The default Photoshop installation installs dozens of filters. The Filter menu groups the filters on several submenus. Table 13-1 lists the submenus and gives a description of the types of filters found in each submenu group .
Group | Includes Filters That |
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Artistic | Make the image look like it was created with watercolors or pastels, has a film grain, has poster edges, and so on. |
Blur | Add blurs to simulate movement, such as in a single direction or rotation. |
Brush Strokes | Apply a brush stroke effect in one of various available shapes . |
Distort | Give the appearance of natural or artificial distortions caused by shape and light, such as a ripple, glass, or twirl effect. |
Noise | Apply noise (white speckling) to affect the image appearance or to fix spots and scratches. |
Pixelate | Apply one of several dotted effects to the image, such as simulating the Pointillism technique. |
Render | Let you change the fill, add a lighting effect, apply 3D, and more. |
Sharpen | Improve image sharpness. |
Sketch | Apply a drawing effect in one of various available techniques. |
Stylize | Make a number of changes, like glowing edges or embossing, that lend a modern effect. |
Texture | Convert the image's appearance to make it consistent with the selected texture. |
Video | Change the color method used in a video still. |
Other | Create a custom filter or work with other custom filters. |
Note | Photoshop applies the filter effect only to the current layer and current selection (if any). |