2016
O'Reilly Media / Infinite Skills
Andy Anderson
2:00
English
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
01. Introduction
0101Welcome To The Course
0102 About Andy
0103 Loading The Exercise Files
02. Layer Effects
0201 Introduction
0202 Working Non-Destructively
0203 Using Global Light
0204 Transforming & Effects
0205 Controlling Layer Effects
0206 Making Layer Effects Permanent
0207 Saving Effect Presets
03. Working With Shadows & Glows
0301 Introduction
0302 Generating A Basic Drop Shadow
0303 Cast Versus Drop Shadow
0304 Effects And The Fill Option
0305 Using The Knockout Option
0306 Using The Satin Effect
04. Working With Bevel & Emboss
0401 Introduction
0402 Bevel & Emboss Basics
0403 Generating Grunge Text
0404 Writing In The Sand
0405 Carving In Wood
0406 Creating Liquid Metal
0407 Creating Raindrops
05. Overlay & Stroke Effects
0501 Introduction
0502 Working With Color Overlay
0503 Applying A Pattern Overlay
0504 Using A Gradient Overlay
0505 Working With The Stroke Effect
0506 Applying Multiple Stroke Effects
06. Additional Considerations
0601 Introduction
0602 Layer Effects Wrap Up
0603 Using Blend If
0604 Final Thoughts
oreilly.com, infiniteskills.com/training/experimenting-with-photoshop-layer-effects.html
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