Need help with photoshop.

Ok i am kind of a newbie/ novice at photoshop but now my photoshop teacher says we have to move on to more advanced photoshop techniques and right now my current assignment is to create a planet on photoshop that looks real and for goodness sakes im having trouble with step one man. ok this is what im having trouble with on step one: Create a new transparent layer. i know how to create layers and stuff like that but i dont know wht it means by transparent layer.


Please help

look at the opacity

anyone there?

? what do you mean? its just percent i dont know what transparent has to do with that.

A new transparent is what's created by default, as a layer without content is basically invisible. If you hide all other layers (using the eye to the left of each layer) and leave your new layer, the canvas should be a gray and white checkered background. That means the layer is transparent (or empty, more accurately), as that checkered background is behind all layers.

Do you understand that?

Also.. try to hold off from posting again a few minutes later with 'anyone there', if somebody has he answer they'll answer when they have the time.

Thank you

I held down all the tools ion the toolbars to try to find a certain one but i cant find the airbrush tool now.

Someone mind uploading a picture of the airbrush tool?

There's no such thing as the 'airbrush' tool, you're looking for the brush tool with a brush that works like an airbrush. The brush tool is selected in the below screenshot - it might appear as a pencil for you, though, in which case you have to right click on it to access the brush. This is Photoshop CS3, it might look a little bit different in earlier versions.

thank you xenus i owe you. It's just i have to present this to my class next week and it's a lot harder than our other previous photoshops. She said if anyone can do it in like 10 seconds basically ill fail so i am using this photoshop tutorial to make a realistic planet for the class.

You're welcome, good luck with the presentation.

i have a better idea i found the websight where i printed the tutorial and maybe somecone can helpe if they read it for them selfs.

heres the link: http://www.biorust.com/tutorials/detail/49/en/

I am currently on step3 where it tells me how to load up this texture and i know how to bring up the squigly lines but i dont know how to load up the brush presets.

Please help

i have a better idea i found the websight where i printed the tutorial and maybe somecone can helpe if they read it for them selfs.

heres the link: http://www.biorust.com/tutorials/detail/49/en/

I am currently on step3 where it tells me how to load up this texture and i know how to bring up the squigly lines but i dont know how to load up the brush presets.

Please help

just noticed somehow i double posted sorry.

Just bumping the thread

i still have not figured out step 3 someone please help.