Creating And Editing Contours (Photoshop) - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

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Using Layers
Managing layer styles
You can select, reset, delete, or change the preview
of layer styles using the Styles palette and the Styles
pop-up palette menu. (See "Using pop-up
palettes" on page 62.) You can also use the Preset
Manager. (See "Managing libraries with the Preset
Manager (Photoshop)" on page 85.)
Creating and editing contours
(Photoshop)
You can use contours to shape the appearance of
an effect over a given range in the Drop Shadow,
Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Bevel and
Emboss, and Satin effects when creating custom
layer styles. For example, a Linear contour on a
Drop Shadow causes the opacity to drop off in a
linear transition while a Custom contour can be
used to create a unique shadow transition.
Custom contours created in Photoshop can be
used in ImageReady.
You can select, reset, delete, or change the preview
of contours in the contour pop-up palette.
(See "Using pop-up palettes" on page 62.) You can
also use the Preset Manager. (See "Managing
libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)" on
page 85.) You can create custom contours,
load contours, or save contours in the Contour
Editor dialog box. Exiting Photoshop saves the
contents of the current pop-up palette in the
Preferences file.
A B
A. Click to display the Contour Editor dialog box
B. Click to display the pop-up palette
Editing contours
You can use the Contour Editor dialog box to edit
the currently selected contour. After you have
edited it, you can save it as a preset.
To create a custom contour:
Click the contour in the Layer Style dialog box.
1
Click the contour to add points and drag to
2
adjust the contour. Or enter values for Input
and Output.
To create a sharp corner instead of a smooth
3
curve, select a point and click Corner.
4 To save the contour to a file, click Save and
name the contour.
5 To store a contour as a preset, choose New.
6 Click OK. New contours are added at the
bottom of the pop-up palette.