Video description
Enhance your photography, designs, and illustrations quickly and easily with layer effects. Adhering to the main Photoshop tenet of non-destructive editing, layer effects allow you to experiment and transform your designs without ever touching the "undo" button.
Andy Anderson will take you beyond the standard layer options, teaching you how to combine effects to make original custom styles that elevate your artwork. This hands-on course will equip beginners and veterans alike with the technical knowledge to unleash their creative potential.
- Learn how to apply a uniform light source with global light
- Create your own custom layer effects to use again and again
- Give your 2-D illustrations depth by adding realistic drop shadows
- Manipulate materials like sand, wood, metal, and water with bevel and emboss
- Make your images pop using color overlay and patterns
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Table of contents
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Introduction
- Welcome To The Course 00:01:16
- About Andy 00:04:16
- Loading The Exercise Files 00:01:15
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Layer Effects
- Introduction 00:01:06
- Working Non-Destructively 00:02:19
- Using Global Light 00:02:53
- Transforming & Effects 00:02:24
- Controlling Layer Effects 00:03:30
- Making Layer Effects Permanent 00:00:59
- Saving Effect Presets 00:02:04
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Working With Shadows & Glows
- Introduction 00:01:03
- Generating A Basic Drop Shadow 00:06:50
- Cast Versus Drop Shadow 00:02:35
- Effects And The Fill Option 00:03:59
- Using The Knockout Option 00:02:51
- Using The Satin Effect 00:03:35
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Working With Bevel & Emboss
- Introduction 00:00:54
- Bevel & Emboss Basics 00:05:57
- Generating Grunge Text 00:05:52
- Writing In The Sand 00:06:44
- Carving In Wood 00:03:36
- Creating Liquid Metal 00:05:18
- Creating Raindrops 00:08:37
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Overlay & Stroke Effects
- Introduction 00:00:46
- Working With Color Overlay 00:03:20
- Applying A Pattern Overlay 00:04:33
- Using A Gradient Overlay 00:04:10
- Working With The Stroke Effect 00:05:59
- Applying Multiple Stroke Effects 00:02:08
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Additional Considerations
- Introduction 00:00:41
- Layer Effects Wrap Up 00:04:47
- Using Blend If 00:04:57
- Final Thoughts 00:01:26
Product information
- Title: Experimenting with Photoshop Layer Effects
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2016
- Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
- ISBN: 9781491968758
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