October 16 2008
Copy and paste layer effects in Photoshop
Ok, here’s a quick tutorial for my friend Jerry.
In production work (doing the same thing repeatedly for different images or designs), the key is to speed up the process. In Photoshop, you have the ability to really streamline things…if you know the shortcuts. Here is a simply tutorial on how to speed up applying a layer effect (drop shadow, stroke, etc.)
First, take your image and apply the layer effect to it:
After you’ve done the effects and you’re happy with them, place your cursor on the layer that HAS the effects on it and Right-CLICK (PC) or CNT CLICK (MAC). You should see a sub menu pop up:
From the menu, choose COPY LAYER STYLE.
Now, go on to your next image. When you’re ready, RIGHT-CLICK (PC) or CNT-CLICK (MAC). You’ll see this submenu pop up:
That does it! Now, if you have very simple effects, this isn’t much of a time-saver. But if you’ve taken a while to tweak the settings, this ensures that you get the exact same effects across the design.
