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Layer Style Scaling?


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Hi guys! New to this forum and really happy to be here.

I apologize if this question has been asked but I've searched extensively and am still confused. When I apply a layer style (say a stroke) to an image (say a logo) and transform it, Photoshop scales the layer style to the new image size. Now I know this is intentional, but I'm wondering what's the best solution to maintaining the weight of the original style?

I know I can adjust it via the 'scale effects' option, but I'm wondering how I can make it so that it's precisely the same weight as the original. For instance, when I design a circular logo with a 3px stroke applied and copy it to a larger canvas, it'll be smaller, and the stroke will be thinner. How can I scale the stroke to be equal to that original 3px?

I'm still very new to Photoshop so please excuse my newbie-ness! Please let me know if my explanation is unclear.

Thanks everybody!
 
Hi whiteflowers and welcome to PSG.

Try this, before using the Free Transform function on the layer with the Style/Effect, convert the layer to a Smart Object and then transform.
 
Thanks for the reply!

I did try that before because I'd read somewhere else it was one solution, but when I convert to a smart object before transforming, the transformed image loses some its clarity. Is there a way around this?
 
Transforming also re-samples.

Change the re-sample interpolation to something suitable before transforming.
You'll find it at the top of the window once you go into "transform" mode.

Regards.
MrTom.
 
MrTom, I played around with the setting and nothing seemed to change. Thanks for the reply anyway though!

You know, I am perfectly fine with just eyeballing it and manually scaling the styles, I just assumed this was some sort of faux paux in graphic design. If it's not, I'll be happy to just do it that way! Any opinions?
 
whiteflowers said:
MrTom, I played around with the setting and nothing seemed to change.
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Remember one thing......image editing is all done by the numbers.
By that I mean that you and I both see "Red" as the colour, Red, Photoshop sees it as 255,0,0 (or a variation of), bit depth not withstanding.
Don't be fooled by "nothing seemed to change", it will have changed regardless of whether you can see that change or not.

That said, I also don't know what size of image you are working with. If you only transform by a few pixels then sure, its unlikely you'll see any difference but on the other hand if you transform by 200 pixels then the effect is going to be a lot more noticeable.

The same goes for any effects applied to a layer, the bigger the effect the more noticeable any changes to it will be.

To be honest with you its not common practice to add effects to a layer and then transform it.
Re-sampling is regarded as the ultimate no-no anyway, period, but the options mentioned are there for those unavoidable, exceptional, I-need-to-get-this-image-finished-in-ten-minutes circumstances.

The more usual practice is to get the layer pixels correct first and then apply any effects to it, this avoids the exact same problems you have mentioned in your questions.

Regards.
MrTom.
 
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