Split Layer Styles into Individual Layers
crhoadhouse (98 points) | Tue, 2006-02-07 16:12Say that you created an effect using a layer style but it is not quite exactly what you want, perhaps you want a drop shadow to have a halftone effect or you want to switch the stacking order of the effects. Well there is a easy way to divide them into layers...
1. Create your layer style
2. Click on the small "f" icon in that layer in the layers pallet while holding down the control key.
3. Choose "Create layers" in the resulting pop-up menu.
4. There you have it, seperate layers for the effects. Photoshop is even nice enough to name the layers after the effect they represent.
Now if you were totally insane you could then apply more layer styles to the resulting individual layers...
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I discovered this almost accidentally the other day and love it. Adds a lot more versatility to styles
Wonderful tip -- thanks!
lol and I thought I knew my round photoshop pretty smartly - I guess not :P
U rock man thanks for the tip!
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This is awesome. I've always thought you should be able to do this... little did I know I could all along! Thanks for sharing.
That's awesome, how long has that feature been there?! I've always wanted to do this.
I'm blushing over here...
Thanks for the kind words.
and i thought everybody knew about this.
i would have post it myself... :)
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This doesn't seem to work in CS2, is there another way to do it?
I just did it using CS2 and it worked fine. [It's the third option from the bottom in the contexual menu]