IMAGE EFFECTS

ORIGINAL IMAGE:

Wind Effect
There are two ways to do this.

[1] Light Wind Effect

1. Open up the image that you want to use.
2. Effects -> Geometric Effects -> Wind
3. Set the strength to 1 and you can pick right or left...depending on what you want. -> OK
4. Effects -> Sharpen -> Sharpen
5. Effects -> Sharpen -> Sharpen More

[2] Stronger Wind Effect

1. Open up the image that you want to use.
2. Layers ->Duplicate
3. See the layer palette window somewhere on your screen? If you can't see the window, click on this icon. []
   Go one layer down. When you first sees it, it should be on "Copy of *name*"..well, if you look down one, click on that.
4. Effects -> Geometric Effects -> Wind
5. Set the strength to 20 and you can pick right or left...depending on what you want. -> OK
6. Now go back to the layer palette window and click on "Copy of *name*". In that same layer, it should say "Normal". Change it to "Screen" by click on the arrow and the list of option should show up.

Pixelate Effect

1. Open up the image that you want to use.
2. Layers ->Duplicate
3. Effects -> Geometric Effects -> Pixelate
   Set it to be symmetric and put the width and height from 15-30. You can pick. I would go with 20 or 25.
4. Click on the layer window and change "Normal" to "Screen" (The "Copy of *name" layer).
5. With the erase, erase the area that you don't want the effect to be on. I would do the face since it's hard to see it.

Lazy Vector/Painted Effect
Since they're so alike, it's really hard to tell which one is which, but which ever looks best to you, I guess. ^_^

1. If you want the painted look, go to effects -> Noise -> Edge Preserving Smooth and set the number how ever high you want it. The higher, the better. I would set it to 30.
2. If you want the lazy vector look, go to effects -> Noise -> Edge Preserving Smooth and set the number 10-20. Then go to Effects -> Sharpen -> Sharpen More.

Glowing Image Effect
I would use this one to make the image brighter. Sometimes a certain area is dark and so this effect would be best to enhance the image. ^_^

1. Layer -> Duplicate
2. Effects -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur
3. Set the radius from 3.00-4.00. The higher, the brighter.
4. Layers Palette Window -> Change "Normal" to "Screen"

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