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

! Click the Smart Filter
layer mask thumbnail to
select it.
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@ Click the Default Colors
icon to restore the
default foreground and
background colors,
making sure black is the
foreground color.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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# Click in the image to
paint with black to
remove the filter from
specific areas.
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C The painted areas appear black in
the layer mask, and the filters are
removed from those areas in the
photo.
$ Double-click the filter name to
reopen the dialog box.
% Adjust the filter’s settings.
^ Click OK.
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TIPS
Try This!
Click the triangle (
) by the
Smart Object layer to reveal the
Smart Filters or any layer effects
applied to the layer. Double-click
the Edit Blending Options button
( ) next to the Smart Filter.
A blending mode dialog box
appears. Click Mode to select a
different blending mode. Click
Opacity to drag the slider to a
different percentage.
More Options!
To change the effect when using
multiple Smart Filters, click and
drag one Smart Filter above or
below another one in the Layers
panel. To delete an individual
Smart Filter, click its name and
drag it to the Layers panel trash
( ). To delete all the Smart
Filters on a layer at once, click and
drag the text Smart Filters on the
Smart Object layer to the trash.
Did You Know?
You can copy a Smart Filter or a
group of Smart Filters to another
Smart Object layer in the Layers
panel by pressing Option (Alt) and
dragging the Smart Filter. However,
you cannot drag a Smart Filter onto
a regular layer.
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