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The Bevel and Emboss effect creates an illusion of
volume by adding a highlight and some shading The
results can range from a chiseled bevel that looks
factory-made to a pillowy emboss that looks as if
it’s been stamped onto porous paper For variety,
experiment with the Contour options
To apply the Bevel or Emboss effect:
1 Display the Swatches panel.
2 On the Layers panel, double-click a layer A to
open the Layer Style dialog
3 Click Bevel and Emboss
4 Under Structure, choose a Size for the depth of
the bevel or emboss effect
5 Choose other Structure settings: B
Choose a Style: Outer Bevel, Inner Bevel,
Emboss, Pillow Emboss, or Stroke Emboss
C–D (and A–C, next page)
From the Technique menu, choose Smooth,
Chisel Hard (best for type), or Chisel Soft.
Choose a Depth for the intensity of the highlight
and shading
Click the Up or Down button to swap the
positions of the highlight and shading
Raise the Soften value to blur the effect.
6 Choose Shading settings:
Choose an Angle and an Altitude (height) to
change the location of the light source These
settings in turn will affect the position of the
highlight and shading Check Use Global Light
to use the same Angle and Altitude settings for
all effects that are using the Global Light option,
to produce uniform lighting; or uncheck it to
use a unique setting for just this effect Note:
If you change the Angle or Altitude for an
indi-vidual effect while Use Global Light is checked,
any other effects that are using the Global Light
option will adopt those values
Click the Gloss Contour arrowhead, then choose
a profile from the Contour Preset picker
Choose a Highlight Mode and Opacity for the
highlight and a Shadow Mode and Opacity for
the shading
To change the highlight or shading color, click
the corresponding color swatch, then choose a
color from the Color Picker (or, while the picker
A The original image contains two layers.
C The Inner Bevel effect is applied (and also the Drop Shadow effect).
D Here the Outer Bevel effect is applied (plus a Drop Shadow).
B We chose these Layer Style options for Figure C.
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is open, choose from the Swatches panel or click
a color in the document); click OK
7 To add a Contour to the edges of the bevel
or emboss, click Contour on the left side of
the dialog, below Bevel and Emboss Click the
Contour arrowhead, then click a preset contour
in the picker This option can dramatically alter
the appearance of the effect
Check Anti-aliased to soften the transition
between the dark and light areas in the contour
For the Outer Bevel or Inner Bevel style option,
adjust the Range (the position of the bevel on
the chosen contour) to minimize or maximize the
prominence of the bevel
8 To add a texture to the effect, click Texture
on the left side of the dialog, click the Texture
arrowhead, choose a pattern from the picker,
then do any of the following: D
Adjust the Scale of the pattern.
Change the Depth to increase or reduce the
con-trast between the shadows and highlights in the
pattern
Check Invert to swap the highlight and shading
This has the same effect as changing the Depth
percentage from negative to positive, and vice
versa
Check Link with Layer to ensure that the texture
and the layer move as a unit
Drag in the document to reposition the texture
within the effect; click Snap to Origin to realign
the pattern with the upper left corner of the
image
9 Click OK.
D Pillow Emboss with a Texture, plus a Drop Shadow, are applied.
C Pillow Emboss (Technique: Smooth) plus a Drop Shadow are applied.
B Emboss (Chisel Soft) is applied.
A This is the original editable type.
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Applying the Satin effect
Use the Satin layer effect to apply light and dark
shades to the surfaces of objects or type to make
them look reflective or metallic
Notes: The default Blend Mode for the Satin layer
effect, Multiply, deepens some tonal values and
heightens contrast, so we recommend applying this
effect to an image layer that has a good range of
tonal values For this effect to show up well on type,
make the type a medium to light color, and apply a
strong Inner Glow or Bevel and Emboss effect first
To apply the Satin effect :
1 Double-click a layer A on the Layers panel to
open the Layer Style dialog
2 Click Satin.
3. Do any of the following.B
Change the Blend Mode.
To change the overlay color, click the color
swatch, then choose a color from the Color
Picker or click a color in the document; click OK
Adjust the Opacity of the effect.
Change the Angle of the effect This angle is
independent of the Global Light settings
Set the Distance and the Size of the effect.
