Check out the results in Figure 7-45. That’s a darn nice tex-
ture, friend. Some might even call it a bump map. To achieve
different results, adjust the Gaussian Blur, Emboss, and Color
(Hue/Saturation) settings.
- Add additional texture. Just for fun, let’s enhance the stucco
effect with some additional noise and texture. Click the Base
layer again. Press the D key to make sure the foreground and
background colors are black and white, respectively, and then
choose Filter→Render→Clouds. This effect may look like smoke,
but it’s actually another style of noise called fractal noise, made
from nothing but mathematical calculations. In the Layers
panel, drag the Clouds item to the bottom of the smart filter
stack, below Add Noise.
- Add another filter. Choose Filter→Sketch→Note Paper. Ac-
cept the default settings and click OK. Can’t you just imagine
the palette knife that was dragged across that wall?
- Further manipulate the filters. Turn off Emboss to make a
series of inverted islands. Double-click Note Paper and reduce
the Relief value to 6 in the filter’s dialog box. Then play with
the Image Balance value to change the size of the landmasses.
I set mine to 25. Click OK. The result is the map of the imagi-
nary land you see in Figure 7-46 on the next page.
- Add yet another filter. Choose Filter→Sketch→Plaster. In the
Plaster dialog box, set the Image Balance to 30 and click OK.
Then, in back in the Layers panel, click the next to the Note
Paper filter to turn it off.
PeaRl Of WISDOm
By now you get the idea. You can move filters
around, turn on and off adjustment layers, and
create an infinite variety of textures, patterns,
and entire worlds from nothing but an image full
of grayness.
Figure 7-45.
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