The Uses For Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss is often considered the most powerful and adaptable tools within Photoshop Layer Styles.
The traditional use for Bevel and Emboss is to make something look more 3-dimensional by adding highlights and shadows to different parts of your layer, but it doesn’t stop there.
With some special consideration and careful tweaks, you can create styles ranging from reflective chrome and refractive glass to chiseled stone and subtle letterpress graphics.
The Layer Styles Bevel and Emboss Dialog Boxes
The Bevel and Emboss dialog boxes are shown below, giving us a slew of new options. These will allow to set things like bevel height, lighting direction, texture map, and more.
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