How can I mask layer effects?

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Hi - is there a way I can stop a layer effect being applied on the outer bounds of a layer in this instance?

Ive got ‘layer mask hides effects’ checked on - but it doesnt work when at the very edges annoyingly

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Clever_heartedbabeAuthor

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thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping it would be a simple switch somewhere to be honest. In the end I just used an Edit by Prompt to rectify the issue. (although frustrating it only worked the first time and not subsequently.)

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Trevor.Dennis

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The steps I outlined are honestly pretty straight forward, and it is worth taking a few minutes to learn and move forward. I Generative AI, and I use it as much as anyone but it’s rare that Gemini, GTP Image, Flux etc. see exactly what we do, so we still need decent Photoshop skills to get a little bit closer to what we imagined. It’s a lot of fun as well, and obviously satisfying.

You can ask as many questions as you like, and people here will keep on answering them.

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Trevor.Dennis

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You just need to expand the pattern, add the B&E, flatten and crop.

First thing I did was add the guides so we can accurately define the pattern area again.

Copy the layer, because you know it makes sense.

Use magic wand to select the background, invert and copy to new layer.

Set foreground colour to the raised are, and fill to remove the B&E.

Now expand the canvas a wee bit, and use Generative expand to extend the pattern.

Remove BG again and apply new B&E to the raised area.

Flatten, crop, and define pattern.

The cropped pattern

I’ll maybe have the steps out of sync because I did the whole thing before answering

Having the Guides exactly right was important, but it worked OK AFAICT

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Clever_heartedbabeAuthor

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Yes the mask I added is exactly the canvas size (as I need it to be tiled) if I make the mask smaller it does hide the layer effects (see image) but as soon as the mask gets near the canvas edges it stops hiding the effects.

im not familiar with the smart filter offset - would you mind explaining? thanks again