Stylize Effects - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual

Specifies where in the wave phase the wave actually begins. For example, with the default setting of 0˚, the
Phase
first disturbance in the liquid is a convex wave (projecting upward from the surface of the water). With Phase set to
180˚, the first disturbance in the liquid is a concave wave.

Stylize effects

Brush Strokes effect
The Brush Strokes effect applies a rough painted look to an image. You can also use this effect to achieve a pointillist
style by setting the length of the brush strokes to 0 and increasing the stroke density. Although you specify the
direction of strokes, they're scattered randomly by a small amount to give a more natural result. This effect alters the
alpha channel, as well as the color channels; if you masked out a portion of the image, the brush strokes paint over
the edges of the mask.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Original (left), and with effect applied (right)
The direction in which the strokes are made. The image is effectively shifted in this direction, poten-
Stroke Angle
tially causing some clipping at the layer boundaries.
The size of the brush in pixels.
Brush Size
The maximum length of each stroke, in pixels.
Stroke Length
Higher densities result in overlapping brush strokes.
Stroke Density
Creates nonuniform strokes. The more randomness, the more the strokes vary from the brush
Stroke Randomness
and stroke settings you've specified.
Specifies where brush strokes are applied:
Paint Surface
•
Paint On Original Image
•
Causes only the strokes themselves to appear, leaving the layer transparent between the
Paint On Transparent
strokes.
•
Paint On White/Paint On Black
The effect's transparency. The result of the effect is blended with the original image, with the
Blend With Original
effect result composited on top. The higher you set this value, the less the effect affects the layer. For example, if you
set this value to 100%, the effect has no visible result on the layer; if you set this value to 0%, the original image doesn't
show through.
Color Emboss effect
The Color Emboss effect works like the Emboss effect, without suppressing the image's original colors.
Puts the strokes on top of the unmodified layer. This setting is the default.
Applies strokes over a white or black background.
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