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Lesson 14
Using Layer Effects and Styles

Objectives:
​Section 14-A (Monday)
  • What are layer effects?
  • Using drop shadow, outer glow, pattern overlay, gradient overlay, and color overlay
Section 14-B (Tuesday)
  • Using satin, inner glow, inner shadow, stroke, and bevel & emboss
  • Using the blending effects dialog - transparent text
Section 14-C (Wednesday)
  • Scaling layer effects
  • An introduction to Photoshop styles - How to create and save a style in Photoshop​ (Exercise B14-06)
Section 14-D (Thursday)
  • How to install, use, and delete styles
  • How to create, save, delete, or install a pattern, gradient, color swatches, etc (Exercise B14-08)

Greg on DeviantArt has created hundreds of styles - go have a look!  They're free to download and use.
Picture
Navajo Jewelry - a Photoshop style created by Nathan Smith. You can freely download and use this style by clicking the image above.
USU Canvas Resources and Assignment for this week...
USU students, all the assignments, discussions, exercise files, reading assignments for lesson 14 will be found in Canvas - Lesson 14 Module. See the image at right.

​If you're not a registered USU student, and you are working through this lesson on your own, links to the exercise files are provided within the lesson.
Can you use the design principles you've learned this semester to create a clean, visually organized and attractive flyer for a department or organization you are affiliated with? Why not make this a real world project, and ask your department or organization what they need - something that could actually be used (and useful)!

You can click on the image to see my portfolio exhibit that I designed for the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University.
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