This document is a chapter from an Adobe Photoshop manual describing how to apply filters and patterns. It provides step-by-step instructions on using tools like the Filter Gallery to apply effects like Plastic Wrap, Glowing Edges and Craquelure. It also demonstrates how to create clipping masks, set text properties, add layer styles and print a hard proof. The objectives are to learn various filter and pattern techniques as well as terms related to printing.

1. Adobe®
Photoshop® CS6
Chapter 6
Applying Filters
and Patterns

2. • Adjust the Color panel
• Fill with the Paint Bucket Tool
• Describe the categories of filters in Photoshop
• Use the Filter Gallery to create special effects
• Apply Plastic Wrap, Glowing Edges, and
Craquelure filters
• Create a shape clipping mask
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Objectives

3. • Apply a pattern
• Describe and use Blur filters
• Create dynamic text with effects
• Set text tracking, leading, and kerning
• Explain the terms knockout, trapping, surprinting,
and misregistration
• Print a hard proof
Objectives
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Project – Creating a Magazine Cover

5. • Plan your use of filters
• Use type wisely
• Avoid color printing problems
• Consult with printing professionals
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General Project Guidelines

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The Color Panel

7. • Click the Color panel menu button to display its
menu
• Click CMYK Sliders to change the sliders in the
Color panel
• Click the menu button again, and then click CMYK
Spectrum to change the color bar, if necessary
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Changing the Sliders on the Color Panel

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Changing the Sliders on the Color Panel

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The Paint Bucket Tool

10. • Select the background layer
• Right-click the Gradient Tool button on the Tools
panel to display the context menu
• Click the Paint Bucket Tool button to select it
• Click the canvas to color the background layer
with the color from the Color panel
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Using the Paint Bucket Tool

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Using the Paint Bucket Tool

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Artistic Filters

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Artistic Filters

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Blur Filters

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Brush Stroke Filters

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Distort Filters

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Distort Filters

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Noise Filters

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Pixelate Filters

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Render Filters

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Sharpen Filters

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Sketch Filters

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Stylize Filters

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Texture Filters

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Liquify Filter

26. • With the desired layer selected, click Filter on the
Application bar to display the Filter menu
• Click Liquify to display the Liquify dialog box. If
Photoshop displays a dialog box, click the OK
button
• Make the necessary changes to the filter settings
• Click the OK button to apply the filter
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Applying the Liquify Filter

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Applying the Liquify Filter

28. • On the Layers panel, SHIFT+click each of the layers
to align and distribute
• On the Tools panel, select the Move Tool to
display the Move Tool options bar
• On the options bar, click the desired alignment
option to align the layers
• Click the desired distribute option to distribute
the layers
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Aligning and Distributing Layers

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Aligning and Distributing Layers

30. • On the Layers panel, select the desired layer
• Click Filter on the Application bar to display the
Filter menu
• Click Convert for Smart Filters to create an
adjustable smart filter. If Photoshop displays a
dialog box, click the OK button to create the smart
filter
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Creating a Smart Filter

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Creating a Smart Filter

32. • Select the desired layer
• Click Filter on the Application bar, and then click Filter
Gallery to display the Filter Gallery dialog box
• Click the Zoom in or Zoom out button until the entire
layer is displayed in the preview
• If more than one filter is displayed in the list of filter
effects, click the ‘Delete effect layer’ button
• Click Artistic in the list of filter groups to open the
folder. Click any other open folders to close them
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Applying a Plastic Wrap Smart Filter

33. • Click the Plastic Wrap thumbnail to preview the
effect
• Type the desired Highlight Strength, Detail, and
Smoothness
• Click the OK button to apply the Plastic Wrap filter
to the parasailing layer
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Applying a Plastic Wrap Smart Filter

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Applying a Plastic Wrap Smart Filter

35. • On the Layers panel, select the desired layer
• Click Filter on the Application bar and then click
Convert for Smart Filters. If Photoshop displays a
dialog box, click the OK button to create the smart
filter
• Click Filter on the Application bar, and then click Filter
Gallery to display the Filter Gallery dialog box. Adjust
the size of the preview using the zoom buttons
• If more than one filter is displayed in the list of filter
effects, click the ‘Delete effect layer’ button
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Applying a Glowing Edges Smart Filter

36. • Click Artistic in the filter list to close the Artistic
folder
• Click Stylize in the filter list to open the Stylize
folder, and then click the Glowing Edges
thumbnail
• Type the desired Edge Width, Edge Brightness,
and Smoothness in the appropriate boxes
• Click the OK button to apply the Glowing Edges
filter to the layer
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Applying a Glowing Edges Smart Filter

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Applying a Glowing Edges Smart Filter

38. • Select the desired layer and convert it to a smart filter
• Display the Filter Gallery and adjust the size of the
preview using the zoom buttons
• Delete multiple filters, if they exist
• Open the Texture folder and then click the Craquelure
thumbnail
• Type the desired Crack Spacing, Crack Depth, and
Crack Brightness
• Click the OK button to apply the filter
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Applying a Craquelure Smart Filter

