Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques- P5

Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques- P5: Staring at a shelf full of Photoshop books at the localbookstore, it seems that there are more special-effect“cookbooks” and technical tomes than anyone would evercare to read. The problem is that none of those “cookbooks”provide enough detail to really let you feel like youunderstand the program
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Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques- P5Chapter 3 Layers and Curves Layer Styles Choose Layer > Layer Style to access a bunch of really neat options. Some of the same options are available under the Layer Style pop-up menu at the bottom of the Layers panel (it’s the leftmost icon). To experiment with these options, create a new, empty layer, and paint on it with any of the painting tools. Then apply one of the effects found in the Layer Style menu: Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Outer Glow, Inner Glow, Bevel and Emboss, and so on (Figures 3.26 to 3.28). You can use the default settings for now. After applying an effect, use the Eraser tool to remove some of the paint on that layer. Did you notice that the layer effect updates to reflect the changes you make to the layer? In one simple step, layer styles create results that would usually require multiple layers and a lot of memory.Figure 3.26 One of the most popular layer styles isthe drop shadow. Figure 3.27 A text layer is ordinary Figure 3.28 Adding a drop shadow and flat, sometimes needing a little to a text layer makes the font much more punch. clearer and adds to the overall image. When you have at least one layer style applied to a layer, a small fx appears next to the layer’s name in the Layers panel. That’s the only indication that a layer has a layer style attached to it. Click the triangle that appears next to that symbol to see a list of the layer styles that are applied to that layer (Figure 3.29). If you drag one of the layer Figure 3.29 Applied layer styles appear under the fx symbol in styles from that list and release the mouse button when the the layer. cursor is over another layer, that layer style moves to the106 II: Production Essentialsselected layer. Holding down Option/Alt when dragginga style copies the style instead of moving it. Dragging theword Effects from the top of the list moves all of the layerstyles attached to that layer. To remove a layer style, click itsname in the list and drag it to the Trash icon at the bottomof the Layers panel.You can lower the Fill setting at the top of Photoshop’sLayers panel to reduce the opacity of the layer contentswhile keeping the layer style at full strength (Figure 3.30). Alternatively, hold down Shift and type a number whilethe Move tool is active. Choose Layer > Layer Style > CreateLayer to have Photoshop create the layers that would usu-ally be needed to create the effect. For example, you mightwant to choose Create Layer if you want to distort the Figure 3.30 By lowering the Fill valueeffect separately from the layer to which it was attached. for a layer with effects applied, youFigures 3.31 to 3.34 show what a few of the layer styles can can achieve interesting results.do to an image.Figure 3.31 Use an emboss layer style to give text a soft- Figure 3.32 Settings for beveling andened effect. embossing.Figure 3.33 An inner shadow can create an interesting Figure 3.34 Settings for the inner shadowcutout effect. layer style. 107Cha ...