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A06-06: Using the Blend-If Sliders, Review: Layer Effects and Styles
Objectives:
  1. ​Learn how to use the blend-if sliders in the layer blending options dialog.
  2. Practice creating styles using layer effects.
Learn:
​Using the Blend-If Sliders - a powerful feature for advanced Photoshop users!  
One of the ways that Photoshop can help blend multiple images together by using the “Blend If” sliders, which you can find in the Blending Options of the Layer Styles dialog. Please watch "Working with Layer Blend If Sliders in Adobe Photoshop​" and "Change Sky with Blend If - Photoshop Tutorial."
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3) Video: Working with Layer Blend If Sliders in Adobe Photoshop (7:33)
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Video: Change Sky with Blend If - Photoshop Tutorial (7:22)
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Apply: Exercise A06-06A - Change the background sky using the blend-if sliders
Below, are two free images from pexels.com. Click on them to download the photos. Can you use Photoshop's blend-if sliders to create a different sunset photo? When finished, save your Photoshop file as A06-06A_Your_Name.PSD.
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Photo by Johannes Plenio from Pexels: Click to download
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Photo by NO NAME from Pexels: Click to download
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The two photos have been blended using the blend-if sliders in the Blending Options dialog.
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Learn and Apply: Practice Adding Layer Effects, and Then Creating Styles
​First of all, read through this  comprehensive guide to layer effects by Callum Chapman.  He gives a good explanation for each of the layer effects you can apply to a layer. (PDF) 

​To practice, pick either the water droplet style or gold style below and work through the tutorial in Photoshop yourself. This practice is a self-check and does not need to be submitted.
Water Drops Style Tutorial:  Here's the PDF tutorial.
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Gold Style Tutorial:  Click the image to view or download.
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Gold Style Tutorial by Nathan Smith - Click image for larger view.
So, now you have learned that a layer style is a combination of one or more layer effects.  You've learned that you can save these combinations as a Photoshop style.  We'll be working more with styles next week.  If you followed along with everything above, you've even created two very different styles.  The possibilities are endless.  One of my friends on Deviantart (Gregory) - Sonarpos, has a huge collection of styles you can freely download.  Go have a look at the almost endless array of layer styles he has created.
​Optional resources to share with you! (Not required)
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Video: FIRE TEXT. Make Your Text full of Flames (5:41)
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Video: How to Make GOLD LEAF TEXT on Leather (7:44)
Carved Gold Style:  Here's another set of layer effects that work together to create a layer style.  Here are the settings....
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Embossed Paper Style:  This will show you the simple settings used to create an embossed effect.  Here are the settings...
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Fire Style:  Here's another set of layer effects that work together to create a layer style.  Here are the settings....
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The layer effects used to create the effect below use two layer styles, one over the top of another.  Here's a great tutorial that will lead you through creating this particular dual-style effect.  With some tweaking, you can create the effect below on the right.  Here's a link to 50 text effects tutorials that you can create in Photoshop.  And my Pinterest board on Photoshop tutorials has links to many, many more.
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