Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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The top layer changes to a
grayscale image and the
Black & White options
appear in the Properties
panel.
Note: You can optionally
click and drag the sliders or
click Auto to change the
style of grayscale image.
# Press Ô+E (Ctrl+E) to
merge the Black & White
adjustment layer with the
layer below.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
$ Click Filter.
% Click Stylize.
^ Click Find Edges.
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The image resembles a strong
line-art drawing.
& Click Filter.
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* Click Blur.
( Click Smart Blur.
The Smart Blur dialog box
appears.
) Click and drag the Radius and
Threshold sliders to soften the
edges and reduce the details.
q Click OK.
w Click the blend mode drop-down
menu for the top layer and select
Multiply.
TIPS
Important!
For more artistic results, start by
reducing the size of the image.
Click Image ➪ Image Size. Set one
of the pixel dimensions in the top
section of the Image Size dialog
box to about 1000 pixels. The
filters are more effective on this
size of image, and the brush
strokes appear more like traditional
brush strokes on paper.
Change It!
Change the brush or the brush tip
shape as you paint with white on
the black mask. With a regular
brush selected, you can click the
Brush Panel Toggle button ( ) in
the Options bar. Click Brush Tip
Shape and change any of the
attributes.
Customize It!
You can also create a dual brush to
change the brush strokes even
more. Click the Brush Panel Toggle
button ( ) in the Options bar.
Click Dual Brush and click a
different brush sample box. Click
and drag the sliders to alter the
brush style.
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