Here is my layered image saved in .jpg format:
This is a collage created from 3 separate photographs. The 4 dogs originally appeared together in one photograph. I cropped them out and placed them as separate layers in this collage image.
Here is my filtered image saved in .gif format:
This image was created using several filters including emboss and hot wax. I experimented with several until I got this effect, which I like very much.