Creating and Saving Styles

[Phoenix Wynde]

Could someone please explain to me the proper steps in order to create and save a "style" for future use?

The ones I have now are cool and all, but I'd like to create some with my own unique flair.

Oh, and I'm a little daft, so you'll have to explain it to me like I'm a three year old.

Many thanks ahead of time. God Bless!

[Tamlin]

This is lifted directly from the Photoshop Help file:

1. In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the style that you want to save as a preset.
2. Do one of the following:

• Drag the selected layer into the Styles palette or onto the New Item button in the Styles palette.
• Click an empty area of the Styles palette.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the New Item button at the bottom of the Styles palette.
• Choose New Style from the Styles palette menu.
• Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and click New Style in the Layer Style dialog box.

3. Enter a name for the preset style, set style options, and click OK.

To create a preset style from a single effect, drag the effect from the Layers palette to the Styles palette.

I think that pretty much covers it.

[Phoenix Wynde]

Originally Posted by tamlin

This is lifted directly from the Photoshop Help file:

1. In the Layers palette, select the layer containing the style that you want to save as a preset.
2. Do one of the following:

• Drag the selected layer into the Styles palette or onto the New Item button in the Styles palette.
• Click an empty area of the Styles palette.
• Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the New Item button at the bottom of the Styles palette.
• Choose New Style from the Styles palette menu.
• Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options, and click New Style in the Layer Style dialog box.

3. Enter a name for the preset style, set style options, and click OK.

To create a preset style from a single effect, drag the effect from the Layers palette to the Styles palette.

I think that pretty much covers it.

Is there a size limitation or certain type of file limitation on what you can save as a style? I'm trying to save a 200x200 GIF as a style by following exactly what you stated.

If I drag and drop it into the styles palette the thing pops up where I can name the new style, however, when I hit "ok" an icon appears in the palette that looks like the "default style (none)" and I don't know what the heck is going on.

I open up the image I want, do as you stated, and nothing. Is there something I must do to the image I want to set as a style first?

This is really starting to tick me off. I can't be this completely effing stupid.

[Tamlin]

You say that your image is a GIF - is it Indexed Color mode? If so, the above won't work (as Indexed Color doesn't support layers). Try changing it to RGB Color.

[Phoenix Wynde]

Originally Posted by tamlin

You say that your image is a GIF - is it Indexed Color mode? If so, the above won't work (as Indexed Color doesn't support layers). Try changing it to RGB Color.

Okie, I tried that and nothing. I also re-saved the image as JPEG and still nothing. Even if I open up other images and attempt to save them as a style I still get the same thing.

Okie, correct me if I'm wrong here, but, you can take any image, such as a pic of me mum, a tree, or my Chevy truck, or even a plaid pattern seen on a shirt and turn it into a style, right? (Of course, that'd be a damn near disturbing image to combine all of the above into a style and actually want to use it on something.)

I know it can be done with making a pattern, so am I doing something wrong here or what?

[Tamlin]

You can't just take any random image and turn it into a style. A style consists of one or more preset layer effects (such as Drop Shadow, Inner Glow, Bevel & Emboss etc.). You could use an existing image in a Pattern Overlay layer style, but you'd need to define it as a Pattern first (Edit > Define Pattern...)

[Phoenix Wynde]

Originally Posted by tamlin

You can't just take any random image and turn it into a style. A style consists of one or more preset layer effects (such as Drop Shadow, Inner Glow, Bevel & Emboss etc.). You could use an existing image in a Pattern Overlay layer style, but you'd need to define it as a Pattern first (Edit > Define Pattern...)

Okie, that explains why I couldn't save it as a style. I thought I could just take any image and make magic with it, apparently not.

Thanks for your help and patience, man. I appreciate it, greatly.

[Tamlin]

I don't know if these will be of any help to you:

An article explaining what styles are and how they work: Photoshop Layer Styles

Some tutorials for creating lots of different types of styles: Photoshop Styles Tutorials - Rnel.Net

[unleash]

Well, they did help me a lot....thanks tamlin

[Phoenix Wynde]

Originally Posted by tamlin

I don't know if these will be of any help to you:

An article explaining what styles are and how they work: Photoshop Layer Styles

Some tutorials for creating lots of different types of styles: Photoshop Styles Tutorials - Rnel.Net

Excellent, I'll be sure to study these. Thanks for all your help, man.

thx for ur help! good work!