Changing layer opacity and fill values The Opacity setting on the Layers panel controls the opacity of a layer, including any layer effects, whereas the Fill setting controls the opacity
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fi ll values 301
Blending layers 302
Using clipping masks 306
Linking layers 307
Creating Smart Object layers 308
Editing and replacing Smart Objects 310 Applying transformations .312
Applying the Puppet Warp command 314 Applying the Warp command 316
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the hang of using the Layers panel
and its basic controls and are ready to
explore it more in depth In this chapter,
you’ll learn how to blend pixels between layers, create
and use clipping masks, link layers, create and edit
Smart Object layers, transform layers — and, to entertain
yourself, apply the Puppet Warp and Warp commands
Changing layer opacity and fill values
The Opacity setting on the Layers panel controls the
opacity of a layer, including any layer effects, whereas
the Fill setting controls the opacity of a layer,
exclud-ing any layer effects (for layer effects, see Chapter 21)
Both settings are available for image, type, adjustment,
fill, Smart Object, and shape layers Each layer has its
own Opacity and Fill percentages
To change the opacity or fill setting of one
or more layers:
1 Click a layer (not the Background) or select
multiple layers.★
2 On the Layers panel, choose an Opacity or Fill
percentage (you can use the scrubby slider).A–B
The lower the Opacity or Fill value, the more pixels
from the underlying layer will be visible
also lowered the Fill percentage of the type layer to keep the
drop shadow (a layer effect) at full opacity.
image contains four layers, including an editable type layer.
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Blending layers
The blending mode of a layer controls how its pixels
blend with those in the layer directly below it You
can change the blending mode for any kind of layer
Some modes, such as Soft Light, produce subtle
effects, whereas others, such as Difference, produce
dramatic color shifts The default mode is Normal
The individual blending modes are described and
illustrated on pages 192–196
To choose a blending mode (and opacity)
for a layer:
1 Click any kind of layer (not the Background), A
such as a duplicate or silhouetted image layer or
a type, adjustment, fill, or Smart Object layer
2 From the menu in the upper left corner of the
Layers panel, choose a blending mode B–C
3. Optional: Adjust the opacity of the duplicate
layer
➤ If you don’t have a painting or editing tool
selected, you can press Shift- + (plus) or Shift- –
(minus) to cycle through the blending modes for
the current layer If a painting or editing tool is
selected, the same shortcut changes the mode for
the tool
➤ To choose blending options (mode and opacity
settings) for a Smart Filter, see page 321
this original document.
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In these instructions, you’ll edit a duplicate image
layer and then blend the original and duplicate layers
by using the opacity and blending mode controls on
the Layers panel You can use this method to soften
the effect of a filter or other image-editing command
or simply to try out various blending modes If you
don’t like the results, simply discard the duplicate
layer (or the Smart Filter) and start over
To blend a modified layer with the
original one:
1 Click a layer, then press Ctrl-J/Cmd-J to
duplicate it
2. Optional: If you want to apply a filter as an
edit-able Smart Filter in the next step, right-click
the duplicate image layer and choose Convert to
Smart Object (see page 320)
3 Apply some creative edits to the duplicate layer,
such as brush strokes or filters.ALearn about
the Filter Gallery on pages 318–319
4. Keep the duplicate layer selected, then on the
Layers panel, do either or both of the following:
Choose a different blending mode.
Adjust the Opacity to achieve the desired level
of transparency.B–C
original image layer and the Smart Object layer.
con-verted the layer to a Smart Object, then applied the Ocean Ripple filter to the duplicate layer.
layer and lowered the layer Opacity to 84%.
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The blending options in the Layer Style dialog —
in addition to the blending mode, opacity, and
fill controls we have already discussed — let you
control how a layer and layer effects blend with
underlying layers
To choose blending options for a layer:
1 Double-click next to a layer name on the
Layers panel, or right-click a layer and choose
Blending Options
2. The Layer Style dialog opens, with Blending
Options selected in the upper left.A Check
Preview
3 The first three controls are the same as on the
Layers panel:
Under General Blending, you can change the
layer Blend Mode or Opacity.
In Advanced Blending, adjust the Fill Opacity
to control the opacity of the layer without
altering the opacity of any layer effects
4 Via the Blend If sliders, you can control which
pixels in the current layer stay visible and which pixels from the underlying layer show through the current layer (A–D, next page):
Move the black This Layer slider to the right to
drop out shadow areas from the current layer
Move the white This Layer slider to the left to
drop out highlight areas from the current layer
Move the black Underlying Layer slider to the
right to reveal shadow areas from the underly-ing layer
Move the white Underlying Layer slider to the
left to reveal highlight areas from the underly-ing layer
To adjust the midtone colors separately from the lightest and darkest colors, Alt-drag/
Option-drag a slider (it will divide in two) (E, next page)
5 Click OK.
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➤ For the sake of simplicity, you can work with all the channels at once by leaving the Blend If menu set to Gray, or if you want to experiment with blending each color channel separately, choose a channel from the menu before moving the sliders
original image.
as the Background color, duplicated the Background, then
applied the Sketch > Charcoal filter to the duplicate layer
(the filter used our chosen colors).
through the filter layer, we moved the black Underlying Layer slider in the Blending Options panel of the Layer Style dialog
(not the lightest colors) by dividing and then moving the white Underlying Layer slider.
from the photo by moving the white Underlying Layer slider