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# The Emboss Option

The Emboss option makes the cutout appear etched into the image. Shadows and highlights are added to simulate the effect of light shining on a raised object. Three layers are used to produce this effect:

- The top layer is a copy of the cutout in which the luminance values are increased by 50%. The top layer adds the highlights to the cutout.
- The middle layer is the cutout.
- The bottom layer is a copy of the cutout in which the luminance values are decreased by 50%. The bottom layer adds the shadow to the cutout.

## Offset Field

Use the Offset field to specify the offset value in pixels for the three layers. The best results are obtained with values of 1 or 2.

(a) Paste Mode box(b) Offset field(c) Direction field

## Direction Field

Use the Direction field to specify the angle of the simulated incident light. The values range from 0 to 7 and specify the following angles of incident light.