Changing layer order

The layer order determines how the layers in a document interact. When you create a new pixel-based layer, it appears on top of the existing layers (when the canvas is selected) or on top of the selected layer. New Watercolor, Liquid Ink, and dynamic layers are always created on top of existing layers. Depending on its transparency, masking, and compositing characteristics, the layer will obscure or otherwise affect the underlying layers.

A document’s layer order is reflected in the Layers panel. The bottom layer is always the canvas.

In this example, the picture of the brush is contained in a layer. The brush layer is displayed in the top position (left) and in the bottom position (right).

To change the order of layers

1	Choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox.

To	Do one of the following
Move a layer to the bottom	From the menu bar, choose Layers Move to Bottom. On the property bar, click the Move to Bottom button .
Move a layer to the top	From the menu bar, choose Layers Move to Top. On the property bar, click the Move to Top button .
Move a layer down one	From the menu bar, choose Layers Move Down One Layer. On the property bar, click the Move Down One Layer button .
Move a layer up one	From the menu bar, choose Layers Move Up One Layer. On the property bar, click the Move Up One Layer button .

When you have nonoverlapping layers in a document, the Move Up One Layer and Move Down One Layer commands may move the selected layer past multiple layers. This is because nonoverlapping layers are considered to be at the same level. The Move Up One Layer and Move Down One Layer commands move the selected layer (or layers) above or below the next level. To move a layer to a position between nonoverlapping layers, drag it in the Layers panel.

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