Instructor: Prof. Takehiko Nagakura
Last modified: 2011.02.03. by TN
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Demo 4The following example combines two images together and creates a shadow using layer masks and layer styles. |
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1 | Open both marble.jpg and column.jpg in Photoshop. |
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2 | In marble.jpg, double-click on the background layer and rename the layer to "marble". |
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3 | Next create a new layer in marble.jpg that is completely white. In the layer palette, click on the little triangle in the upper right-hand corner and select New Layer.... Name the new layer "white" and move the white layer so that it is below the marble layer in the layer palette stack. |
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4 | Select the marble layer and add a layer mask by clicking
on the squared icon next to the trash can at the bottom of the layer palette.
Alternatively, you can use the menu,
Layer > Add Layer Mask > Reveal All Alt-Click (click with Alt key down) on the layer mask to make it viewable in the main screen. |
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5 | In column.jpg, select the entire image (Ctrl-A) and copy
it (Ctrl-C). Then paste (Ctrl-V) it into the layer mask of marble.jpg. After
pasting, invert the image (Ctrl-I). Click on the marble icon in the layer palette to see the effects of the layer mask. You should see a column shape filled with marble pattern. |
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6 | To create a drop shadow, double-click on the marble to bring up the layer style options. Check Drop Shadow. Set the angle to 135, distance to 5, size to 7, and click OK. |