More About Filters in Photoshop

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More on Photoshop Filters

Fading
There are many ways that filters can be used in Photoshop to increase their effectiveness.

The Fade function can be used with just about any activity in Photoshop, to modify the result of the last action.

It works well with filters and when applying modes. It means that after a filter has been applied, changes can still be made and new special effects added.

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Another use of the Fade function is to introduce soft focus in a controlled manner.

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Time saver
Applying some filters can take a lot of processing power and a lot of time. Even a fairly powerful computers can slow up, if the file is a large one with high resolution.
When experimenting, several attempts are usually necessary to get just the right effect. There is a way of applying several different filters, experimenting and saving time.

Stay tuned.

Applying multiple filters
Using different filters on different channels
Filtering just part of an image

All these techniques are described fully in Photoshop In A Day .

Variations
As well as using several Photoshop filters in unexpected combinations, some filters can be used in abnormal ways. The Unsharp Mask filter is a case in point, as used here.

Tips on Sketch, Pixelate, Stylize and Texture filters can also be found in Photoshop In A Day .

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