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jordanm31908688
jordanm31908688
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March 13, 2019
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Is it possible to "bake" the effect from a blend mode so it doesn't change after rasterising it?

  • March 13, 2019
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This happens to me more often than not and haven't yet found a thread where someone mentions how this is possible, if it is at all?!

EXAMPLE:

Generic rectangle tool > layer style blend option drop shadow created > Use Divide as the blend mode for the drop shadow > RESULT = Funky effect = desired look

However

When you rasterise that layer style with the divide blend mode on the drop shadow applied, the shadow will revert back to its original normal blend mode

Is there any button or method I could do to rasterise the layer style with the blend mode applied/"baked" into the layer so I can edit it with the Divide effect applied still?

Can you raster blend mode I think is the short question here?

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2019

What do you mean by

When you rasterise that layer style

?

Do you mean Layer > Layer Styles > Create Layer/s?

As is often the case posting screenshots including the pertinent panels might have succeeded in communicating what is hard to describe using just words.

jordanm31908688
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March 13, 2019

Yeah

jordanm31908688
jordanm31908688Author
Participant
March 13, 2019

Hi

Try this -
1. Duplicate the shape layer complete with layer style (using Ctrl+J)

2. Turn the fill of the duplicate to 0%

3. Rasterize the layer style

4. Change the blend mode of the duplicate layer to Divide

5. Turn off the layer style on the original

You now have your rasterised shadow with divide blend mode on a separate layer

Dave


This is what I eventually did

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