Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Nine:
Now that I've messed with all the sliders,
I'm going to go back and put them where
I think they look good for this particular
image (if I do an oil painting effect, I really
want it to look painted—I don't go for the
subtle look with this). However, once you
click OK and the filter is applied to your
image, if you think it's a little too heavy (or
you just want a little more realism back in
your painting), you don't have to go back
and mess with the sliders again. Instead,
immediately go under the Edit menu and
choose
Fade Oil Paint
. This brings up
the Fade dialog (shown here below), and
the best way I can describe it is it's kind
of like “Undo on a slider.” So, if you drag
the Opacity slider to the left, it lowers the
intensity of the effect. If you drag it to
0%, it removes it altogether. Try drag-
ging it to 70% (as shown here), and 30%
of the original image comes back, bring-
ing in a hint of the original look and detail.
A before/after is shown below.
Before
After
