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Learning Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 By Greg Bowden
Chapter 15
Artistic Filters
Guided Computer Tutorials www.gct.com.au
PUBLISHED BY GUIDED COMPUTER TUTORIALS PO Box 311 Belmont, Victoria, 3216, Australia www.gct.com.au © Greg Bowden This product is available in Single or Multi User versions. Single-user versions are for single student or teacher use at any particular time, just as a single text book would be used. If you intend to use the notes with multiple students the single user version should be upgraded to the multi-user version. Multi-user versions allow the school or institution to print as many copies as required, or to place the PDF files on the school network, intranet and staff laptops. A certificate of authentication is provided with multi-user versions. Bookmarks provide links to all headings and sub-headings, and individual chapters are provided.
First published 2009 ISBN: Module 1: 1 921217 72 3 Module 2: 1 921217 73 1
PDF document on CD-ROM
Every effort has been made to ensure that images used in this publication are free of copyright, but there may be instances where this has not been possible. Guided Computer Tutorials would welcome any information that would redress this situation.
Chapter
15
Artistic Filters
You can use the filters that Photoshop provides to create artistic sketches. To illustrate this, the following sketch of a shipwreck viewed through the porthole of another ship will be created:
Starting a New Document 1
Load Photoshop Elements in EDIT MODE then display the FILE menu, highlight NEW and select BLANK FILE.
2 Set the NAME to PORT HOLE, the WIDTH to 800 pixels, the HEIGHT to 600 pixels and the BACKGROUND COLOUR to WHITE.
3
Select OK to start the document.
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Setting the Background The CLOUDS filter will be used to create the sky for the sketch.
1 Start a NEW LAYER in the LAYERS palette then set the FOREGROUND COLOUR to WHITE and the BACKGROUND COLOUR to BLACK.
2
Display the FILTER menu, highlight RENDER and select CLOUDS to fill the layer with black and white colours.
3
The clouds can be coloured to make them look more natural. Display the ENHANCE menu, highlight ADJUST COLOUR and select ADJUST HUE/SATURATION.
4 Turn on COLOURIZE then set the HUE to 209, the SATURATION to 30, the LIGHTNESS to -10 and select OK.
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5 Rename the layer: Sky
Creating the Ocean The ocean can be created by combining the CLOUDS and BAS RELIEF filters.
1 Start a new layer and rename it: Ocean
2 Select the RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOL and drag a frame around the bottom half of the sky.
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3 Display the FILTER menu, highlight RENDER and select CLOUDS to fill the selection with black and white clouds.
4
Display the FILTER menu again, highlight SKETCH and select BAS RELIEF.
5 Adjust the DETAIL to 10, the SMOOTHNESS to 4 and the LIGHT to BOTTOM.
6
Select OK to set the filter.
7
The colour of the ocean needs to be adjusted. Display the ENHANCE menu, highlight ADJUST COLOUR and select ADJUST HUE/SATURATION.
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8 Turn on COLOURIZE, set the HUE to 200, the SATURATION to 50 and the LIGHTNESS to -15.
9
Select OK to complete the filter.
Adding Perspective to the Ocean To make the ocean look more realistic, its perspective can be altered. 1
Set the screen view to 50% so that you can see the whole canvas as well as some area around it, then increase the document window if necessary.
2
Display the IMAGE menu, highlight TRANSFORM and select PERSPECTIVE.
3 Drag the bottom right ‘handle’ of the perspective frame to the right and the bottom line of the selection will be increased.
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4 Drag the top left and right ‘handles’ down then move them to the edges of the canvas.
5 Use the DOWN ARROW key to nudge the ocean past the base of the canvas.
6
Press <enter> to accept the transformation then press CTRL+D to deselect the frame around the ocean.
7
Save the document in your STORAGE folder as a PHOTOSHOP file under the file name: Port Hole
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© Guided Computer Tutorials 2009
Chapter 15
Artistic Filters
Guided Computer Tutorials www.gct.com.au
PUBLISHED BY GUIDED COMPUTER TUTORIALS PO Box 311 Belmont, Victoria, 3216, Australia www.gct.com.au © Greg Bowden This product is available in Single or Multi User versions. Single-user versions are for single student or teacher use at any particular time, just as a single text book would be used. If you intend to use the notes with multiple students the single user version should be upgraded to the multi-user version. Multi-user versions allow the school or institution to print as many copies as required, or to place the PDF files on the school network, intranet and staff laptops. A certificate of authentication is provided with multi-user versions. Bookmarks provide links to all headings and sub-headings, and individual chapters are provided.
First published 2009 ISBN: Module 1: 1 921217 72 3 Module 2: 1 921217 73 1
PDF document on CD-ROM
Every effort has been made to ensure that images used in this publication are free of copyright, but there may be instances where this has not been possible. Guided Computer Tutorials would welcome any information that would redress this situation.
Chapter
15
Artistic Filters
You can use the filters that Photoshop provides to create artistic sketches. To illustrate this, the following sketch of a shipwreck viewed through the porthole of another ship will be created:
Starting a New Document 1
Load Photoshop Elements in EDIT MODE then display the FILE menu, highlight NEW and select BLANK FILE.
2 Set the NAME to PORT HOLE, the WIDTH to 800 pixels, the HEIGHT to 600 pixels and the BACKGROUND COLOUR to WHITE.
3
Select OK to start the document.
© Guided Computer Tutorials 2009
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Setting the Background The CLOUDS filter will be used to create the sky for the sketch.
1 Start a NEW LAYER in the LAYERS palette then set the FOREGROUND COLOUR to WHITE and the BACKGROUND COLOUR to BLACK.
2
Display the FILTER menu, highlight RENDER and select CLOUDS to fill the layer with black and white colours.
3
The clouds can be coloured to make them look more natural. Display the ENHANCE menu, highlight ADJUST COLOUR and select ADJUST HUE/SATURATION.
4 Turn on COLOURIZE then set the HUE to 209, the SATURATION to 30, the LIGHTNESS to -10 and select OK.
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5 Rename the layer: Sky
Creating the Ocean The ocean can be created by combining the CLOUDS and BAS RELIEF filters.
1 Start a new layer and rename it: Ocean
2 Select the RECTANGULAR MARQUEE TOOL and drag a frame around the bottom half of the sky.
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3 Display the FILTER menu, highlight RENDER and select CLOUDS to fill the selection with black and white clouds.
4
Display the FILTER menu again, highlight SKETCH and select BAS RELIEF.
5 Adjust the DETAIL to 10, the SMOOTHNESS to 4 and the LIGHT to BOTTOM.
6
Select OK to set the filter.
7
The colour of the ocean needs to be adjusted. Display the ENHANCE menu, highlight ADJUST COLOUR and select ADJUST HUE/SATURATION.
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8 Turn on COLOURIZE, set the HUE to 200, the SATURATION to 50 and the LIGHTNESS to -15.
9
Select OK to complete the filter.
Adding Perspective to the Ocean To make the ocean look more realistic, its perspective can be altered. 1
Set the screen view to 50% so that you can see the whole canvas as well as some area around it, then increase the document window if necessary.
2
Display the IMAGE menu, highlight TRANSFORM and select PERSPECTIVE.
3 Drag the bottom right ‘handle’ of the perspective frame to the right and the bottom line of the selection will be increased.
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4 Drag the top left and right ‘handles’ down then move them to the edges of the canvas.
5 Use the DOWN ARROW key to nudge the ocean past the base of the canvas.
6
Press <enter> to accept the transformation then press CTRL+D to deselect the frame around the ocean.
7
Save the document in your STORAGE folder as a PHOTOSHOP file under the file name: Port Hole
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