Advanced blending question

[DolphDawg]

Hi all
In creating montages I will use the advanced blending feature on certain layers, sometimes duplicated from other layers with masked involved.
Later if I edit a layer, sometimes I forget if I have advance blending switch on and I have to Opt/alt click to see.
Is there anyway to know when advance blending on? without Opt/alt click the layer?
Also is there a quick way to turn it off?

[Hannu Hurme]

If you are talking about the "blend if" sliders you can get rid off them with "clear layer style". That will wipe out everything else too of course.

Sorry I can't offer further help.

[DolphDawg]

Yes Hannu I'm talking about "blend if"
I didnt know about "clear layer styles" for advance blending but to use it you need to have a layer style applied on the layer! $}

[Hannu Hurme]

Well the "blend if" sliders are in the Layer Style window are they not? :)

Just right click the layer and choose the clear option. That's how I do it.

[markzebra]

You got a good point there Dolph - its easy to spend ages fiddling around trying to understand things don't quite look right until you remember you applied advanced blending somewhere! The only answerI've found is Hannus; Clear Styles – (you can right click on the layer name in the palette or use control on a mac to bring up the contextual menu to make this easy) and then undo, you can also set up an F key action if its happening often.

[Rantin Al]

Only tip I can offer, DD, is to mark the layer my renaming it as AB for Advanced Blend or a symbol to see from the layer palette at a glance.

Al

[DolphDawg]

Thanks mark & Al those are both good ideas.
maybe I should make a post in "photoshop request":lol:

Well the "blend if" sliders are in the Layer Style window are they not?
Hannu I learned somthing else today...
I never realized blending option was also located in the layers style option$}

[Ammar Midani]

i go with Al on this, additonally you could color code those blended layers.


Ammar

[DolphDawg]

I finally have a reason to colorize my layers!
I like that tip Ammaro:)