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Layers > Layer Styles > Outer Glow

Outer Glow

Outer Glow adds glows to the outside of the layer alpha channel boundaries. Also see an example of Outer Glow Text Effect.

Create Outer Glow

Click on the layer thumbnail or layer name to select the active layer.1.

Use the Layers > Layer Styles > Outer Glow menu item to create outer glow.2.

Options:

Color - Click on the color patch to specify the glow color.

Size - Specifies the size of glow in pixels.

Spread - The Spread slider changes the falloff rate of the glow in a linear fashion. A higher percentage rate gives a

steeper falloff. A spread of 0% gives you soft falloff glow; a spread of 100% gives you hard edges falloff glow.

Blend mode - Determines how the new layer style blends with the original layer

Opacity - Set the opacity of the new layer style.

Noise - Specifies a random number of elements in the glow. Enter a value or use the slider.

Preview - Shows the effect instantly on screen.

OK - To confirm the operation.

Cancel - To undo all preview operations. No new layer style is added.

Reset - To set all values to default values.