Lesson C: Smart Objects
In this lesson, we’ll place an Adobe Illustrator file into a Photoshop document, establishing a link between the two. We’ll see how easy it is to swap the file out for another and (if you have and are familiar with Illustrator) edit the Illustrator file and see the change in Photoshop.
- Open the file “C smart objects.psd.” Check out each layer.
Smart Objects Are Smart Workflow
You’ll see that the top layer called “crumpled” is just a gray piece of crumpled paper set to a blend mode that hides the gray, leaving only the crumply highlights and shadows imposed on the paper layer below it. This is just another attempt to intrigue you about blend modes.
- Make sure the top layer is highlighted before the next step.
- Choose ...
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