Adobe photoshop elements User Manual

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

For Grayscale images, use only channel 1. 

For RGB images, use channels 1, 2, and 3, which 

correspond to the red, green, and blue channels. 

Click Defaults to return all the screen angles to 

their default values. Or press Alt (Windows) or 
Option (Mac OS) to switch the Cancel button 
to a Reset button.

Click OK.

Clumps pixels into a solid color in a 

polygon shape.

Clumps pixels of solid or similar colors 

into blocks of like-colored pixels. You can use this 
filter to make a scanned image look hand painted 
or to make a realistic image resemble an abstract 
painting.

Creates four copies of the pixels in the 

selection, averages them, and offsets them from 
each other.

Converts an image to a random pattern 

of black-and-white areas or of fully saturated 
colors in a color image. To use the filter, choose a 
dot pattern from the Type menu in the Mezzotint 
dialog box.

Clumps pixels into square blocks. The 

pixels in a given block are the same color, and the 
colors of the blocks represent the colors in the 
selection.

Breaks up the color in an image into 

randomly placed dots, as in a pointillist painting, 
and uses the background color as a canvas area 
between the dots.

The Render filters create 3D shapes, cloud 
patterns, refraction patterns, and simulated light 
reflections in an image. You can also manipulate 
objects in 3D space, create 3D objects (cubes, 
spheres, and cylinders), and create texture fills 
from grayscale files to produce 3D-like effects 
for lighting.

Maps images to cubes, spheres, and 

cylinders, which you can then rotate in three 
dimensions. (See “Transforming objects in three 
dimensions” on page 130.)

Generates a soft cloud pattern using 

random values that vary between the foreground 
and the background color. To generate a more 
stark cloud pattern, hold down Alt (Windows) or 
Option (Mac OS) as you choose Filter > Render > 
Clouds.

Uses randomly generated 

values that vary between the foreground and back-
ground color to produce a cloud pattern. The filter 
blends the cloud data with the existing pixels in the 
same way that the Difference mode blends colors. 
The first time you choose this filter, portions of the 
image are inverted in a cloud pattern. Applying the 
filter several times creates rib and vein patterns 
that resemble a marble texture.

Simulates the refraction caused by 

shining a bright light into the camera lens. Specify 
a location for the center of the flare by clicking 
anywhere inside the Flare Center thumbnail or by 
dragging its cross hair. Enter a value to control the 
Brightness of the flare or specify a Lens Type to 
adjust the shape of the flare.