Photoshop Creative Issue

Don’t dismiss filters as being an unsophisticated editing

option; we reveal how they can elevate your work

25 FILTERS

THAT WILL

CHANGE YOUR

WORK

ILLUSTRATIONS

Create amazing

illustrations all with the

help of ordinary filters,

and bring a humble

skyline to life.

SURREAL ART

Blend mind-bending

tools and distortion

filters together for

projects that call for

something special.

PORTRAITS

Learn how to transform

ordinary portraits with

extraordinary effects,

using filters for creating

fire and ice.

DIGITAL

ARTWORK

Use filters to enhance digital

artwork as well as photo-

based projects, and get the

best from Brush Strokes.

CAMERA RAW

Discover the best features

available in Camera Raw,

and learn which sliders

are the perfect ones to

improve your photos.

Filters can turn a good piece of artwork into a great piece of

artwork. Whether you’re looking to add noise, reduce it, blur,

sharpen, or create an artistic effect on a photo, there’s a filter

for that. And the best part is they’re fun to experiment with!

Filters can sometimes have a bad reputation in the

Photoshop world, because they create simple, immediate

effects in your work, which can look obviously edited. However,

this is only if you don’t use them correctly: there are hundreds

of ways that you can subtly or dramatically change the look and

feel of any project, just by using filters. They never have to just

be the finishing touches either, because filters can be built upon

or intertwined, for you to create stunning effects throughout all

of your projects.

Let’s delve into 25 of them, and look at how you can use

them to not just add cool effects to your images, but actually

change the way you work.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN...

FILTERS THAT WILL

25 CHANGE YOUR WORK
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