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You can use various 

techniques to treat the edges of a filter effect 
applied to only part of an image. To leave a distinct 
edge, simply apply the filter. For a soft edge, 
feather the edge, and then apply the filter. 

You can apply filters to 

individual layers or to several layers in succession 
to build up an effect. For a filter to affect a layer, 
the layer must be visible and must contain pixels—
for example, a neutral fill color. (See “Filling a new 
layer with a neutral color” on page 180.)

By applying filter effects to 

solid-color or grayscale images, you can generate a 
variety of backgrounds and textures. You might 
then blur these textures. Although some filters 
have little or no visible effect when applied to solid 
colors (for example, Glass), others produce 
interesting effects. You might try Add Noise, Chalk 
& Charcoal, Clouds, Conté Crayon, Craquelure, 
Difference Clouds, Glass, Grain, Graphic Pen, 
Halftone Pattern, Mezzotint, Mosaic Tiles, 
Note Paper, Patchwork, Pointillize, Reticulation, 
Rough Pastels, Sponge, Stained Glass, Texture Fill, 
Texturizer, and Underpainting. 

You can 

disguise faults, alter or enhance, or make a series 
of images look related by applying the same effect 
to each. 

Some filter effects can be memory intensive, 
especially when applied to a high-resolution 
image. You can use these techniques to improve 
performance:

Try out filters and settings on a small portion of 

an image.

Free up memory before running the filter by 

using the Purge command. (See “Correcting 
mistakes” on page 32.)

Allocate more RAM to Photoshop Elements. If 

necessary, exit from other applications to make 
more memory available to Photoshop Elements.

Try changing settings to improve the speed of 

memory-intensive filters, such as Lighting Effects, 
Cutout, Stained Glass, Chrome, Ripple, Spatter, 
Sprayed Strokes, and Glass filters. (For example, 
with the Stained Glass filter, increase cell size. 
With the Cutout filter, increase Edge Simplicity, or 
decrease Edge Fidelity, or both.)

The built-in filters are grouped into sets. In 
addition, any third-party filters installed appear at 
the bottom of the Filter menu. 

Achieve a painterly or special effect 

for a fine arts or commercial project. For example, 
use the Cutout filter for collages or type treatment. 
These filters replicate natural or traditional media 
effects. (See “Artistic filters” on page 195.)