Change the edge profile of the effect by choosing
a profile from the Contour Preset picker
Check Anti-aliased to soften the transition
between the dark and light areas in the contour
Check Invert to swap the shadows and
highlights in the effect
4 Click OK C
Applying the Overlay effects
The Gradient Overlay and Pattern Overlay effects
can be applied to image, shape, and type layers The
same holds true for the Color Overlay effect, which
isn’t discussed here
To apply the Gradient Overlay effect:
1 Double-click a layer on the Layers panel to open
the Layer Style dialog.D
2 Click Gradient Overlay
3 Click the Gradient arrowhead, then click a
gradi-ent on the Gradigradi-ent picker Also choose a Style
of Linear, Radial, Angle, Reflected, or Diamond.
A The Bevel and Emboss effect is applied to this editable type.
C The addition of the Satin effect makes the surface of the letters look even more reflective
B We chose these options for the Satin layer effect.
D The Bevel and Emboss effect is applied to this type.
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➤ To load gradients from another library,
choose a library name from the lower part of
the picker menu (see page 401)
4. Do any of the following:
Choose a Blend Mode.
Adjust the Opacity of the overlay.
Check Reverse to switch the direction of the
gradient
Check Align with Layer to confine the gradient
to visible pixels in the layer, or uncheck it to have
the gradient fill the whole canvas
Set the Angle of the gradient
Choose a Scale percentage to control how
gradu-ally the gradient transitions across the layer
Drag in the document to reposition the gradient
within the layer shapes
5 Click OK.A–BTo learn more about creating and
editing gradients, see the next chapter
➤ If you apply two overlay effects, such as Gradient
Overlay and Pattern Overlay, lower the opacity of
the one that’s listed first in the dialog; otherwise
the bottom one won’t be visible
Patterns applied via the Pattern Overlay effect can
range from those with an obvious repeat, such as
polka dots or stripes, to overall textures resembling
such surfaces as gritty sandpaper, handmade paper,
woven fabric, or variegated stone
To apply the Pattern Overlay effect:
1 Double-click a layer on the Layers panel to open
the Layer Style dialog.C
2 Click Pattern Overlay.
3 Click the Pattern arrowhead, then choose a
pattern preset in the picker Also adjust the
Opacity of the overlay.D
➤ To load patterns from another library, choose
a library name from the lower part of the
picker menu (see page 401)
4. Do any of the following:
Change the Blend Mode.
Drag in the document to reposition the pattern;
click Snap to Origin to realign the pattern with
the upper left corner of the document
Choose a Scale percentage for the size of the
pattern
A We chose these options for the Gradient Overlay layer effect.
B The Gradient Overlay effect is applied to the original image (shown in Figure Don the previous page)
C The original type contains the Bevel and Emboss and Satin layer effects.
D For our Pattern Overlay layer effect, we chose the Mountains pattern, which is in the Texture Fill library
With the pattern overlay added to the mix, now the type looks like polished granite
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Copying, moving, and removing layer effects
If you like how an effect looks on one layer, you can copy it to another one The more, the merrier
To copy individual effects between layers:
Alt-drag/Option-drag any individual effect name from one layer to another
You can move an individual effect from one layer to another without deleting any effects on the target layer
To move an effect from one layer to another without replacing existing effects:
Drag any individual effect name from one layer
to another The effect will be removed from the source layer and copied to the target layer
And finally, you can also move all the effects from one layer to another (that is, replace any existing effects on the target layer and remove them from the source layer)
To move all the effects from one layer to another, replacing existing effects:
Drag the Effects listing from one layer to another
Clicking to remove the visibility icon for a layer effect or unchecking the box for an effect in the Layer Style dialog doesn’t remove the effect — it merely hides it from view If you want to perma-nently delete effects from a layer, do as follows
To remove layer effects:
Do either of the following:
Drag a single effect name to the Delete Layer button at the bottom of the Layers panel
To remove all the effects from a layer, drag the Effects listing over the Delete Layer button
➤ If you turn off an effect via the check box in the Layer Style dialog and then turn it back on again the same way, the last-used options for that effect will redisplay
➤ To flatten all the layer effects in a document, choose File > Scripts > Flatten All Layer Effects.★ If any type layers contain effects, the script will also rasterize those layers
Check Link with Layer to link the pattern to
the layer so they’ll move as a unit if you drag
the layer
5 Click OK.
Applying the Stroke effect
If you’re partial to neon, you can achieve that
illusion in Photoshop by using the Stroke effect
This works especially well on type, and also on
geometric shapes
To apply the Stroke effect:
1 Double-click a layer on the Layers panel to
open the Layer Style dialog
2 Click Stroke.
3. Do any of the following:
Choose a Size (width) for the stroke.
