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Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4- P9

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Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4- P9: Learning Adobe Photoshop is essential to success in digital media industries. Photoshop is a gateway into several related technologies. From digital image acquisition and processing to typography and compositing, Photoshop is often your fi rst introduction. If you can master this program, you can go on to success with several other technologies. With this in mind, it is important to learn Photoshop with one eye on the present and the other on the future. | 228 Chapter 13 Layer Styles Adding a Layer Style Photoshop offers ten effects to choose from. Each offers several options for customization and can be used to create unique and dynamic layer styles. Each effect has its own interface with many shared commonalities however each deserves close exploration. 1. Create a new document and choose the 2 X 3 preset. 2. Select the Type tool and add the letter T. Use a thick sans serif font and set the point size large enough to fill the canvas. If you are not yet familiar with the Type tool open Ch13_ Layer_Style_Start.psd from the Chapter 13 folder. 3. At the bottom of the Layers panel click the fx icon and choose the first effect Drop Shadow. 4. The Layer Style dialog box opens and provides you with control over the effect. Drop Shadow The Drop Shadow effect is straightforward useful and serves as an introduction to the Layer Styles. Several of the Drop Shadows interface elements appear in other effects. Let s examine its window closely Blend Mode Specifies the blending mode for the shadow. This allows the shadow to more realistically blend with lower layers. The Multiply blending mode is the most common for shadows. This mode causes the darkness of the shadow to mix with background colors which more closely simulates a natural shadow. Adding a Layer Style 229 Color By default color is set to black for the shadow. But shadows often pick up the color of the light source or background. To change the color of the shadow click the color rectangle to load the Adobe Color Picker. Opacity Adjusts the opacity of the effect. Opacity is the opposite of transparency the higher the number the less you can see through the layer. Angle Sets the direction of the shadow. Use Global Light Allows you to use a consistent light source for all layer effects. It s a good idea to leave the Use Global Light check box selected so that your designs have realistic and consistent lighting. Distance Affects how far the shadow is cast. You can also .