Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4.
You'll l l now r u n a B r u s h S t r oke i lt e r t of s t yl i z e p a r t of t he i m a g e.
You c a in u s e F i lt e r s t o c r e a t e s p e c i a l ef fe c t s i in a in i m a g e. ( For
more on filters, see Chapter 14, “Maximizing Filters.”) Choose
Filter > Filter Gallery.
5.
In the Brush Strokes category choose the Sumi-e filter. Adjust
the sliders to your preference. Click OK to apply the filter.
6.
Clean up any areas in the dark background with the Brush or
Mixer Brush tool.
7.
Open the History panel and drag its resize handle to see more
states (and snapshots). The History panel shows you all the
actions you have performed on the open image.
The image looks more like a painting at this point, but some
key areas (like the text on the pump) are too heavily stylized.
8.
Look at the top of the History panel to see a snapshot of the
document. It was automatically created when the document
was first opened. The brush icon next to it indicates that it has
been set as the source for the History Brush.
9.
Choose the History Brush from the Tools panel or press Y.
Be sure to not choose the Art History Brush.
10.
Select a soft-edged brush sized at approximately 70 pixels, and
set the Opacity to 70% to restore 70% of the original details
while preserving 30% of the new state.
11.
Paint in the text to restore the original details.
CONTROLLING SNAPSHOTS
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What About the Art
History Brush?
Officially, you can use the Art His-
tory Brush tool to create stylized
paintings. Unofficially, it doesn't
work very well. A better option is
to use the Color Mixer Brush tool
or the new Oil Paint filter.
Snapshots can also be used as “digital breadcrumbs” so you can find
your way back to earlier versions of the image. You can add more snap-
shots so you can quickly jump back to specific points in time by:
• Clicking the Create new snapshot button (camera icon) at the bot-
tom of the History panel.
• Changing the preferences for the History panel. Click the submenu
icon for the History panel and choose History Options. You can
choose to Automatically Create New Snapshot When Saving.
Remember, History States and snapshots are temporary. When you
close the open document, they are discarded.
