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Separation Anxiety: Put A Layer Style On A Separate Layer

 

When you apply a layer style to a layer using the Add a Layer Style pop-up menu in the Layers palette, you’ve done just that-applied a style to a layer, and that style is married to that layer. However, if you’d like to edit your effect separately from the layer, you can ask Photoshop to put to the layer style on its own separate layer (or layers if necessary). To do this, click on your layer, then go under the Layer menu, under Layer Style, and choose Create Layers. Your effect will now appear on its own layer beneath your current layer. Note: If you apply a bevel effect, it will create multiple separate layers.

3 Comments

  1. Nattanya said on — March 21, 2009 @ 2:23 pm

    Fabulous! I have been looking for this information.
    Thanks.

  2. griffithworks said on — November 9, 2009 @ 10:00 am

    Thanks! This is a handy tip.

  3. IT&Designs said on — October 16, 2011 @ 9:06 pm

    OMG, THANK YOU! I feel so stupid, was looking for this for an hour, just to found out that IT IS IN FACT implemented and is easily accessible:( What has happened to just browsing and clicking around… Got too lazy :)

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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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