Installation of Photoshop styles and basic use
Load via file > open command or via the styles palette load and replace commands.
Access the layer effects via the style palette.
Modify effects via layer styles dialog or scaling. Apply to text as well as images and layers.
Below you can see a sampling of the style effects applied to text to create weird and wonderful distortions as well as an icy style text design as well as a selection of metallic text style effects
example: selection of the styles included in the Photoshop styles bundle.
Photoshop Styles installation
Styles are stored in native ASL format. The styles should be placed in the Photoshop presets styles folder and accessed via the styles palette.
For Photoshop, styles files can be located anywhere and accessed via the load / replace, for Photoshop Elements, the styles need to be placed in the presets styles folder. If you are using Photoshop Elements 5, you may also wish to include the layer styles in the Artwork and Effects palette.
To do this, please place the ASL file into 'Documents and settings' 'all users' 'application data' 'adobe' 'photoshop elements' 5.0 'Photo Creations' 'Special Effects' 'layer styles' and create a sub folder beneath that marked, say, 'graphicxtras'.
Store the ASL file in the 'graphicxtras' folder (to avoid any repeat appearances in the palette.
Re-start PSE 5 and go to the Artwork and Effects palette 'Special Effects' 'Layer styles' 'graphicxtras' (or whatever) It is possible that the location might vary with windows Vista.
Photoshop styles / Layers
Use the styles with shapes and layers in Photoshop CS5 CS4 CS3 CS2 CS 7 6 and Elements 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The styles from graphicxtras.com are all stored in Photoshop 6 format and can be used in all versions from that. The styles can be applied to layers (such as basic layers as well as text layers).
Photoshop styles frames
Use the styles to create awesome frames and edges to images. A quick way to do this would be to select a region, inverse that and then copy the selection and paste. The new layer based on the selection can then have a pre-defined style applied or use that as a starting point and then modify the style via the layer effects menu. The frame can then be flattened with the other layers.
example: the Photoshop styles can be used as frame effects, the set comes with the PAT files as well so you can quickly modify the pattern of the frame / style
Photoshop styles toolkit
The styles are a toolkit of 100s of variant effects. To find out more about the individual sets, please check out the styles pack etc sets, there is also a bundle.
After Effects / Fireworks and accessing styles
Access the layer styles in Adobe After Effects. You can also access the style effects via Fireworks. |
Photoshop styles and web buttons
Use the Photoshop styles to create web buttons for web pages. There are also many additional web button styles available on the web. Recently a new version of Alien Skin's Eye Candy (version 6) has been released and it includes many new possible web button effects (though these are not layer effects)
Photoshop styles text effects
The styles can be used with text to create awesome text effects. Use layer scaling to tweak settings
example: Greek styles applied to text
Layer scaling / selected shape in Photoshop
Use the layer scaling dialog to tweak the style / layer effect without going to the layers dialog. The layer scaling command can be found at the bottom of the layer > layer style menu. The layer scaling command can radically change the style applied especially if using a satin or bevel effect. Some of the effects are only subtly changed by the layer scaling command such as stroke or drop shadow.
Layer scaling command applied to a stroke to reduce the stroke / glow applied to a cat shape in Photoshop
1) Select shape
2) Apply style to the shape
3) Go to the layer > Layer style menu
4) Select layer scaling (bottom of the menu)
5) Change slider setting as required.
Select Photoshop styles and apply
Select an area of an image, copy and apply a style
Modifying Photoshop styles
The styles are starting points. Modify the styles to create 1000s of different styles. The newly modified styles can be saved to a new ASL styles file as required. Modify the styles via the styles palette (found in the layers menu of Photoshop). You have limited features to modify styles in Photoshop Elements and cannot save the styles. Modify the styles using the layer style dialog in Photoshop.
Photoshop styles and warping
Use the layer styles and warping transformations for amazing visual effects
Photoshop Styles palette
Use the style palette or preset manager to manipulate styles and save your own styles. The save command for the styles is found on the right side of the palette and it saves all the styles in the palette to a new ASL file.
VP
Use the styles via the pasteboard or VP dialog for weird and wonderful perspective 3D styled effects.
Brushes and Photoshop styles
Use the Photoshop styles in combo with brushes to create styled brush effects / 3D effects via a new layer.
Effects and styles
You can apply effects / plugins to the styles for even more amazing effects
Texture - using Photoshop styles for texture effects
Use the styles as a texture or pattern. You can always define the layer as a pattern and reuse.
Photoshop Styles and settings
Styles are stored set of drop shadow / inner glow / pattern overlay / gradient overlay information.
Artwork palettes
Photoshop styles can be stored in the layers styles section for PSE 5 and accessed via the layers styles section of the Artwork palette. Click on apply effects palette and select styles category. Styles can also be added to the favorites section of the Artwork palette.
Photoshop Styles recommendations
"From my perspective, using tools from Abneil styles for Photoshop leads me to places and designs I would never have arrived at without them. The path itself is exciting and allows my artist's soul to play freely and happily." from Carol Goodell Bingham Farms, Michigan, USA Member: MacGroup Detroit/NAPP
example: modify the Photoshop styles via the palette. Add shadows, remove bevels etc as required |
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