how to use magic layer Comps in photo shop

 I'm going to share with you how you can use the magic of Layer Comps to create different versions of the same document in such a way that you

can pull up any version anytime and in the document.

Let me first demonstrate and then we will learn how to do this.

So this is a simple magazine cover template.

Right, let's say we want to add a photo to it.

All we need to do is to go to File and then place linked.

Simply locate the document that you want to attach.

In this case, I'm going to use a Man with camel and hit Place.

Now, let's just go ahead and adjust it.

So I'm going to make it a little larger, and it's fine with me.

If we go to Properties right here, or if we simply go to Window and then make sure Properties is checked, inside of that, have a look at this

drop-down, if I just click on this one, look at the Layer Comps available.

If I choose Original, this is going to show me the original image.

If I just go ahead and choose the Silhouette Version, just click on that and it loads that and simply Isolated Version.

This has a transparent background, so I can choose any color I want.

Or maybe I want to place a different sky or whatever I like, different designs, different texts.

And we even have one more version, which is the Black & White Version.

So how did we create all of this?

To be able to access the different versions, we need to create the versions using Layer Comps.

Keep in mind that we inserted a document we did not insert a JPEG image.

If I go to Window and then if I click on LayerComps, look at the different versions here - Original, Silhouette Version, Isolated Version.

Now, wherever we are selecting all of these versions, what's happening is some of the layers are being hidden and some are becoming visible.

And that's how you create these Layer Comps.

So let me just go ahead and delete all of this and let me take you through the entire document.

Now, here we have a lot of layers, a ton of layers, right.

So at the very bottom, we have the original one.

On top of that, we simply created a black and white Adjustment layer, added some Curves, and added some vignetting and some grain.

So this is the black and white version.

So let's say now I want something with the background changed, a sunset version.

So for that, I masked it out here, this layer, and put in a background.

Now, since we put in a dark background, we needed to make this darker as well.

So if we just turn the Curves Adjustment layer on, we've just made it absolutely dark.

You can keep it a little light depending upon your taste, I'm just going to make it absolutely dark.

So let's say I want an original version.

So, I'm going to turn everything off and just keep the original on.

Now, I'm going to go to Windows and then LayerComps.

Now, inside of Layer Comps, we will click on this ' ' button right there and just make sure everything is checked so that even the visibility, position, in

case you change any of these properties, they will stay with the layer Comp.

So we just going to name it Original and hitOK.

We are keeping it simple and only controlling the visibility.

Now, let's say we want a black and white version.

So let's turn on the layers, which will make this black and white.

Now, let's click on the ' ' button right there, and let's name this Black and White.

Now you can turn off all of these layers if you wish to.

Now, so let's turn on the sunset sky, and let's turn the masked one on.

all of to turn on the Curves to make allof this dark.

This silhouette ' again and let's name thisSilhouette.

if we can create even one more version ifwe wish to.

So we have the Original, Black and White,Silhouette, and Isolated - one with a transparent background because we might need it.

So the turn off the Curves, let's turn offthe sunset sky.

T just absolutely transparent and let's justname it probably Transparent.

A perfect version that creates one more additional versionthat we had not created before.

So I'm just going to turn off everything.

And maybe at the top, we will add a ColorLookup table.

then choose the Adjustment layer icon and thenchoose Color Lookup.

Probably we will choose something like FoggyNightjust to show you this.

Aby clicking let's open up the Layer Comps byclicking on this button right there or simply going to window and then make sure Layer Compsis checked and then click

on the ' ' and let's name this Foggy Night.

File - Save just updated in the same location, it's justupdated.

You will see, it will update itself too.

If I select Man with Camel in this document, since this is linked, if I open up the Properties right here and if I choose Foggy Night, its going

to show me the Foggy Night which is already selected, the last saved version.

Transparent version, we have the Black and white version.

I wanted to show you the one more important thing.

Keep in mind that this will work with any kind of smart object.

Even if you just embed it, this will work.