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Photoshop for Designers: Layer Effects

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Overview

Create editable, nondestructive effects such as shadows, glows, bevel and emboss, and much more with layer effects in Photoshop.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Exercise files and font usage
1. Layer Effects Overview
  • Non-destructive, linked effects
  • Effect types and global light
  • Scale layer effects
  • Move, copy, and delete layer effects
  • Convert layer effects to layers
  • Work with preset styles
  • Apply contours
2. Shadow and Glow Effects
  • Simple Drop Shadows
  • Create a Cast Shadow
  • Layer knocks out shadow
  • Outline shadow effects
  • Static Interference text with Inner Glow
  • Psychedelic Glow and Stroke effect
  • Separate an Inner Glow
  • Restrained and extreme satin effects
  • Create a composition with shadows and glows
3. Bevel and Emboss Effects
  • Create gold text using an Inner Bevel
  • Create chrome text using a Gloss Contour
  • Create a sand effect using Outer Bevel
  • Create a chisel effect with Inner Bevel and Emboss
  • Create an embossed metallic logo
  • Create a Glass Text effect
  • Create a Multi-Bevel High Contrast effect
4. Overlay Effects
  • Create a color overlay
  • Create a pattern overlay
  • Combine Pattern and Inner Glow for an Inline Shading effect
  • Apply a pattern to an extruded Drop Shadow
  • Warp a gradient overlay
5. Stroke Effects
  • Basic stroke effects
  • Create an offset stroke
  • Create a silver effect with an emboss stroke
  • How to create multiple strokes
6. Advanced Blending Options
  • Knockout effects
  • Blend interior effects and clipped effects
  • How to use the "Blend if" sliders
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Nigel French

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