In this lesson, we continue on from where we left off in last week's lesson on Layer Style Essentials to explore the more powerful features of Layer Effects. We take a look at Layer Effects such as Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Bevel & Emboss. We also explore the more unique features of Bevel & Emboss such as Contour, Gloss Contour, Texture-based bump maps and much more. You'll also learn how to use features such as Blend Interior Effects as Group, Blend Clipped Effects as Group, Transparency Shapes Layer, Layer Mask Hides Effects and more.In the lesson, I mention using textures to add dimension to an otherwise flat surface. You can download free patterns from Adobe's web site here (look for the section called Textures for Texturizer Filter): https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/downloadable-plugins-and-content.html#TexturesforTexturizerFilterNote: The practice images for this week's lesson have been compressed into a .zip archive. That means you'll have to double-click on the fill after downloading to expand its contents before you can open the images in Photoshop. I do not have wide enough ranging licensing rights to the ruler and C-clamp images to allow them to be downloaded.
NOTE: Some Windows users have reported issues accessing the video playback controls. While we're working on the issue, here's a Temporary Workaround: Click "Introduction" in the table of contents to the right of the video and then immediately click within the video to give it focus. After doing so, use the spacebar to play/pause the video and the left/right arrow keys to scrub forward or backward within the video.
I'm currently traveling interionally which prevents me from having the focus needed to tackle this issue while I'm away. We hope to have this issue resolved by the end of August or soon after. I will then focus on adding a Mark as Watched indivator and the ability to add private notes to a lesson. I had wanted to get these things done before my trip started, but recording enough lessons to cover the time I'd be away took longer than expected.
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