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Be sure to check my newest video tutorial on creating cool stylized backgrounds. The cool thing about this technique is that it utilizes layer styles to make the finished effect completely adjustable. Even after it has been applied. This effect was inspired, not surprisingly, by a cool movie poster from the movie Hairspray. Check it out here.

Matt Kloskowski has a new online course over at the Kelby Training site called Mastering Layers in Photoshop CS4. This course is for anyone who wants to get a solid grip on what is perhaps Photoshop’s most important feature. Everything from creating and managing layers to adjustment layers and layer styles. If there is one feature in Photoshop you should master this is it. Find out more here.

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  1. Ramelli said on — November 25, 2008 @ 8:08 am

    Dear Corey,

    I love your blog, I have watched every sigle episode of layers tv from the start and do most of your tutorials, I also do matts and scott.

    All of I have learned is with your help, I make a good leaving in paris as a photographer and you guys helped me a lot ! so tks again, check out my site :

    http://www.photoserge.com

    (all hdr photos)

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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).
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