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

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The Filter Gallery opens.
0 Click the Brush Strokes
tab.
! Click Sprayed Strokes.
@ Click and drag the
Stroke Length and
Spray Radius to increase
or decrease the strokes.
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# Click the New Effect
Layer button.
A new Sprayed Strokes
layer is added and the
effect changes.
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$ Repeat step 13 to create
additional Sprayed
Stroke layers.
% Click OK.
The custom edge is applied to
the photo.
TIPS
Did You Know?
Add as many Filter Effects
layers as your computer’s
memory allows. Each one you
add changes the look of the
custom photo edge. Change
the order of the layers in the
Filter Gallery dialog box, and
the overall style of the edge
changes as well.
More Options!
For a light-colored image,
darken the edge for a
stronger effect. Click the
Layer Style button ( ) in
the Layers panel. Click
Drop Shadow. Drag the
Distance slider to 0. Drag
the Spread slider up to
darken the edges.
Customize it!
You can create your own custom border by
painting with a natural media brush. Follow steps
1 to 3 in this task. Click the Background layer and
click Image ➪ Canvas Size. Click Relative and add
1 inch to both the Width and Height fields to
enlarge the background. Add a new blank layer
between the Background and photo layers. Click
a rough-edged brush and paint your custom edge
with black on the middle layer.
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