FILTER FRIDAY CHALLENGE - CUTOUT And Layout

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Filter Friday again! This week the filter is cutout. I think this filter is pretty cool. It gives photos a cartoon or artsy look.

You can find this filter under filters, artistic, cutout.

After clicking on cutout you have three adjustments to choose from, number of levels, edge simplicity and edge fidelity. You may need to play with these to get the desired effect.

My original photo

Here's a layout I created using my before and after photos.

Journaling reads:

Lilacs are one of my most favorite flowers.The color and fragrance invigorate me. When we moved into our house a little over three years ago I started collecting them.I currently have 9 different varieties and I’m adding more every year. Can’t wait til spring to see these beauties again!

Credits: Everything is created by me. The font is florabetic

Want to join the challenge? Jump in anywhere any time time. Try the filter out if you like to share your masterpieces leave us a link in the comment section for that filter.

Have a great weekend!

PSE FILTER FRIDAY CHALLENGE - EMBOSS

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This week we are trying out our emboss filters. Here is a lo I made. I used the emboss filter on the pink and blue photos.

LO credits: paper and stitching from Emma part 5 by Amy W. Designs.

Journaling strips are from the harvest spice kit by Shabby Princess.

Fonts: Charlie, do i like stripes, eight fifteen

Before I start I just want to note I don't claim to be a filter expert. There are many different ways to use the filters this is one way to get you started.

You can find the emboss filter under filter, stylize, emboss.

Once there you can decide the angle, height and amount of embossing.

I'm not that crazy with what you end up with.

I removed all color. For those of you who don't know how to do this go to enhance, adjust color, remove color. It took me a few weeks to find that when I first got pse. I couldn't believe there was no way to make a photo black and white until i found that button. You can also do this by going to enhance, adjust color, color variations, then click the circle that says saturation, desaturate to your liking.

I then changed the color of my photo by adjusting the color. You do this the same way you would to remove color but click on midtones instead of saturation. You can also change the color by adjusting the hue and saturation. Find it under enhance, adjust color, adjust hue and saturation. You will need to make sure colorize is checked.

After I removed and added color I ended up with this.

The emboss filter can also be used for sharpening photos. Here is a link I found on that.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=20935431

Want to join the challenge? Its easy, just try the filter out for yourself then post a photo or lo using your photo on your blog or gallery. then simply leave us a comment with a link so we can check it out. There are no deadlines jump in whenever you'd like!

FILTER FRIDAY CHALLENGE!

Today we are working with the pse photocopy filter. Which I happen to use quite a bit. I like to make coloring pages with them for my kids. We create coloring books using pictures taken with friends or family for gifts. They're always a huge hit! Another fun thing to do with coloring pages is to add you and/or your childs photo to other coloring pages. There are tons of free coloring pages online with super heroes, elmo etc. I run the filter on a photo then add it to a premade page. You can add your own text to create your own personalized book (for personal only use I would think). Ok enough rambling...

You can find the filter under filter, sketch, photocopy. You do need to choose both background and foreground colors. I choose black and white because I want to print my photo as a coloring page.

After the filter is selected you have the option to adjust the detail and darkness of the photo.

Here is my before photo of my boys hitting the arcade on our trip.

My after photo and boys latest coloring page

I decided to try it out in color because I don't normally do that. Here is what I got.

Wanna join the challenge? Simply try it out for yourself and if you'd like to share your photo or layout using this filter simply leave us a link in the comment section.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Filter Friday Challenge - Crystallize

Crystallize is the pse filter of the week. You can find it under filter, pixelate, crystallize.

This filter is pretty easy to use. Simply adjust the cell size and click ok.

My photo before

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After

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So try if out for yourself. And if you'd like to share your creation with us please feel free to leave a link in the comments section of this post.

Its Filter Friday!!!! Accented Edges

Its that time of the week again! We are trying out accented edges this week for the Filter Friday Challenge. I had fun playing around with this filter. No need to choose background or foreground colors. You can find this filter under filters, brush strokes, accented edges.

