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It’s All About the Texture

 

Texture can be added so that only bits of it peek through, or through all layers after the painting is finished. To do this, create a new layer, press Shift-Delete (PC:Shift-Backspace), choose 50% Gray from the Use menu, and click OK. Then take this layer into the filter gallery to apply the texture and change the layer’s blend mode to Overlay or Soft Light. The reason for putting this on a separate layer is that if you later want to have the painting printed on canvas, you can easily turn it off or delete it.

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith

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