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Makes an image look painted. You
Paint Daubs
can set the brush size, image sharpness, and brush
types in the filter options.
Reduces detail in an image to give
Palette Knife
the effect of a thinly painted canvas that reveals the
texture underneath. You can set the stroke size,
stroke detail, and edge softness in the filter
options.
Renders a layer as if it is coated in
Plastic Wrap
shiny plastic, accentuating the surface detail. You
can set the highlight strength, plastic wrap detail,
and plastic smoothness in the filter options.
Reduces the number of colors in an
Poster Edges
image according to the posterization option you
set, finds the edges of the image, and draws black
lines on them. Large broad areas of the image
receive simple shading while fine dark details are
distributed throughout the image. You can set the
edge thickness, edge intensity, and posterization in
the filter options.
Makes an image appear as if it was
Rough Pastels
stroked with colored pastel chalk on a textured
background. In areas of bright color, the chalk
appears thick with little texture; in darker areas,
the chalk appears scraped off to reveal the texture.
You can set the stroke length, stroke detail, and
texture in the filter options. For more information
on setting the Texture options, see "Transforming
layers, selections, and shapes" on page 153.
Softens an image using short
Smudge Stick
diagonal strokes to smudge or smear the darker
areas of the images. Lighter areas become brighter
and lose detail. You can set the stroke length,
highlight area, and intensity in the filter options.
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Paints a layer with highly textured areas
Sponge
of contrasting color. You can set the brush size,
image definition, and edge smoothness in the filter
options.
Paints a layer as if it exists on a
Underpainting
textured background. You can set the brush size,
texture coverage area, and texture options in the
filter options.
Paints an image in a watercolor style,
Watercolor
simplifying details in an image by using a medium
brush loaded with water and color. Where signif-
icant tonal changes occur at edges, the filter
saturates colors. You can set the brush detail,
shadow intensity, and texture in the filter options.
Blur filters
The Blur filters soften a selection or an image, and
are useful for retouching. They smooth transitions
by averaging the color values of pixels next to the
hard edges of defined lines and shaded areas.
Note: Before applying a Blur filter, deselect the Lock
transparent pixels option in the Layers palette. (See
"Locking layers" on page 107.)
Eliminate noise where signif-
Blur and Blur More
icant color transitions occur in an image. Blur
filters smooth transitions by averaging the color
values of pixels next to the hard edges of defined
lines and shaded areas. The Blur More filter
produces an effect several times stronger than that
of the Blur filter.
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