Adobe 29180155 - Photoshop Elements 4.0 User Manual page 199

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User Guide
Film Grain
The Film Grain filter applies an even, grainy pattern to an image. It adds a smoother, more saturated pattern to the
image's lighter areas. This filter is useful for eliminating banding in blends and visually unifying elements from
various sources. You can set the grain amount, highlight area range, and intensity level.
Fresco
The Fresco filter paints a layer in a coarse style using short, rounded, and hastily applied dabs. You can set the brush
size, brush detail, and texture.
Neon Glow
The Neon Glow filter uses the foreground color, background color, and glow color to colorize an image while
softening its look. You can set the glow size, glow brightness, and glow color. Lower glow size values restrict the glow
color to the shadow areas, and higher values move the glow color to the midtones and highlight areas of a layer. To
select a glow color, click the Glow Color box, and select a color in the Adobe Color Picker.
Paint Daubs
The Paint Daubs filter makes an image appear painted. You can set the brush size, image sharpness, and brush types.
Palette Knife
The Palette Knife filter reduces detail in an image to give the effect of a thinly painted canvas that reveals the texture
underneath. You can set the stroke size, stroke detail, and edge softness.
Plastic Wrap
The Plastic Wrap filter renders a layer as if it were coated in shiny plastic, accentuating the surface detail. You can set
the highlight strength, plastic wrap detail, and plastic smoothness.
Poster Edges
The Poster Edges filter reduces the number of colors in an 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 poster-
ization.
Rough Pastels
The Rough Pastels makes an image appear as if it were made with rough strokes of 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. Texture options make
images appear as if they are painted onto textures such as canvas and brick or viewed through glass blocks.
Smudge Stick
The Smudge Stick filter softens an image using short 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.