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Applying a Craquelure Smart Filter

40. • Select the desired layer
• Click Filter on the Application bar and then point
to Blur to display the submenu
• Click Iris Blur to display the Blur Tools panel and
options bar
• On the Blur Tools panel, drag the Blur Slider to the
desired setting
• Drag the top rotation handle to the desired
position
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Applying an Iris Blur Filter

41. • Drag the blur center point to the desired location
• Drag a side rotation handle to the desired location
• Drag the white points to the desired location
• On the options bar, click the OK button to apply
the filter
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Applying an Iris Blur Filter

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Applying an Iris Blur Filter

43. • Select the desired layer. If necessary, increase the
magnification setting
• In the Tools panel, right-click the current Shape Tool
button
• Click the Polygon Tool in the list
• On the options bar, click the Fill button to display the
Fill panel
• Click the Color button on the Fill panel
• Click the Stroke button and then click the desired
swatch
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Creating a Pentagon

44. • On the options bar, type 5 in the Sides box to
create a pentagon
• Select the Align Edges check box, if necessary
• In the document window, slowly drag a pentagon
• As you drag, if you need to adjust the placement
of the pentagon, press and hold the SPACEBAR
key
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Creating a Pentagon

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Creating a Pentagon

46. • Right-click the desired layer on the Layers panel to
display the context menu
• Click Create Clipping Mask to clip the picture in
the shape of the layer below it
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Creating a Clipping Mask

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Creating a Clipping Mask

48. • On the Layers panel, select the desired layer
• Select the Move Tool, if necessary
• Press the appropriate ARROW key, as necessary,
to move the layer to the desired position
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Nudging

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Nudging

50. • On the Layers panel, hide all of the layers except the
background and the desired layers
• Select the background layer
• Press SHIFT+CTRL+N to create a new layer above the
desired layer
• In the New Layer dialog box, type the desired layer
name and select an identification color
• Click the OK button to close the New Layer dialog
box, creating a new pattern layer
• Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw a
rectangle around the area to apply the pattern
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Using a Pattern

51. • Select the Paint Bucket Tool. On the options bar, click the
‘Set source for fill area’ button to display the choices
• Click Pattern in the list to select it
• Click the Pattern picker to display its panel, and then click
the panel menu button to display the menu
• Click Artist Surfaces to choose the pattern library
• When Photoshop displays a dialog box, choose to Append
the patterns to the current set
• Click the desired pattern to select it
• Click inside the selection marquee to apply the pattern to
the selection
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Using a Pattern

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Using a Pattern

53. • Drag to select the text to format
• On the options bar, click the Toggle the Character
and Paragraph panels button to show the panels
• Click the ‘Set the tracking’ box arrow
• Click the desired value in the list
• On the options bar, click the ‘Commit any current
edits’ button
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Setting the Tracking

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Setting the Tracking

55. • Highlight the word to underline
• On the Character panel, click the Underline
button
• On the options bar, click the ‘Commit any current
edits’ button
• Click the Toggle the Character and Paragraph
panels button on the options bar to hide the
panels
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Underlining Text

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Underlining Text

57. • With the type layer selected on the Layers panel, click
the ‘Add a layer style’ button on the Layers panel
status bar. When Photoshop displays the context
menu, click Outer Glow to open the Layer Style dialog
box
• Drag the title bar of the dialog box down so you can
view the text changes in the document window
• In the Structure area, click the Blend Mode box arrow
to display the list
• Click Linear Light to select the blending mode
• Drag the Opacity slider to the desired percentage
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Adding an Outer Glow

58. • Drag the Noise slider to the desired percentage
• In the Elements area, drag the Spread slider to the
desired percentage
• Click the Contour picker box arrow to display the
available contours for the glow
• Click the desired contour
• Click the OK button to close the dialog box and
apply the glow
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Adding an Outer Glow

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Adding an Outer Glow

60. • Click View on the Application bar, and then point to Proof
Setup to display the submenu
• If the Working CMYK command does not display a check
mark, click it
• Click File on the Application bar, and then click Print to
display the Photoshop Print Settings dialog box
• In the Color Management area, click the Color Handling box
arrow and then click Photoshop Manages Colors. Click the
Normal box arrow, and then click Hard Proofing to print a
hard proof
• In the Position and Size area, click the Scale to Fit Media
check box to scale the image
• Click the Print button to print the hard proof
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Printing a Hard Proof

61. • Adjust the Color panel
• Fill with the Paint Bucket Tool
• Describe the categories of filters in Photoshop
• Use the Filter Gallery to create special effects
• Apply Plastic Wrap, Glowing Edges, and
Craquelure filters
• Create a shape clipping mask
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Chapter Summary

62. • Apply a pattern
• Describe and use Blur filters
• Create dynamic text with effects
• Set text tracking, leading, and kerning
• Explain the terms knockout, trapping, surprinting,
and misregistration
• Print a hard proof
Chapter Summary
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Photoshop® CS6