The emboss filter gives a 3D shadow effect to a design, and can be used to describe the physical embossing of a substrate which will happen in production, or it can be used to give the effect of textures within a design. It works by shading objects and textures on tonal designs using a single distant light source. There are three options for changing the effect of the emboss.

If you need to simulate an embossed effect on your designs regularly, you can download our Automated Task, or create your own, by following the steps in the movie below: