Bevel and Emboss | Layer Styles

Bevel and emboss comes in handy when you want to show some depth in your lettering or shapes. The image or the letters get a raised appearance as well as a soild look. May be someone can tell it is a 3D look. anyway today I'm going to show you how to use Bevel and Emboss layer style correctly.

If you see the picture below you can get a small idea about this layer style. Basically this tutorial is for newbies.

Step 1

Open Photoshop and go to File--> New
Take the type tool and type anything you want.

Step 2

Open the layers palette (If you can't see the layers palette Go to Window-->Layers)
Select the Layer you typed before.
At the bottom of the Layers palette You will see a icon called "Add a Layer Style". Second one from the left.

Click on it and select "Bevel and Emboss".
Note : Do not forget to select the appropriate layer before you do this.

You will come up with Layer Styles, Bevel and Emboss window.

Click on the image to enlarge

Step 3

Check the "Preview" box. So you can see the changes.
This first option of this window is "Style".
There are five options.

• Inner Bevel - Doing changes to the object. In this moment changes will be applied to the text. 

• Outer Bevel - Changes will be applied to the background around the object.

• Emboss - Changing both inside and the outside.

• Pillow Emboss

• Stroke Emboss - Before add this effect you have to add a stroke(outline) to the object. This will add the emboss to the stroke.

The second option of the Bevel and Emboss window is "Technique".

Three techniques can be seen there.

• Smooth
• Chisel Hard
• Chisel Soft

These are changing the hardness of the effect. Apply these and understand about them by yourself.

Depth - Changing the depth of the effect.

Direction

• Up - Gives a raised appearance to the object.
• Down - Gives a demoted appearance to the object.

Size - Actually this option is the most used one in this layer style. This value has to be changed when resizing  the object.

Soften - Use to change the softness of the edges.

In the shading section Angle option is the most important one. It changes the direction of the shading.

Under the Bevel and Emboss there are another two options(Just under "Bevel and Emboss").

• Contour - This is just like set of presets. Change them and see.

• Texture - Bevel and emboss has another fantastic feature. You can add a texture to the image or text you are currently using the bevel and emboss effect on. A texture gives a subtlety to the text or image with a more natural appearance. As you can see, texture also enhances the bevel and emboss effect to a great extent rather than being in a single colour or a gradient.

These are the important about the Bevel and Emboss tool. Try other options and gain the knowledge...

Read about other Layer Styles

• Drop Shadow
• Inner Glow
• Outer Glow

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