Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 308)

301 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Layers
Last updated 1/10/2010
You can also apply the blending mode of a layer to layer effects that modify opaque pixels, such as Inner Glow or Color
Overlay, without changing layer effects that modify only transparent pixels, such as Outer Glow or Drop Shadow.
1 Select the layer that you want to affect.
2 Double-click a layer thumbnail, choose Blending Options from the Layers panel menu, or choose Layer > Layer
Style > Blending Options.
Note: To view blending options for a text layer, choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, or choose Blending
Options from the Add A Layer Style button at the bottom of the Layers panel menu.
3 Specify the scope of blending options:
• Select Blend Interior Effects As Group to apply the blending mode of the layer to layer effects that modify opaque
pixels, such as Inner Glow, Satin, Color Overlay, and
Gradient Overlay.
• Select Blend Clipped Layers As Group to apply the blending mode of the base layer to all layers in the clipping mask.
Deselecting this option, which is always selected by default, maintains the original blending mode and appearance
of each layer in the group.
Advanced blending options
A. Farm Logo and Paint Stroke layers, each with its own blending mode B. Blend Interior Effects As Group option selected C. Blend Clipped
Layers As Group option selected
• Select Transparency Shapes Layers to restrict layer effects and knockouts to opaque areas of the layer. Deselecting
this option, which is always selected by default, applies these effects throughout the layer.
• Select Layer Mask Hides Effects to restrict layer effects to the area defined by the layer mask.
• Select Vector Mask Hides Effects to restrict layer effects to the area defined by the vector mask.
4 Click OK.
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