| Here is the cartoon
opened as an RGB image in Photoshop. The checkerboard pattern that you see is the background and indicates transparent areas. |
![[ opened image ]](../images/image.gif)
| This image is
a single layer right now, but our next step is to create a new layer
in your cartoon that you will color. Open the layers palette and select 'duplicate layer' from the options. Name the new layer "paint." |
![[ duplicate layer ]](../images/dupe.gif)