From there you can adjust the edge width, brightness and smoothness.

My before photo

After using medium brighness and very smooth about 10-12.

After using dark edges and smoothness about 10-12.

So go ahead and try it for yourself. If you would like to share what you came up with leave a comment with a link to your photo or layout.
Have a great weekend!

FILTER FRIDAY CHALLENGE - GLOWING EDGES

Its Friday again! That means its time for the Friday PSE Filter Challenge! This week we are using the glowing edges filter. You can find it under filters, stylize, glowing edges.

Here is my original photo

There is no need to choose foreground or background colors for this filter. Once you have your layer selected choose glowing edges. You will receive a screen with options for adjusting the edge width, brightness and smoothness. When your satisfied click ok.

Here is my end result

I had a lot of fun playing with this filter and was rather suprised by the results.

Want to join the challenge? Leave a comment with a link to your photo.

Remember there are no deadlines! Jump in whenever you want!

Have a great weekend!

FILTER FRIDAY CHALLENGE

Well its Friday again! Woohoo! Time for the filter challenge. This week we are playing with the mezzotint filter. I had never heard of mezzotint before this challenge so I thought I better find out more before I try to replicate it in my program. I found an interesting article about mezzotint and you can read it here.

If you have never used the mezzotint filter before you can find it under Filters, pixelate, mezzotint.

Mezzotint uses the colors in your photo (as far as I can see), so there is no need to choose foreground or background colors.

I choose to use a black and white photo.

Once you have your photo selected choose the mezzotint filter. You will then receive a screen like this.

You have several options to choose from. I choose long lines. Then click ok. You're done!

Now the reason I choose black and white was because I really didn't like how the colored photos turned out. I didn't like how photos of people looked either. Which is why I chose this photo. However I had to try it one more time just to see.

Trying this effect again I can see it would probably work better with close up shots. I realize this isn't the best photo. But now I know what to look for when choosing my next photo.

I hope you enjoyed this filter challenge. If you'd like to share your photos or layout using this filter please leave a comment with your link or send me an email as I will be adding a list. Remember there are no deadlines. Jump in any time!

Have a great weekend!

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There's Still Time

Hello! Just want to put out a reminder that tomorrow is Filter Friday (pse). This week we will be playing with the mezzotint filter. You can find it under Filters, pixelate, mezzotint. Before this challenge I never heard of mezzotint so this should be pretty interesting. So get your photos ready to show off! And check back tomorrow for more on that.

One day left to help name this kit. If I pick your name you can have it for free. For more details click here.

Also still looking for a few more people who would like to try my kits out for free. All you have to do is give me a little feedback. Interested click here.

Filter Friday Challenge Colored Pencil

Ok I know this is a new thing so jump in whenever you want to. Today lets explore the colored pencil filter.

Here is my original photo

In case you are unfamiliar with the location of this filter, you can find it under filters, artistic, colored pencil. Its important to choose foreground and background colors to achieve the results you are looking for. I used my eye dropper and choose two colors from my original photo. You will want to do this before using the filter. The colors in this preview are not the exact colors I used.

When ever you are working on photos its a good idea to make a duplicate copy first so you can start over easier if necessary or create different effects. An easy way to do this is to click on the layer you wish to duplicate and hit control and j at the same time. I will be using two layers to get the effect I'm looking for.

Once you have selected the colored pencil option you will receive a screen that looks like this. From here you can adjust the pencil width, stroke pressure, and paper brightness. When you are happy with your results click ok.

This is how my photo turned out.

I wasn't completely satisfied with the results I wanted a little softer look. So I reduced the opacity of the colored pencil layer to about 50% with that layer above the original.

Lets see want you come up with using the colored pencil filter! If you'd like to share please leave a comment with a link to your photo from your blog or gallery. Thanks for stopping by!