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007 Exploring Bevel and Emboss Settings

007 Exploring Bevel and Emboss Settings - InDesign Tutorial

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007 Exploring Bevel and Emboss Settings

Bevel and Emboss is the most versatile all of InDesign's effects. The time you spent learning how to use Bevel and Emboss will pay great dividends because you can use this effect in so many different situations. Whether you're trying to simulate chiseled steel, shiny plastic, or plain water, Bevel and Emboss is the main ingredient you need to cook up an awesome effect. So here I can see the four different styles of InDesign's Bevel and Emboss effect. I have an Inner Bevel, an Outer Bevel, an Emboss, and a Pillow Emboss. Let's see how this work. Here I have four circles filled with yellow on a yellow background, so I can just see the plain effect, and I have the four different styles of Bevel and Emboss applied to the circles. The first one uses an Outer Bevel, so inside the circle there is nothing going on, but there is a highlight and a shadow outside the circle. The next one uses an Inner Bevel. There is a highlight and a shadow inside the circle. The third one uses Emboss, so there…

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