PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

Image Adjustments and Effects 117
4. Adjust the sliders (or enter specific values) to vary the effect. If necessary, click
the Default button to revert to the standard settings for this effect.
5. To save the current settings as a custom style you can use later, click
the Add Style button and provide a name for the new style. The new style
appears in the thumbnail pane. (To delete a style you've added, select its
thumbnail and click the Delete Style button.)
6. Click OK to apply the effect, or Cancel to abandon changes.
For illustrated details on each effect, search for Instant Artist in the PhotoPlus
Help index.
Warp tool effects
The entries on the Warp Tools flyout work as a group. Most of them shift pixels
that the brush passes over, while the last one undoes the cumulative effects of the
others. The actual amount of pixel displacement depends on the direction of brush
movement, the brush tip, and the Context toolbar's Opacity, Brush Size, and
Quality settings.
The Elastic Warp Tool shifts pixels in the direction of brush
motion, hence the appearance of pulling or elasticity.
The Pinch and Punch Tools apply, respectively, a concave or
convex spherical distortion under the brush. To apply this effect to
a selection or layer, use Effects>Distort>Pinch/Punch....
The Twirl Tools produce a “spin art” effect—liquid paint on a
surface revolving either clockwise or anti-clockwise around a
central point. As with Pinch and Punch, you can apply either effect
to a selection or layer using the Effects>Distort>Twirl.
The Thick/Thin Warp Tool shifts pixels 90º to the right of the
brush direction, which has the effect of spreading or compressing
edges along the stroke.
The Unwarp Toolreduces the strength of the current warped effect
under the brush.