Guides

Guides for splitting an image into layers, comparing AI layer tools, and separating a file in Photoshop.

Earlier notes

How to Split an Image into Layers (Without Photoshop) | Blog
A practical walkthrough of layer decomposition — what actually comes out the other end, where it works well, and where it doesn't.
Edit One Object in an AI Image Without Regenerating Everything | Blog
The revision problem every AI image user hits eventually — and the layer-based workflow that fixes it without re-rolling the 90% you already like.
Change a Character's Clothes Without Changing the Face | Blog
Character consistency is the hardest part of AI art revision. Here's the layer workflow that keeps identity pixels out of the edit entirely.
Separate Text from an Image (and Why OCR Isn't Enough) | Blog
OCR tells you what the words say. Localization and redesign need the text as an editable layer. Here's the difference and the workflow.
Edit a Flat Poster When the PSD Is Long Gone | Blog
Flattened exports are the reality of campaign work. Layer decomposition recovers the structure a designer would have used, in minutes.
Getting Your Layers Out: Export to Photoshop, Figma, and Beyond | Blog
Decomposition is only half the value. The other half is each layer as a transparent PNG that opens wherever your real work happens.
Image Layered: Turn a Flat Image into Editable Layers | Blog
Learn how Image Layered separates a finished image into transparent layers for local edits and PSD export.