Hands-on Tutorial

Intermediate

5 min

Get organized with layers

Organizing artwork in layers can make selecting and working with objects much more manageable. Discover a few ways to bring order to your workflow!

Start with core concepts

This video introduces the essentials of layers and how they can benefit projects, making locking, hiding, selecting, and arranging artwork easier.

What you'll learn

Understand layers

Understand the benefits of layers for organizing and arranging your artwork, and explore how layers are created and used in the Layers panel.

Easily show and hide artwork

Organize your content by showing and hiding artwork in the Layers panel so you can work faster and focus on what you need.

Lock artwork 

Lock artwork in the Layers panel to avoid accidentally moving or selecting it on the canvas.

Select content more easily  

For artwork with complex, overlapping content, identify and select content in the Layers panel more easily than on the canvas.


Instructor

Brian Wood

Designer

Cameron Wray

November 2, 2022

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