Working+with+Filters

=Applying Filters ** Have Fun with Filters **= You can dramatically change the appearance of an image using Photoshop's Filters. Filters can be easily applied to an entire image, a layer, or a selection by using Photoshop Filters Gallery. Information is given below on how to apply a filter as well as how to open up the Filter Gallery. Experiment with the options in the Filter Gallery to change the way your picture looks. Have Fun! From the Filter menu, select Filter Gallery. A window opens that displays the image, filters, and options. Use the Filter Menu Options Not all the filter effects are available in the Filter Gallery, **You may have already used a filter or two in Photoshop .** Depending on which filters you apply and which settings you choose, the results can range from a subtle change to a total morph. – You can make an image look (almost) as if it’s hand painted, silk-screened, or sketched; apply distortion; add a pattern, texture, or noise; create a mosaic or a patchwork of tiles—the creative possibilities are infinite. Once you start using the Filter Gallery, you’ll see ... time will fly by. A //This is the original image.// B //We applied the Charcoal filter.//
 * **Extract:** Isolate a foreground object and erase the background.
 * **Liquify:** Push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image.
 * **Pattern Maker:** Create a pattern from a selection and then fill the image with the pattern.
 * **Vanishing Point**: Define the perspective planes and then edit the image.
 * **Artistic**: Apply a range of paint and pencil techniques.
 * **Blur**: Soften the edges of an image.
 * **Brush Stroke**: Apply a range of brush and ink stroke effects.
 * **Distort:** Warp an image by reshaping areas.
 * **Noise:** Increase or reduce noise in an image by adding, removing, or blending pixels.
 * **Pixelate**: Clump pixels that are similar together to create large colored squares.
 * **Render:** Layer cloud, lens,or lighting effects over top of an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**Sharpen**: Increase the contrast between pixels to sharpen an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**Sketch:** Redraw the image with various tools to create a handdrawn look.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**Stylize:** Highlight the edges by increasing the contrast in an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**Texture:** Simulate the image painted on various textured surfaces.

Applying a Filter: Menu Option
To apply a filter effect:
 * 1) From the //Filter// menu, select the desired category » desired effect EXAMPLE: From the //Filter// menu, select //**Artistic** **»**// **//Colored Pencil//** The //Filter Gallery// appears with options specific to the chosen filter displayed.
 * 2) At the right side of the window, use the filter specific options to customize your effect
 * 3) Click **OK**

Applying a Filter: The Filter Gallery Option
The //Filter Gallery// included with Photoshop allows you to easily browse, experiment with, customize and apply filters. A dynamic preview of the selected area of your image is provided in the //Gallery// window so that you can see how the filter will affect your image before applying it. > EXAMPLE: Below is a before and after shot of a flower with the //Watercolor// filter applied:
 * 1) Select the area on your image which you want to apply a filter to
 * 2) From the //Filter// menu select //**Filter Gallery...**//The //Filter Gallery// opens.
 * 3) To see the effects within a category of filters, in the //Gallery// list, click the category
 * 4) Select the desired effect NOTES: Options specific to that filter appear at the right side of the window. In the picture below, the //Artistic// category is open and //Watercolor// has been chosen.
 * 5) Adjust the filter settings as desired NOTE: Watch the preview window as you alter the filter settings; the preview is dynamic and will update each time you change a setting.
 * 6) When you are finished, click **OK** Your filter is applied to the selection.


 * Save a Picture:**
 * **From the File menu, select Save As.**
 * In the Save in: box, locate the place where you save your work. Save to the folder you created for Filters.
 * If you need to create a new folder, Click the New Folder button and name the folder Filters.
 * **Double Click** on the folder to open it
 * In the **Save As** box: 1. Type **Filter name** in the File name box 2. Select //__**JPEG**__// in the Format box. Click Save
 * When the //__**JPEG**__// Options box is displayed, click ok.
 * Close the picture** by clicking the Close button on the document window title Bar**. X** [[image:otms/save image.png]]

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