Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 189

Sketch filters
Filters in the Sketch submenu add texture to
images, often for a 3D effect. These filters are also
useful for creating a fine-art or hand-drawn look.
Many of the Sketch filters use the foreground and
background color as they redraw the image.
Transforms an image to appear carved
Bas Relief
in low relief and lit to accent the surface variations.
Dark areas of the image take on the foreground
color, light areas use the background color. You
can set relief detail and smoothness in the filter
options.
Redraws an image's highlights
Chalk & Charcoal
and midtones with a solid midtone gray back-
ground drawn in coarse chalk. Shadow areas are
replaced with black diagonal charcoal lines. The
charcoal is drawn in the foreground color, the
chalk in the background color. You can set stroke
pressure, and the charcoal and chalk areas in the
filter options.
Redraws an image to create a smudged
Charcoal
effect. Major edges are boldly drawn, while
midtones are sketched using a diagonal stroke.
Charcoal is the foreground color, and the paper is
the background color. You can set the charcoal
thickness, level of image detail, and light/dark
balance in the filter options.
Gives the image a polished chrome
Chrome
surface using highlights as high points and
shadows as low points in the reflecting surface. You
can set the level of chrome surface detail and
smoothness in the filter options.
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After applying the Chrome filter, use the Levels
dialog box to add more contrast to the image.
(For more information on adjusting levels, see
"Using the Levels dialog box" on page 62.)
Replicates the texture of dense dark
Conté Crayon
and pure white Conté crayons on an image. The
Conté Crayon filter uses the foreground color for
dark areas and the background color for light
areas. In the filter options, you can set the level of
foreground and background emphasis, and
texture options. For more information on setting
the texture options, see "Using texture and glass
surface controls" on page 167.
For a more realistic effect, change the
foreground color to one of the common Conté
Crayon colors (black, sepia, sanguine) before
applying this filter. For a muted effect, change the
background color to white with some foreground
color added to it.
Uses fine, linear ink strokes to
Graphic Pen
capture the details in the original image and is
especially striking with scanned images. The filter
replaces color in the original image, using the
foreground color for ink and background color
for paper. You can set the stroke length and
direction, and the light/dark balance in the filter
options.
Simulates the effect of a halftone
Halftone Pattern
screen while maintaining the continuous range
of tones. You can set the halftone size, contrast,
and pattern type in the filter options.
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