PC World - USA (2020-10)

116 PCWorld OCTOBER 2020

HERE’S HOW HOW TO USE PHOTOSHOP’S BLUR GALLERY

different. One looks like a flaming star, and

the other looks like a sunburst. The Motion

Effects completely change from one setting to

another.

Noise Effects

Noise is another word for grain, or a grainy

effect. You can add noise anywhere on your

photos, and there are several ways to do it.

This effect is used with the Blur Gallery effects

so you can add back some detail or texture to

a blurred section.

We first used the Iris Blur (set to 200) to

blend out the background of a red tulip.

There was nothing essentially wrong with this

result, but after a few days of looking at it, we

decided to give the image more depth.

We used the Noise Effect in the Blur

Gallery to add some needed texture to the

background. We added 90-percent grain at a

size of 75 percent with 100-percent

roughness, 40-percent color, and 35-percent

highlights. The dull, flat background was

transformed to a finely textured finish.

Noise Effects.