Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
1 In the Shading section to the right of Angle, there is a Direction of light source slider. You can change
the current light angle by clicking and dragging the marker indicating the current light angle. Click and
drag the marker to see how it affects the embossing style.
Click and drag inside the circle to change the direction of the light source.
Use Global light is selected as a default. This assures you that all other effects that rely on a light
source use the same angle that you determine for this style.
2 Click and hold to select Normal from the Highlight Mode blending drop-down menu.
3 Now, click the white box to the right of Highlight Mode. This opens the Select highlight color picker
and allows you to sample a color from your image, or create your own highlight color using the Color
Picker. Choose any yellow-gold color; in this example, an RGB value of R: 215 , G: 155 , B: 12 is used.
Click OK.
4 Click the Shadow color box, to the right of Shadow Mode, and change the color to blue. In this ex-
ample, an RGB value of R: 30 , G: 15 , B: 176 is used.
Set a highlight color.
Set a shadow color.
The resulting bevel and emboss.
5 Click OK to close the Color Picker. Keep the Layer Style dialog box open for the final step in this pro-
ject.
Changing the fill opacity
In addition to setting opacity, which affects layer styles as well as the contents of the layer, you can adjust
the fill opacity. The fill opacity affects only the contents of the layer, keeping the opacity of any layer
styles that have been applied at the original opacity. This is a very easy method to use to make text look
like it is embossed on paper or engraved in stone.
1 Select the Blending Options Default. This is the top-most item underneath the Styles panel.
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