CHAPTER 35 IMAGE FILTERS AND EFFECTS Canvas provides commands that you can use to transform images for a variety of effects. These commands can be used to alter entire images or only selected areas, as well as image channels. The commands in the Filter submenu are often called “filters” because they “filter” images or selections pixel-by-pixel. This chap- ter explains how to use these filters as well as other commands in the Image menu. Applying effect filters You can use the Render, Stylize, and Offset filters to transform images. The filters in the Render submenu apply forms or textures to an image. The Stylize filters apply a conceptual effect to an image. Stylize filters include Emboss, Trace Contour, and Solarize. The Off- set filter shifts the pixels within an image. Rendering clouds You can apply texture to areas in an image, such as skies or walls, by applying the Clouds filter. The Clouds filter renders soft swirls of color using the foreground and background colors. Note: The Clouds filter completely replaces the original image or selection. To apply a swirl of color to an image 1 Select one or more paint objects to adjust all the images. You can select an area in one image in edit mode to adjust the selected area only. If you don’t make a selection, the entire image in edit mode is affected. This command doesn’t work with paint objects in Black & White mode, and Indexed mode. 2 Choose Image > Filter > Render > Clouds. Image with translucent clouds
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