The blending mode menu is subdivided into eight categories based on similarities between the results of the blending modes. In addition to the layer styles that add visual elements-likeĪ drop shadow or a color overlay-each layer’s Layer Styles property The category names do not appear in the interface the categories are simply separated by dividing lines in the menu. Though layer styles are referred to as effects in You can use theīlending Options settings for powerful and flexible control over Group contains a Blending Options property group. When you import a Photoshop file that includes layers as a composition, The result of which then interacts with the underlying layers as Whereas an effect is rendered on the layer to which it’s applied, Another difference is thatĮach layer style blends directly with the underlying layers in the composition, Layer styles follow transformations in the standard render order, Photoshop, they behave more like blending modes in After Effects. At any time, you can convert merged layer styles intoĮditable layer styles for each After Effects layer based on a Photoshop footageĪfter Effects can preserve all layer styles in imported Photoshopįiles, but you can only add and modify some layer styles and controlsĮach layer style has its own blending mode, You can choose to ignore the layer styles or merge layer styles When you import only one layer that includes layer styles, You can retain editable layer styles or merge layer styles intoįootage. The layer whereas an inner shadow does blend with the layer to For example, a drop shadow does notīlend with the layer to which it’s applied, because the shadow falls behind Layer in this context may or may not include the layer to which Which determines how it interacts with underlying layers. Layer styles can be categorized as interior With the pixels of the layer to which they’re applied, but only Layer styles include Inner Glow, Inner Shadow, Color Overlay, Gradient Overlay, The opaque pixels of the layer to which they’re applied.

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