This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Adding an adjustment layer
You can add adjustment layers to an image to apply color and tonal adjustments without permanently changing the pixel values in the image. For example, if you add a Color Balance adjustment layer to an image, you can experiment with different colors repeatedly, because the change occurs only on the adjustment layer. If you decide to return to the original pixel values, you can hide or delete the adjustment layer.
You’ve used adjustment layers in other lessons. Here, you’ll add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the color of the purple flower. An adjustment layer affects all layers below it in the image’s stacking order unless a selection is active when you create it or you create a clipping mask.
Select the Flower2 layer in the Layers panel.
Click the Hue/Saturation icon in the Adjustments panel to add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.
In the Properties panel, apply the following settings:
Hue: 43
Saturation: 19
Lightness: 0
The changes affect the Flower2, Pineapple Copy, Pineapple, Clouds, and Background layers. The effect is interesting, but you want to change only the Flower2 layer.
In the Properties panel, click the Create Clipping Mask button (
). It’s the first button along the bottom of the panel, and you see it when the Properties panel displays options for a layer that can become a clipping mask, such as an adjustment layer.An arrow appears in the Layers panel, indicating that the adjustment layer applies only to the Flower2 layer. You’ll learn more about clipping masks in Lessons 6 and 7.
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Using an effect more than once in a layer style
A great way to add visual impact to a design element is to apply multiple instances of effects such as strokes, glows, or shadows. You don’t have to duplicate layers to do this, because you can apply multiple instances of an effect inside the Layer Style dialog box.
Open 04End.psd in your Lesson04 folder.
In the Layers panel, double-click the Drop Shadow effect applied to the HAWAII layer.
In the effects list on the left side of the Layer Style dialog box, click the + button to the right of the Drop Shadow effect, and select the second Drop Shadow effect.
Now for the fun part! You can adjust your second drop shadow to change options such as color, size, and opacity.
In the Drop Shadow options area, click the color swatch, move the pointer outside the Layer Style dialog box so that the pointer changes into an eyedropper, and click the bottom flower to sample its purplish color. Then match the Drop Shadow settings as shown here, and click OK.
The new drop shadow helps the “HAWAII” text pop off the page.
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