Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 13-7. Filters can really spruce up solid objects. Top: Here's an unfiltered, solid red apple
drawn with the Custom Shape tool (page 423). Bottom left: The same apple after adding some uni-
form noise with the Monochromatic checkbox turned off. Bottom right: Here's the same apple, only
this time the noise is applied with the Monochromatic checkbox turned off. Turning that checkbox
off makes Elements mix random colors into the noise. (Adding the Angled Strokes filter after adding
the noise gave the acorn a lot more texture. If you don't add noise before applying this filter to a
solid color, then nothing happens when you apply it.)
Noise can also help when you want to apply special effects to blocks of solid color, as shown
in
Figure 13-7
, bottom right. If you try to apply the Angled Strokes filter to a solid color, for
example, you don't see the strokes; adding noise first gives the filter something to work on.
To make an abstract background for a project, you can create a blank file, add noise, and then
run various filters on it.
