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The Ready Room => Media => Topic started by: Satiagraha on August 26, 2004, 10:01:11 PM

Title: Photoshop Question
Post by: Satiagraha on August 26, 2004, 10:01:11 PM

Is there a way to 'rasturize' a blending effect so that it becomes one with the layer, instead of an applied effect?

For example, Say you have a shape with the blending effect of a 1pxl black stroke. Is there a way to merge the effect with the shape, so that the actual is now the shape with a black outline and you'd be able to erase some of the outline. When the shape still simply has a stroke effect, you can erase part of the shape and the outline will adjust to the new shape, I want the eraser to be able to erase the outline (as well as the shape)

I'm not looking for "Take a screenshot and paste it back in" lol

Title: Photoshop Question
Post by: A Boojum Snark on August 26, 2004, 10:54:24 PM

The way I know of doing it is make a new blank layer below the one you want rasterized, then use merge down (ctrl+e).

Title: Photoshop Question
Post by: pjofsky on August 27, 2004, 02:40:38 AM

I just use Print Screen and open up a new document.

Title: Photoshop Question
Post by: esuna on August 27, 2004, 06:49:53 AM

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The way I know of doing it is make a new blank layer below the one you want rasterized, then use merge down (ctrl+e).

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Pretty much, although, a better way to do it is to create a new blank layer above the one with all the blending effects, link the two layers together, then merge down. The way ABS suggested might work, but other times might not work. :)

Title: Photoshop Question
Post by: Satiagraha on August 27, 2004, 09:31:08 PM

Awesome, Thanks guys. I'm using Esuna's technique (which is very similar to ABS's), with the whole merge linked idea.