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3 Click the General tab to modify the general layer properties such
as layer name, blend mode, and opacity.
4 On the Overlay tab, adjust the color and opacity of the overlay.
The default overlay is a reddish, mask-like layer with 50 percent
opacity.
5 Click OK.
You can also open the Layer properties dialog box by choosing
Layers Properties.
Using layer styles
You can apply a variety of effects, either alone or in combination, by
using the Layer Styles tabbed area of the Layer Properties dialog box.
With this feature, you can create visually interesting and creative
effects to a layer in real time, and you can fine-tune the effect before
applying it. The Layer Styles feature provides six effects: Reflection,
Outer Glow, Bevel, Emboss, Inner Glow, and Drop Shadow.
When you apply these effects on a separate layer and save the resulting
file in a layer-capable file format (such as the PspImage format), your
original image remains unedited on its own layer. In this sense, layer
styles are similar to adjustment layers. They differ, however, in that layer
styles are applied not to the underlying canvas, but just to the
boundaries of the individual layer.
If you resize a layer with one or more layer styles applied to it, the
effects are resized proportionally.
Layer styles can be applied only to raster and vector layers.
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Some layer styles (such as Drop Shadow) are applied outside the layer’s
data. Some layer styles won’t be seen unless the layer includes areas of
transparency.
Why is there a “Layer” check box?
When marked, this check box lets you show the layer data with the
effects applied. When unmarked, this check box lets you turn off the
layer data and just show the effects. Unmarking the Layer check box
makes the original layer data behave as if a mask were applied to it.
Is there a reason for the check box order?
Yes. The effects need to be composited in a particular order to obtain
sensible results. For example, you would not want a Drop Shadow
effect placed on top of its source object, nor would you want an Outer
Glow effect placed under a Drop Shadow effect. Thus, the Reflection
effect is placed on top, followed by the Outer Glow effect, the Bevel
effect, and so on. The Drop Shadow effect is applied last.
What happens when I edit layers with effects?
Whether you edit a vector layer by adding new text or shapes, or edit
a raster layer by painting with a brush tool, the effects previously
applied to the layer are applied to any modifications you make.
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Layers Styles examples
To apply a Reflection layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Reflection check
box.
The After pane is updated to show the initial Reflection effect. If
you want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
Note: The Reflection effect may create data that extends beyond
the viewable image canvas, so you may need to expand the
canvas to see the entire effect.
4 Drag the Size slider to set the speed with which the reflection
fades in comparison with the original layer data.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set the intensity of the reflection’s
overall lightness.
6 Drag the red Reflection Distance control line to set the horizontal
axis about which all layer data is reflected.
7 Click OK.
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You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
To apply an Outer Glow layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Outer Glow check
box.
The After pane is updated to show the initial Outer Glow effect. If
you want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
Note: The Outer Glow effect may create data that extends beyond
the viewable image canvas, so you may need to expand the
canvas to see the entire effect.
4 Drag the Size slider to set how far the glow extends outside the
layer data.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set the lightness intensity and visibility
of the glow.
6 In the rainbow color picker, click a glow color. The current color
appears along the bottom row of the color picker.
7 Click OK.
You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
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To apply a Bevel layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Bevel check box.
The After pane is updated to show the initial Bevel effect. If you
want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
4 Drag the Size slider to set the distance from the outer edge of the
layer data to the extent of the bevel.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set lightness intensity and visibility of
the bevel.
6 Drag the two-dimensional lighting control
to set the direction
and distance of the light applied to the effect.
7 In the rainbow color picker, click a bevel color. The current color
appears along the bottom row of the color picker.
8 Click OK.
You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
To apply an Emboss layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Emboss check box.
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The After pane is updated to show the initial Emboss effect. If you
want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
4 Drag the Size slider to set the distance from the outer edge of the
layer data to the extent of the embossing.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set lightness intensity and visibility of
the embossing.
6 Drag the two-dimensional lighting control
to set the direction
and distance of the light applied to the effect.
7 Click OK.
You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
To apply an Inner Glow layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Inner Glow check
box.
The After pane is updated to show the initial Inner Glow effect. If
you want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
4 Drag the Size slider to set how far glow extends inside the layer
data.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set the lightness intensity and visibility
of the glow.
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6 In the rainbow color picker, click a glow color. The current color
appears along the bottom row of the color picker.
7 Click OK.
You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
To apply a Drop Shadow layer style
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer, and click the Layer Styles button
.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Drop Shadow
check box.
The After pane is updated to show the initial Drop Shadow effect.
If you want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
Note: The Drop Shadow effect may create data that extends
beyond the viewable image canvas (particularly on a layer the
same size as the Background layer), so you may need to expand
the canvas to see the entire effect.
4 Drag the Size slider to set the distance between the layer data and
the shadow.
As you increase the size, the shadow becomes more blurred.
5 Drag the Opacity slider to set lightness intensity and visibility of
the shadow.
6 Drag the two-dimensional lighting control
to set the direction
and distance of the light applied to the effect.
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7 In the rainbow color picker, click a shadow color. The current color
appears along the bottom row of the color picker.
8 Click OK.
You can save Layer Styles settings as a preset and then apply
them at any time to another layer. For more information on
saving and applying presets, see “Using and creating presets”
on page 747.
To adjust the layer data visibility
Edit workspace
1 Click a layer that has effects applied, and click the Layer Styles
button
.
Note: When you modify the visibility of layer data, you are not
changing the visibility of the effects applied to the layer.
2 In the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Layer Styles tab.
3 In the group box that lists the effects, mark the Layer check box.
The After pane is updated to show the effect of marking the box.
If you want to preview the changes on the actual image, mark the
Preview on Image check box.
Drag the Opacity slider to set the light intensity and visibility of the
layer data.
4 To turn off layer data visibility, unmark the Layers check box.
5 Click OK.
To display or hide layer effects
Edit workspace
1 On the Layers palette, click a layer that has effects applied.
2 Click the Layer Effects Visibility Toggle button
to display or
hide the effects.
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A layer effect icon
displays on the layer when the effect is
visible. The icon disappears when the effect is hidden.
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