Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

2. Create an Invert adjustment layer. To make this image stand
   out on my Web site, I want to change it so that the bright colors
   appear against a black background as opposed to the current
   white one. We could invert each layer by hand, but then we’d
   need to alter the blend modes manually as well. Changing all
   three glass layers at once with an Invert adjustment layer is
   easier and ultimately more flexible.
   Alt-click (Option-click) the at the bottom of the Layers panel
   and choose Invert from the pop-up menu. In the New Layer
   dialog box, change the name of the layer to simply “Invert” and
   click OK. The result, as you can see in Figure 5-22, is an inver-
   sion of the entire image, including the colors of the glassware.

Figure 5-22.

Figure 5-23.

3. Move the Invert layer below the Colors layer. With the Invert
   layer still selected, press Ctrl+ (�-+ ) to move it down one
   layer in the stacking order, below the Colors layer, so that it no
   longer inverts the colors on the Colors layer. Your image should
   look like Figure 5-23.

Note that the Adjustment panel will pop up with

an announcement that invert has no options. No

sliders or nuances here, just pure inversion.

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