Teach_Yourself_Photoshop_Elements_2

CREATIVE EFFECTS

Use filters to add creative effects

Learn how to apply different artistic filters to your photographs,

and modify and combine them to produce unique looks

Apply filters in a couple of clicks using the Expert editor’s Effects panel

How to apply Filter effects

01 EFFECTS

If you want to quickly apply preset

filters to an image without tinkering

with the Filter Gallery settings, click

the fx icon in the Expert editing mode,

then click the Filters tab at the top to

see preview thumbnails.

03 IDENTIFY FILTERS

Each thumbnail gives you a preview

of the effect produced by each filter.

Move the cursor over a thumbnail to

read the filter’s name. Turn on Tool

Tips in the Preferences menu if the

labels don’t appear.

02 SHOW ALL

Filters in Photoshop Elements are

grouped in categories such as Stylize

and Texture. You can display every

filter by choosing Show All. They are

then listed alphabetically, kicking off

with Accented Edges at the top left.

04 APPLY MULTIPLE

FILTERS

Double click a preview thumbnail to

apply a particular filter to the image.

In this example we applied the

Watercolor filter to start with. We

then double clicked Cutout to stylise

the image even more.

05 MAKING PROGRESS

Some filters take longer to apply than

others because they have more work to

do. Occasionally, you’ll see a progress

bar appear while a more complex filter

works its magic.

06 SCROLL

Drag the scroll bar on the right to

explore all the filter thumbnails in this

collection. These fabulous creative

filters are also accessible in the Filter

Gallery, which we examine in detail on

the following page.

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or the majority of this book we’ve

looked at how to use Photoshop

Elements to enhance the colours

and tones of photos, enabling you

to produce natural colours and a healthy range

of tones that feature detail in the shadows,

midtones and highlights. Our earlier chapters

focused on overcoming common problems

such as colour casts, incorrect exposure

settings and poor composition. In this chapter

we’ll have a bit more fun by applying a host of

creative effects to our photos. Thanks to

Photoshop Elements’ filters you can stylise

the colours and tones of a photograph to

produce a wide range of creative looks, from

pencil sketches to oil paintings. To help you

find suitable creative effects, the Filter menu

groups filters in folders such as Artistic and

Brush Strokes. In Elements 14, when you

select a filter it’s applied directly to the image,

but you can also open the Filter Gallery

window via the Filter menu to get handy

previews of how the filtered image will look,

as well as a host of editable attributes that

will change the results. Here we’ll introduce

you to the key features of the Filter Gallery, as

well as show you other ways to apply filters.

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