Blur Filters - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

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Applying Filters and Effects
Poster Edges
image (posterizes) according to the posterization
option you set, and finds the edges of the image
and draws black lines on them. Large broad areas
of the image have simple shading while fine dark
detail is distributed throughout the image.
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.
For more on the filter options, see "Using texture
and glass surface controls" on page 191.
Smudge Stick
diagonal strokes to smudge or smear the darker
areas of the images. Lighter areas become brighter
and lose detail.
Sponge
of contrasting color, appearing to have been
painted with a sponge.
Underpainting
background, and then paints the final image over
it. For more on the filter options, see "Using
texture and glass surface controls" on page 191.
Watercolor
simplifying details in an image, using a medium
brush loaded with water and color. Where signif-
icant tonal changes occur at edges, the filter
saturates the color.
Reduces the number of colors in an
Makes an image appear as if
Softens an image using short
Creates images with highly textured areas
Paints the image on a textured
Paints the image in a watercolor style,
Blur filters
The Blur filters soften a selection or an image, and
are useful for retouching. They smooth transitions
by averaging the pixels next to the hard edges of
defined lines and shaded areas in an image.
Note: To apply a Blur filter to the edges of a layer, be
sure to deselect the Lock transparent pixels option in
the Layers palette.
Eliminate noise where signif-
Blur and Blur More
icant color transitions occur in an image. Blur
filters smooth transitions by averaging the pixels
next to the hard edges of defined lines and shaded
areas. The Blur More filter produces an effect three
or four times stronger than that of the Blur filter.
Quickly blurs a selection by an
Gaussian Blur
adjustable amount. Gaussian refers to the bell-
shaped curve that is generated when Photoshop
Elements applies a weighted average to the pixels.
The Gaussian Blur filter adds low-frequency detail
and can produce a hazy effect.
Blurs in a particular direction
Motion Blur
(from –360º to +360º) and at a specific intensity
(from 1 to 999). The filter's effect is analogous to
taking a picture of a moving object with a fixed
exposure time.
Simulates the blur of a zooming or
Radial Blur
rotating camera to produce a soft blur. Choose
Spin, to blur along concentric circular lines, and
then specify a degree of rotation; or Zoom, to blur
along radial lines, as if zooming in or out of the
image, and specify an amount from 1 to 100. Blur
quality ranges from Draft for the fastest but grainy