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17.  Show the Template tents.jpg template layer, then use the process from
                 Steps 4–14 to align the tent image to the fourth rounded rectangle in the
                 top row.











             18.  In the Layers panel, double-click the Layer 1
                 name to highlight it. 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.  Double-click the layer   Type a new layer name,
                                                               name to highlight it.  then press Return/Enter
                                                                                     to finalize it.
             19.  In the Layers panel, click the empty space
                 immediately left of the Backgrounds layer.                      Lock the Backgrounds
                 This step (locking the Backgrounds layer) is a safe-            layer to protect the
                 guard to avoid accidentally changing the background             objects on that layer.
                 rectangles while you’re drawing the icon artwork.

             20.  In the Layers panel, click the Create New
                 Layer button.
                 In the next stage of the project, you will start tracing        Create New
                 the objects in the templates. The completed icon                Layer button
                 will be a series of black icons on top of the rounded
                 rectangles with the brown background color.
                 At this point, the background shapes are mostly 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.

             21.  In the Layers panel, drag Layer 6 to the top of
                 the layer stack.
                 New layers are 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.

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




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


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