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[ 31 ]Step 21: As before, press Com-
mand-Enter (PC: Ctrl-Enter) to con-
vert the path to a selection. Click on
the gradient-filled layer (Layer 1) in
the Layers panel to make it the active
layer, and then press Command-J
(PC: Ctrl-J) to copy the selected area
to a new layer.Step 22: We want this shape to be
a blue color, so simply press Com-
mand-I (PC: Ctrl-I). This will invert the
yellow into it’s direct complementary
color of blue. Easy!Step 23: Click back on the yellow-
filled layer in the Layers panel to
make it active. Click on the Add
Layer Style icon (ƒx) at the bottom
of the Layers panel, and choose Gra-
dient Overlay. Click on the Gradient
thumbnail; select the Black,White
preset in the Basics set; and c lick OK
to close the Gradient Editor. Set the
Blend Mode to Overlay, Opacity to
100%, and Style to Linear. Check on
Reverse, and set the Scale to 100%.
You can change the Angle of the
gradient by turning the dial, and you
can c lick right on the image and
manually drag around the position
of the gradient. Position the gradient
so the darker area is in the upper-left
corner to give the background a little
more depth. Click OK to close the
Layer Style dialog.
Step 24: Let’s add the same effect
to the blue portion, as well. Hold
down the Option (PC: Alt) key as you
c lick-and-drag the ƒx icon from the
yellow background layer in the Lay-
ers panel to the blue background
shape layer. This will copy-and-paste
the layer style in one step.