer" option. What that does is copy your background so you can mess with stuff on other layers and still have your original in tact.
plus you can do tons of shit with gradients, effects, and so forth.

another really cool tool is the clone stamp tool.
if you want to get rid of something in a pic, choose that stamp and hold control then click on an area you want to clone or copy, then say you want to get rid of a bird in your pic. after you hold control and click in a bare space, then click on the bird and move your mouse around until the bird is gone. all it does is copy what you told it to by control-clicking and cover your unsightly bird.

lol okay thats wayyy too much.

have fun y'all.
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