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14. In the Layers panel, double-click the Layer 1 name to highlight the name.
Type Backgrounds to change the layer name, then press Return/Enter.

Whenever you have more than one working layer, it’s a good idea to use names that tell
you what is on each layer. Doing so prevents confusion later when you or someone else
needs to change a particular item.

Type a new name,
Double-click then press Return/Enter
the layer name to finalize the new
to highlight it.
layer name.

15. In the Layers panel, click the empty space immediately left of the
Backgrounds layer.
This step — locking the Backgrounds layer — is Lock the Backgrounds
simply a safeguard to avoid accidentally changing layer to protect the
the background rectangles while you’re drawing objects on that layer.
the icon artwork.

16. In the Layers panel, click the Create New Layer button.
In the next stage of the project, you will start
tracing the objects in the templates. The
completed icon will be a series of black icons on
top of the rounded rectangles with the brown Create New
background color. Layer button
At this point, most of the brown color in the
background shapes is obscured by the placed images, because the template layers are
above the layer containing the rectangles. If you tried to draw the icon shapes on the
existing non-template layer, you would be drawing behind the template — in other words,
you wouldn’t be able to see what you were drawing. Instead, you need a layer above the
template layers, where you can create the icon artwork.

17. In the Layers panel, drag Layer 6 to the top of the layer stack.
New layers are automatically placed immediately above the selected layer. You need this
new layer to be above the template layers so you can see what you’re drawing.

18. Double-click the Layer 6 layer name in the Layers panel. Type Icon Art and
press Return/Enter to finalize the new layer name.

19. Save the file and continue to the next stage of the project.

Project 1: Campground Icons 51