Help!

[punkuate]

Right, I took one photo and edited the hell out of it until the background looked how I wanted, but now I'm not happy with the colours, tones, texture of the face. What I thought I could do is clone the face from one layer to the other, but I can't line it up properly.

So.... is there a way to like... make bits if one layer transparent so the layer underneath shows through instead?

Yes, I know I should have done it with a mask in the first place but I liked it at the time.

I'm not that great with photoshop so help appreciated.

CS2 BTW. (how old school am I?)

 

[swanseamale47]

Sounds like you need to use a layer mask, this essentailly make an imaginary hole in the layer (or hides ) bits on the layer below, the beauty with a layer mask is you paint on black or white to hide/reveal whats on the layer below so if you make a mistake you just switch colour and paint the mistake back out.

 

[punkuate]

What do I need to select to alter the opacity on the layer mask tho?

 

[swanseamale47]

If the top layer is the one with the background right but the face too dark (or whatever) then draw a selection around the face on the top layer then with the selection active (marching ants) click the layer mask icon on the top layer, it should make a hole (sort of) in the top layer.
Here the hole (the black area on the mask) shows the darker blured background.