From the Position menu, choose whether you
want the stroke to be applied to the Outside,
Inside, or Center of the edges of the layer
content
Choose a Blend Mode.
Choose an Opacity percentage.
For the Fill Type, choose Color, Gradient, or
Pattern, and choose settings for the options
that become available (see the preceding page)
4 Click OK A
A The Bevel and Emboss, Gradient Overlay, and Stroke
effects are applied We did this in one easy step by applying
the Liquid Rainbow layer style, which is in the Text Effects
style library (see the next page).
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Applying layer styles
You can conveniently store multiple layer settings
collectively as a style on the Styles panel The style
will include layer effects and/or blending options,
such as the layer opacity, blending mode, and fill
opacity settings Once stored, styles can be quickly
applied to any layer To get acquainted with this
panel, start by applying one of the predefined styles
to a type layer or to a layer that contains some
trans-parency You can edit the effects from any predefined
style, or create and save your own styles, as we show
you on the next page
To apply a style to a layer:
1 Show the Styles panel. Via the panel menu, you
can change the panel display mode to Text Only
or to a Thumbnail or List mode, and you can load
more style libraries onto the panel by choosing a
library name (see page 401)
2 Do one of the following:
Click a layer (not the Background) on the Layers
panel, then click a style on the Styles panel.A–F
Drag a style name or thumbnail from the Styles
panel over any selected or unselected layer on the
Layers panel
Double-click a layer to open the Layer Style
dialog, click Styles at the top, click a style
thumb-nail, then click OK (A, next page)
➤ Normally, when a style is applied, it replaces any
and all existing effects on the current layer If you
prefer to combine the effects from a style with
the existing effects on a layer, click or
Shift-drag the style Note that whether Shift is held
down or not, if two effects have the same name,
effects in the new style will replace the old
A Click a layer, then click a style thumbnail (or
name) on the Styles panel
E KS Styles library ★> Lightning
F Image Effects library > Water Reflection
C Text Effects library > Sprayed Stencil
D Text Effects library > Shaded Red Bevel
B Web Styles library > Blue Paper Clip
CLEARING A STYLE FROM A LAYER
To remove a style from a layer (and also restore the default opacity of 100% and the layer blending mode of Normal), right-click the layer and choose Clear Layer Style
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Creating layer styles
When creating a layer style, you can control whether
the style will include the layer effects that are
currently applied to the selected layer and/or the
current blending option settings (such as the layer
opacity, blending mode, and fill opacity)
To save a style to the Styles panel:
1 To a layer, apply the effects settings and/or
blending option settings that you want to save
collectively as a style
2 Do either of the following:
On the Layers panel, click the layer that
con-tains the desired settings,Bthen on the Styles
panel, click either the blank area or the New
Style button C–D
On the Layers panel, double-click the layer that
contains the desired settings, then on the right
side of the Layer Style dialog, click New Style.
3 The New Style dialog opens Enter a Name
for the new style, check whether you want to
Include Layer Effects and/or Include Layer
Blending Options in the style, then click OK
If the Layer Style dialog is open, click OK again
The new style appears as the last listing or
thumbnail on the Styles panel
➤ To create a library of styles, see page 401
➤ To copy a style from one layer to another,
right-click the layer that contains the desired settings
and choose Copy Layer Style Click another layer,
then right-click that layer and choose Paste Layer
Style If the target layer already has a style, the
new one will replace it
B On the Layers panel, click a layer that contains the effects and/or other settings to be saved as a style…
A Styles can also be applied to a layer via your old pal, the Layer Style dialog Click Styles at the top left side of the dialog, then click a thumbnail.
D Our style appears at the bottom of the panel.
C …then on the Styles panel, click either the blank area or the New Style button