![]() ![]() Only the Texture Panel was opened – by clicking on the little square next to the texture drop-down field, a new texture folder can be added. It turns into a Custom (preset) and the big (+ sign is clicked on. Just click the New box in the upper right corner of the panel in the opening screen. Kathleen in her videos showed how to add a folder with your favorite textures in the Textures section of this plug-in. (See my How to Do a Quick Eye Sharpening in Photoshop.) Another stamped layer was created and Topaz Texture Effects was opened. Now an Exposure Adjustment Layer could be used to pop his eye so it could be seen even better. (See my How To Use the Free Spectrel Art Plug-in blog.) Next on another stamped layer, the Liquify Filter’s Bloat Tool was used to increase the Lizard’s eye just slightly. ![]() This plug-in is a great way to add some detail back into an object that is not defined well. Since the lizard was too bright, the Density slider in Properties Panel for the layer mask was set to 66%. Just the lizard was painted back in a black layer mask (just press ALT while clicking on the layer mask icon at bottom of the Layer Panel). Then to bring out the Lizard more, the free JixiPix Spectrel Art’s Dark Lines preset with the Detail set to 74 was applied – then in PS the layer was set to Linear Dodge blend mode. On a stamped layer (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E) was used created. Image 1 Info: First the PS Motion Blur settings used were Angle 0 degrees and Distance 375. Kathleen definitely had some great tips for both photography, including how to use a Lens Baby, and Photoshop – if you like shooting flowers, she is a master at it! Hope everyone has a great weekend – I think I will go try shooting some more flower shots using Kathleen’s techniques this week!….Digital Lady Syd Topaz Lens Effects Motion Blur filter’s Zoom was used to get this lovely effect. This beautiful gardenia was also taken at the Harry P. See Image 2 below for more details on how this image was finished. Used the workflow above but this time Topaz Lens Effects’s Lens Motion filter was used to create the Vertical motion blur although PS could have just as easily been used. A very similar image is posted here from a Tidbits Blog for the original version. This image was taken at the Viera Wetlands also called Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands in Brevard County, Florida. ![]() Thank you Kathleen for bringing this to my attention! (Click on the original image below to see a larger view in Flickr of the Layer Panel – it can be clicked on to enlarge also.) At end of blog under Image 1 is a detailed paragraph on all the different layer steps shown here. This is such a simple technique I am not sure why I had not thought of it myself! Now any of your other filters and textures can be applied with a very different look being created by the motion blur. Use a low opacity brush if just a little bit of effect needs to be removed.
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