Filter+Fun

Applying FiltersYou 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 CS3's //Filter Gallery//. Information is given below on how to apply a filter as well as how to open up the //Filter Gallery//. There are many filter options. For example, you can use a filter to apply an artistic effect, distort the image,or change the texture
 * Section 1 A ****ss ****ignment 3: Have Fun with Filters **

Assignment 3: In this assignment, you are going to experiment with the filters in Photoshop using the same picture each time. You will need at __**least 6 pictures**__ you have put a filter on. Do this do the same picture so that we can see the before and after effect. Each Time you Put a Filter on you need to save it as that name of the filter and then close that photo. The orgiinal photo should be left open and then you will Duplicate that file. NEVER save the picture as the original file name as you will lose the picture. Follow the instructions to experiment with the options in the Filter Gallery. You will save at least 7 of your favorite pictures, and use them in the following assignment to make your **first scrapbook** page.

> arrow and go to the place where you saved your digital photographs or use the filter picture in the Photoshop folder, located in my handout folder in Photoshop and then Photoshop folder (You open one of your pictures but keep using the same picture or the filter picture locate in my teacher handout folder. Path: R: teachers, Rehagen, Handout, Photoshop Session 1 filter picture.) >
 * Open a Picture in Photoshop **
 * From the File menu, select Open.
 * Click the Look in: [[image:otms/look in.png]]
 * Double click on an image to open it in Photoshop.
 * If it is sideways, you can turn the picture by selecting Rotate Canvas from the Image menu, and then clicking an option from the sub-menu. Tip: To make the picture larger, double click the title Bar.

> Click ok.
 * Make a Duplicate of the Picture **
 * You never want to damage the original so this is a good work flow to always duplicate the image.
 * From the image menu, select Duplicate:

Experiment with the options in the Filter Gallery to change the way your picture looks. Have Fun! Not all the filter effects are available in the Filter Gallery, If you want more choices, use the Filter menu: Click the Filter menu. Select an ooption from the menu:
 * Have Fun with Filters**
 * From the Filter menu, select Filter Gallery. A window opens that displays the image, filters, and options.
 * Use the Filter Menu Options**
 * **Extract:** Isolate a foreground object and erase the background.
 * **Liquify:** Push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Pattern Maker:** Create a pattern from a selection and then fill the image with the pattern.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Vanishing Point**: Define the perspective planes and then edit the image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Artistic**: Apply a range of paint and pencil techniques.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Blur**: Soften the edges of an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Brush Stroke**: Apply a range of brush and ink stroke effects.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Distort:** Warp an image by reshaping areas.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Noise:** Increase or reduce noise in an image by adding, removing, or blending pixels.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Pixelate**: Clump pixels that are similar together to create large colored squares.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Render:** Layer cloud, lens,or lighting effects over top of an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Sharpen**: Increase the contrast between pixels to sharpen an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Sketch:** Redraw the image with various tools to create a handdrawn look.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**Stylize:** Highlight the edges by increasing the contrast in an image.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">**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 CS3 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.
 * 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. [[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/PhotoshopCS3/Images/other/filtersgallery.gif]]
 * 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. EXAMPLE: Below is a before and after shot of a flower with the //Watercolor// filter applied:[[image:http://www.uwec.edu/help/PhotoshopCS3/Images/other/flowerbeforeafter.jpg]]

‍Link to a Site that has 10 Filters you need to know about
> 1. Type **Filter name** in the File name box > 2. Select //__**JPEG**__// in the Format box. Click Save
 * 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:
 * When the //__**JPEG**__// Options box is displayed, click ok.
 * Close the picture** by clicking the Close button on the document window title Bar**. X**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Continue to Have Fun with Filters You need 7 pictures for your scrapbook page. Continue to apply **different** filters to the **same** picture. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Hint**: Do not click on **Filter Gallery** at the top of the menu. This applies the previous filter only. Instead, click on the Word Filter Gallery...which is the third option down from the top. This will apply the last filter, but also opens the Filter Gallery so that you can choose a different filter.
 * __**Original picture should still be open. Make a duplicate.**__
 * To apply a filter effect, select //Filter Gallery// fron the Filter menu.
 * Click on a filter category. [[image:otms/technounlock_page195_image71.jpg]]
 * Click on a filter thumbnail to apply it to the picture.[[image:otms/ink outlines.jpg width="68" height="58"]]
 * Change the options for the filter by dragging the sliders [[image:otms/dark intensity.jpg]]
 * When you like the way the picture looks, click OK.
 * Save the picture to the //Filter Pictures// folder.


 * You can apply more than One Filter (optional)**
 * Apply a filter effect. Notice how it appears in the list:[[image:otms/image94.jpg]]
 * To add another filter effect to the picture, click the //New Effect Layer// tool at the bottom of the Filter Effect List.[[image:otms/image92.jpg]]
 * A layer appears at the top of the list. Apply a second filter effect.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Want to have FUN? **Distort is a filter effect** that lets you morph your image. Try it!!


 * Close Photoshop**

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