Convert a layer style to image layers

To customize or fine-tune the appearance of layer styles, you can convert the layer styles to regular image layers. After you convert a layer style to image layers, you can enhance the result by painting or applying commands and filters. However, you can no longer edit the layer style on the original layer, and the layer style no longer updates as you change the original image layer.

Note: The layers produced by this process may not result in artwork that exactly matches the version using layer styles. You may see an alert when you create the new layers.

In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the layer style that you want to convert.
Choose Layer > Layer Style > Create Layers.
You can now modify and restack the new layers in the same way as regular layers. Some effects—for example, Inner Glow—convert to layers within a clipping mask.

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Shangara Singh said on Jul 10, 2007 at 6:32 AM :

Page says: You can also drag a layer style to the New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette to generate a new layer from an existing style.

Has anyone been able to do this? Try as we might, we can't in Photoshop CS3.

dave8952 said on Mar 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM :

When I add noise to the glow, on a layer effect, and try to either:

1. flatten
2. save as tiff, jpg, etc

the noise disappears.

Is this a problem? Is there a workaround?

thanks,
dave

nms43 said on May 23, 2008 at 12:07 PM :

I have been having the same problem Dave explained which makes the noise function absolutely useless to me.

Can someone please explain what is happening or how to get around it? Did you find anything out dave?

junk@djnemesis.com

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Convert a layer style to image layers

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