Embossing an image
You can make an image appear raised with the Emboss filter. This
filter converts low-contrast areas to gray and accentuates high-con-
trast areas with color (or black and white if the image is Grayscale
mode) according to the placement of a theoretical light source.
To apply the Emboss filter
1
Select one or more paint objects to emboss. To apply the
emboss filter to a limited area in one image, select the area. The
Emboss filter doesnt work with paint objects in Black & White
mode, and Indexed mode.
2
Choose Image > Filter > Stylize > Emboss.
3
Enter an Angle from 0 to 360. An angle of 0 is straight right
with higher numbers going counter-clockwise.
4
Enter a height from 1 to 32 pixels to set the height of the effect.
5
Enter a number from 1 to 500 in the Amount text box. To
retain more color along high-contrast borders, increase this value.
Solarizing images
You can create surrealistic effects in an image by applying the Solar-
ize filter. The Solarize filter mimics a photographic darkroom proce-
dure that exposes film to light during development.
You can solarize CMYK Color, RGB Color and Grayscale mode
images. If you make a selection, Canvas filters only selected pixels.
To solarize an image
1
Select one or more paint objects to solarize. To apply the
Solarize filter to a limited area in one image, select the area.
2
Choose Image > Filter > Stylize > Solarize.
Embossed Angle = 15
Height = 8, Amount = 110
Original
You can adjust the
Angle, Height, and
Amount
individually by
dragging the
sliders...
...or drag the
handle to set the
Angle, Height, and
Amount values
simultaneously