Part - 02 of 02

Noise

This is a very popular filter among Photoshop users. It is useful in creating textures. It adds grains to provide the base for textures. Other filters in this groups like median, dust & Scratches, despeckle are used extensively for photo retouching.

Filters > Noise > Add Noise

Amount : 15%
Distribution : Uniform
Monochromatic

Available Filters under the Noise sub menu
Add Noise | Despeckle | Dust & Scratches | Median | Reduce Noise

Pixelate

It creates small cells in an image based on similar color.

Filters > Pixelate > Facet

Available Filters under the Pixelate sub menu
Color Halftone | Crystallize |  Facet | Fragment | Mezzotint | Mosaic | Pointillize

Render

If you want to work with light reflections, cloud like patterns, this is the right choice. This is a powerful filter providing different option for lighting effects and clouds.

Filters > Render > Lighting Effects

Available Filters under the Render sub menu
Clouds | Difference Cloud | Fibers | Lens Flare | Lightning Effects

Sharpen

It sharpens the soft edges by increasing the contrast of the pixels.

Filters > Sharpen > Sharpen

Available Filters under the Sharpen sub menu
Sharpen | Sharpen Edges | Sharpen More | Smart Sharpen | Unsharp Mask

Sketch

It is similar to artistic as it creates traditional fine art effects. It resembles much with hand drawn looks when it is applied on an image.

Filters > Sketch > Water Paper

Fiber Length : 10
Brightness : 80%
Contrast : 40%

Available Filters under the Sketch sub menu
Bas Relief | Chalk & Charcoal | Charcoal | Chrome | Conte Crayon | Graphic Pen | Halftone Patten | Note Paper | Photocopy | Plaster | Reticulation | Stamp | Torn Edges | Water Paper

Stylize

It is used to create impressionistic effects.

Filters > Stylize > Diffuse

Mode : Normal

Available Filters under the Stylize sub menu
Diffuse | Emboss | Extrude | Find Edges | Glowing Edges | Solarize | Tiles | Trace Contour | Wind

Texture

It is used to create textures. It gives realistic look like sand, paper etc. to an image.

Filters > Texture > Texturizer

Texture : Brick
Scaling : 100%
Relief : 4
Light Direction : Top

Available Filters under the Texture sub menu
Craquelure | Grain | Mosaic Tiles | Patchwork | Stained Glass | Texturizer

Video

It is used to smoothen the images captured on videos.

Other

This is used to create your own filters.

Digimark

It is used to add digital watermark to an image which is essential for copyright information.

End of Filter tutorial

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