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I used the same initial layering technique to get a similar Photoshop document, then applied the settings you see below to the 100%/30% gray box layer. Should be what you need, right?

Thanks UT, I'll give it a try.

Nawww - thats not the way to do it!

You don't need to use bevel and emboss, you just need to use a stroke layer style exactly as you did before.

I think you misunderstood a previous answer. The answer is to reduce the advanced blending slider to your chosen opacity of 30% — not the main opacity slider, fill your bowx with 100% black and make sure the layer opcity is 100% also

This is how you affect the opacity of any fill without altering the density of any layer effects you may have.

If you want to have fun using bevel and emboss, try this; Make a nice groovy bevel with obvious highlights and shadows, now take the advanced blending down to 0% or another low percentage. You will now have a kind of glassy transparent overlay which you can move over the image. To have further fun make sure your layer is a shape layer and move the points using the direct selection tool - reshape your box in this way.

A stroke layer effect always needs a solid outline to work properly.