CREATIVE EFFECTS
Familiarise yourself with the Filter Gallery’s key features
Photoshop Anatomy The Filter Gallery
01 FILTER MENU
This menu command gathers filters into themed folders such
as Artistic, Stylize and so on. Once you select a filter it will
launch the Filter Gallery window. The Filter Gallery remembers
the last filters and settings you used.
02 FOLDERS
You can browse for different types of filter by toggling
opened themed folders such as Brush Strokes. Here you’ll
see thumbnails that preview the type of look produced by a
particular filter.
03 FILTER LIST
You can replace a currently selected filter with something new
by clicking this drop-down menu. You’ll then see filters listed
alphabetically, from Angled Strokes to Watercolor.
04 EDITABLE ATTRIBUTES
Once you select a filter by clicking its thumbnail, any editable
properties such as the Stroke Length of a brush will appear in
this section. This is the key to producing more convincing and
unique art effects.05 FILTER LAYERS
You can recreate artistic looks by combining multiple filters.
Drag a filter up or down in the layer stack to change the art
effect. Click the eye icon to turn it on or off.06 ZOOM
It can be difficult to see the filter effect when looking at the
entire picture. Click here to zoom in for a closer and clearer
look at the filtered pixels. You can then adjust each filter’s
sliders more effectively.01
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