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Post by Sepiana on Jan 3, 2018 19:31:43 GMT
Question:
I am following a tutorial which requires reducing a layer’s Fill Opacity. I can’t find this feature in Elements. Any ideas?
Answer:
It looks like the tutorial was written for Photoshop. Fill Opacity is not available in Elements. Only Opacity is available.
Opacity -- Affects layer styles and blending modes applied to a layer.
Fill opacity-- Affects only pixels, shapes, or text on a layer without affecting the opacity of layer effects such as drop shadows.
Elements users have these possible workarounds:
1. Follow these instructions: How to Adjust Fill Opacity Using Adobe Photoshop Elements
OR
2. Install Elements+, an add-on created by one of our members, Andrei Doubrovski.
About Elements+
Fill Opacity
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Post by fotofrank on Jan 3, 2018 22:10:51 GMT
You can apply styles to a "white" filled shape/object and set the blend mode to multiple and it is the same as setting the fill to zero.   |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 3, 2018 22:20:48 GMT
Frank, great tip! You have just taught me something new. Living and learning!
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Post by reshacker on May 7, 2018 7:00:31 GMT
The way I've done this on non Styled fills is to select the fill or area I want reduced, set the eraser tool to the desired % and erase that area without letting up on the mouse button. You can also increase the eraser size so you can do it with one click. Only the selected (marqueed) area will be reduced. It only works on Styled fills if you Simplify it first.
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Post by Sepiana on May 10, 2018 6:50:56 GMT
reshacker, thanks for this tip! I had never thought of using the Eraser too this way. I will give it a try.
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