Cs3 photoshop effects
(Figure 11) Select the Paintbrush Tool from the Tools Palette. To edit the filter, click on the Mask in the Layers Palette.Move the slider to change the opacity to around 70 percent. The opacity on this image can use some lightening. (Figures 8, 9 & 10) This is where different Blending Modes can be set and Opacity levels changed. This will open the Blending and Opacity Mode window. Click on the icon to the right of the Blur Filter in the Layers Palette.Figure 7 shows the Blur Filter with the mask in the Layers Palette.Figure 6 shows the image with the Blur effect applied.Set the Amount to 50, Blur Method to Zoom and Quality to Good. Figure 3 shows the image in the Layers Palette has been converted to a Smart Object.Convert the image for Smart Filters (Figure 2).Figure 1 is the original image of the Tiko Drummer.The filter effect used in this example is a radial blur. Now each filter can be viewed and set without ever leaving the Filter Gallery Window. This brings up all the artistic filters into one window with the image. This is found under the Filter Menu on the Main Toolbar. All these tasks used to be done on the Main Toolbar Menu and each change would have to be made by returning to the original image.Īnother great time saver is the Filter Gallery. Clicking on the Layer Mask does changing the filter effect. Clicking on the filter name in the Layers Palette can change the filter effect itself. Now when a filter effect is applied, there is an icon to the right of the filter effect that allows the photographer to change blending and opacity settings. The non-destructive Smart Filter allows for editing and refining repeatedly without ever going back to the original state. Now the photographer does not have to go back to the original image and start over to change the opacity or other settings of the effect. When the image has been converted for Smart Filters, Photoshop automatically puts a Layer Mask on the image.
The Blur Filter has a drop down menu that has several selections for different blur effects. Individual filters have new options that refine the characteristics of the filter. The non-destructive filter effects allow a photographer to edit an effect many times after the effect has been applied. Now, thanks to the new Smart Filter, filters are easier to use and more powerful. There are so many different applications for using filter effects from special effects to regular image editing refinements. This is a great tool for working in the Layers Palette using filter effects. Here is rundown of upgrades and new features.Īdobe added the Smart Filter with Photoshop CS3. Overall, the additions make filters a powerful creative tool for the photographer. Each filter has more options and choices added that allow for more detail work. Now, they are non-destructive editable filters that give the photographer more control. Adobe Photoshop CS3 has significant changes in the Filters Palette and how the filters are used in the Layers Palette.