Outer Glow: Adds a glow that emanates outward from the contents of the layer.Inner Shadow: Adds a shadow that falls inside the contents of the layer, giving the layer a recessed appearance.Drop Shadow: Adds a shadow that falls behind the layer.In Adobe’s own words, here’s a breakdown of what each layer style does: However, one thing you may not realize is that you can apply layer styles to nest compositions and the layer style will affect the entire composition as if it was a layer by itself. Layer styles can be applied to individual layers by simply navigating to Layer>Layer Styles. For more complex stylizations, you will probably want to use actual effects instead of layer styles. Because layer styles tend to be pretty basic, most designers use them for text or stationary 2D layers.
Common layer styles are drop shadows, color overlays, gradients, and glows. What is a Layer Style?Ī layer style is essentially a mini-effect that will alter the way in which After Effects outputs a layer. However, Layer styles can be a quick way to add basic stylization to your layers… and because they render after your transformations, they can be a much more natural way to stylize your layers.
With all of the extremely complex and interesting effects built into After Effects, it can be easy to overlook layer styles and never use them. Get a fundamental understanding of layer styles in After Effects with these insightful tutorials.
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