| Cynthia
Beth Rubin
Using
Filters Creatively in Photoshop
Filters
in Photoshop should be used with care. They can be used to enhance
image quality, but some lend themselves to gimmicky effects.
1.
These are found in the FILTER menu.
Go
to Select All, then to Edit in the Menu, then down to TRANSFORM
2.
Gaussian
Blur and Reduce Noise.
- Gaussian
Blur brings up a dialog box; use this for more control, and
begin with low numbers
- There
is no need to use Blur or Blur More.
- Images
taken from video, including Digital Cameras, may require "De-Interlacing"
under Video
- Using these
filters in combination with Levels or Curves can
produce cleaner images, especially if the size of the image
has been changed (interpolated up or down)
3.
Unsharpen Mask.
- Unsharpen
Mask brings up a dialog box; use this for more control.
- There
is no need to use Sharpen or Sharpen More.
- Use these
filters in combination with SATURATION (under Hue, Saturation)
to produce clearer images
SAVE
- Under
FILE, go Down to SAVE.
- Get in
the Habit of SAVING as you go along
4.
Try Filters that Simplify (such as Cutout under Artistic)
Caution:
Filters can produce trite results quickly - use them wisely!
Examples
of Artistic Filters
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original
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artistic
filter
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6.
Use the "Texturizer" with your own textures.
- The Texturizer
Filter (Under Texture) puts the texture of one image onto any
other image in a repeating pattern.
- This
is very boring with the canned textures.
- This
can be exciting with your own textures.
- Resize
the source image so that it fits under the destination image,
or make it a small repeating texture, by following
the instructions here.
- Desaturate
the source Image (under IMAGE, go to ADJUST, then Desaturate).
This will give you a grayed image.
- Adjust
the contrast of the grayed image using Levels, Curves, or Brightness-Contrast.
(Under Image, Adjust)
SAVE the Gray Texture with a New Name.
7.
To Create a Repeating Pattern or Texture
Follow instructions here
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