In the days before digital image editors such as Photoshop, the only way to apply a filter to a photograph was to use special interchangeable camera lenses that allow you to tint or adjust a scene before capturing it to film. Nowadays in the digital age, you can use Photoshop to apply filters to an image long after it has been captured. And not only that, but the built-in filters available in Photoshop allow you to do much more than just apply a tint or make a slight adjustment. In fact, you can change the focus, alter the color, distort the image, and even apply special effects.
There are so many filter commands in Photoshop (more than 100) that it would be impossible to describe each and every one in a single post. The filter commands all produce different effects, and many of them contain different dialog box options and controls. Some are easy to apply, and others are quite complicated. The best way to become familiar with them is through good old-fashioned experimentation. Choose a filter to apply, play around with its dialog box settings, and use the preview to decide whether you like what you see.
There are many ways to incorporate filters into your work. These filters can be applied to individual image layers, or to an entire layered composition after it has been flattened or merged into a separate layer. Here are just some of the ways you can use filters to enhance your print images:
- Use the Texture filters to create textured layers and backgrounds—a great technique for four-color brochures.
- Use the Blur filters to soften backgrounds and image layers, or to imply motion—great for product shots and catalog imagery.
- Use the Distort filters, such as Liquify, Spherize, or Wave, to distort image layers and type. Liquify can be an especially useful retouching tool.
- Use the Artistic, Brush Strokes, and Sketch filters to give your print layouts and designs a simulated natural media appearance.
- Sharpen your final print image.
Many of these filter effects are already set up for you in the Actions palette and can be applied with just one simple click of the mouse.
There are so many filter commands in Photoshop (more than 100) that it would be impossible to describe each and every one in a single post. The filter commands all produce different effects, and many of them contain different dialog box options and controls. Some are easy to apply, and others are quite complicated. The best way to become familiar with them is through good old-fashioned experimentation. Choose a filter to apply, play around with its dialog box settings, and use the preview to decide whether you like what you see.
There are many ways to incorporate filters into your work. These filters can be applied to individual image layers, or to an entire layered composition after it has been flattened or merged into a separate layer. Here are just some of the ways you can use filters to enhance your print images:
- Use the Texture filters to create textured layers and backgrounds—a great technique for four-color brochures.
- Use the Blur filters to soften backgrounds and image layers, or to imply motion—great for product shots and catalog imagery.
- Use the Distort filters, such as Liquify, Spherize, or Wave, to distort image layers and type. Liquify can be an especially useful retouching tool.
- Use the Artistic, Brush Strokes, and Sketch filters to give your print layouts and designs a simulated natural media appearance.
- Sharpen your final print image.
Many of these filter effects are already set up for you in the Actions palette and can be applied with just one simple click of the mouse.
Filters and the Filter Gallery
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