Post by Jen on Oct 1, 2009 0:51:40 GMT -6
If you want to apply the same effect from one layer to another here's how you do it. To apply the original effect you would select a layer and then click on the tiny f in a circle located at the bottom of the layers palette and chose an effect.
In the picture below I want to apply the Inner Shadow effect from Layer 1 to Layer 3.
First I clicked where I've outlined in red and then dragged the effects' layer down. In Photoshop CS3 you need to hold the option key for Macs and the alt key for Windows as you click and drag an effects' layer. If you don't hold the option key the effect will be removed from the one layer and then applied to whichever layer you drag it to.
You need to drag the effects' layer so it's just under the layer you want to apply the effect to. In CS3 you need to drag the effects' layer over the layer you want to apply it to.
In the picture I'm mid drag that's why you faintly see Inner Shadow over layer 3. If you look at where the arrow is pointing you'll see a bold line at the bottom of layer 3. The bold line lets me know if I was to release the effects' layer, which I'm about to do in the photo, it would apply the effect to layer 3. In CS3 the entire layer will have a bold line around it to let you know if you release the effect will be applied to the layer. To practice just click and drag an effects' layer up and down and you'll see the bold line move from one layer to the next.
If you have a layer that has more than one effect applied to it and you want to add all of these effects to another layer then you would drag the layer named Effects, red arrow, the same way as you would drag an individual effect above. In Photoshop CS3 you need to hold the option key for Macs and the alt key for Windows as you click and drag the Effects layer.
In the picture below I want to apply the Inner Shadow effect from Layer 1 to Layer 3.
First I clicked where I've outlined in red and then dragged the effects' layer down. In Photoshop CS3 you need to hold the option key for Macs and the alt key for Windows as you click and drag an effects' layer. If you don't hold the option key the effect will be removed from the one layer and then applied to whichever layer you drag it to.
You need to drag the effects' layer so it's just under the layer you want to apply the effect to. In CS3 you need to drag the effects' layer over the layer you want to apply it to.
In the picture I'm mid drag that's why you faintly see Inner Shadow over layer 3. If you look at where the arrow is pointing you'll see a bold line at the bottom of layer 3. The bold line lets me know if I was to release the effects' layer, which I'm about to do in the photo, it would apply the effect to layer 3. In CS3 the entire layer will have a bold line around it to let you know if you release the effect will be applied to the layer. To practice just click and drag an effects' layer up and down and you'll see the bold line move from one layer to the next.
If you have a layer that has more than one effect applied to it and you want to add all of these effects to another layer then you would drag the layer named Effects, red arrow, the same way as you would drag an individual effect above. In Photoshop CS3 you need to hold the option key for Macs and the alt key for Windows as you click and drag the Effects layer.