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iKivodo
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September 13, 2015
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How do you put part of a layer behind another?

  • September 13, 2015
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In photoshop, I am making a logo. I want the tips of each "S" in this image‌ to go behind each other, But I don't want the entire S behind the other. How can I do this?

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Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Add a layer mask by clicking on the mask icon in the layers panel. The ctrl/cmd click on the layer icon to make a selection:

Press ctrl/cmd-alt/opt-shift and click on the other layer's icon. This will limit the selection to just those areas were the two shape over lap. Select the layer mask, and with a black paint brush paint out the areas you don't want.

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Norman Sanders
Legend
September 13, 2015

If this is how the file is constructed, just add a mask to the top layer and mask the area of the top "S"  that is circled to reveal the contour of the middle layer "S"

Chuck Uebele
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 13, 2015

You create a layer mask so that you can show what's behind the top layer.

iKivodo
iKivodoAuthor
Participant
September 13, 2015

I have done that but I have no idea what to do next.

Norman Sanders
Legend
September 13, 2015

After  you add a mask to the top layer, paint on the image (actually, the mask) in black with a hard edge brush. It will hide the overlapping part of the top S and reveal the contour of the lower one.