GIMP tools - BDA

GIMP 108
You can adjust the following settings in the dialog:
Layer name – you can create a unique name so that you could easily find and
identify the layer in future. The name should be unique and reflect the content
of the layer.
Width, Height – dimensions of a new layer. A layer usually has the same
dimensions as the image, therefore the values are set automatically. Next to
Height there is a button
to open a drop-down list of units of
measurement.
Layer Fill Type – you can choose the content of the layer fill:
o Foreground color
o Background color
o White
o Transparency – this is the most common option as this layer does not
visually cover other layers. If you choose any other option, the new layer
will cover the layers that are beneath it.
When you create a new document with the first three layer fill types, in the Layer menu
you see a Background layer.
Press the OK button and an image named New Layer appears before the Background
layer in the Layer menu:
The icon shows that the layer is transparent. The Alpha channel has all
information on the transparency of a layer. A layer may be opaque, fully transparent or
semi-transparent. The background of an opaque layer is white. The line of an active