# Layers in phtoshop

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-in-phtoshop/19885>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 2, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-in-phtoshop/19885 "2003-05-02T13:22:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chris9902](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@chris9902](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chris9902)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-in-phtoshop/19885/1 "2003-05-02T13:22:38Z")

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i am having a bit of trouble

say i have a triangle and want to airbrush the sides but when i do it overlaps onto the background.

how do i stop this:)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-in-phtoshop/19885/2 "2003-05-02T13:27:45Z")

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You could use your magic wand tool and click on the triangle, then anything you do will only happen inside your selection :beam:

- Soul :s:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-in-phtoshop/19885/3 "2003-05-02T21:37:06Z")

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thank you

i have only had PS7 for 2 days