: Disable smoothing for layer styles I would like to know how to disable smoothing for layer styles in Photoshop so that edges get jaggy. For example, I create a text layer and disable smoothing

@Ravi4787994

You can use contour on a lot of layer styles in Photoshop to achieve an aliased (non-smooth) effect. You'll need to edit the contour so it looks something like this:



Contour is available in these layer styles:


Bevel & Emboss
Inner Shadow
Inner Glow
Satin
Outer Glow
Drop Shadow


For more info, please take a look at this answer:

How can I achieve a sharp pixel perfect stroke effect in Photoshop?

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@Tiffany317

Sounds like you need to uncheck "Anti-Alias" in the dialog, but on a quick test here I don't see a problem with effects if Anti-Aliasing for the text is set to "None" in the control bar. I don't see any AA being applied by an effect if AA is also turned off for the effect and it remains inside the letter shapes, but keep in mind that most of these effect apply transparency, which has an anti-aliasing effect by itself.

It's hard to remove all traces of smoothing, but on, say, an Outer Bevel with Contour applied, be sure that your highlight and shadow are set to 100% Opacity and Normal blend mode and that you have Anti-Alias unchecked in the Contour dialog.

Then right-click on the effect in the Layers panel and choose "Create Layer" from the context menu. This will give you the bevel highlights on one layer and the bevel shadows on another. You can then use a Levels or Posterize adjustment layer clipped to each one to remove any remaining intermediate shading pixels at the edges or within the effect.

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@Murray976

I assume you are referring to the inner blends used in layer styles.

The best way may be to set the Bevel & Emboss to use "Chisel hard" under "Technique". Beyond that, there's no method to completely disable the blending or anti-aliasing which occurs with the inner portions of Layer Styles.

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