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This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. ThanksWorkshopQ&AQ1: Can I apply a filter to a gradient?A1: Certainly. It's easiest if the gradient is on a separate layer. Just make the gradient the active layer and applyany filter or combination you like. The results often make an interesting background for other pictures, too.Start by trying the Texture filters and some of the Brush Strokes. These are generally successful.Q2: I tried importing a building into another photo, but it just doesn't look right. Why not?A2: There can be a dozen reasons, but the three most obvious are scale, perspective, and lighting. The importmight be too big or too small for where you put it. It might need to be skewed into a different perspective. Youmight also be trying to put a piece of a shadowy, noontime picture into a late afternoon background. Whenyou select pictures to combine, try to match sizes, orientation, and time of day. If that's not possible, you canstill make it work, but you will have to do more correcting.Q3: There's usually a difference in sharpness between the object I want to add and the background. It makes theobject stand out like a sore thumb. Any ideas?A3: If you don't want to blur the sharper image, try selecting the object, feathering the edges of the selectionslightly, inverting it, and pressing Delete. That will soften the edges of the object a bit.Q4: This is fun, but my files get so big that they take forever to save or apply a filter to. Any ideas?A4: Be sure to merge down layers when you're done with them. Save frequently. Save different stages if youthink you might want to go back further than the History palette can take you.Q5: How can I get rid of that white halo around a selection I have copied and pasted?A5: Easier than you think. Select the layer and choose Layer Matting Defringe. Enter a value in theWidth text box for the distance from the edge of the object to search for replacement pixels. In most cases, adistance of 1 or 2 pixels is enough. Click OK and that white edge is gone.Quiz