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Step 14: The issue with the layer

styles is that they’re applied around

the entire contour of the front of the

lighthouse; we really just want it on

the top and left edges. Layer styles

don’t come with the option of a mask,

so we’ll work around that. First, make

sure the Lighthouse Body Front layer is

the active layer, and go to Layer>Layer

Style>Create Layers. This turns the

styles into individual layers.

Click on the Add Layer Mask icon

(circle in a square) at the bottom of

the Layers panel to add a mask to

each of these layers. Switch to the

Brush tool, and using a Soft Round

brush set to black, paint to remove

the effects from both the right side

edges and bottom edges of the front

spiral shapes.

Step 15: With the edges that face

the light source already styled, let’s

turn our attention to the leeward side

edges. Add another Bevel & Emboss

layer style to the Lighthouse Body

Front layer, but this time set the Angle

to –56° and Altitude to 32°. Set the

Highlight Mode Opacity to 38% and

the Shadow Opacity to 0%. Click OK.

This gives a subtle reflected highlight

along those bottom edges.