A Texture filter is used to suggest motion or to soften an image.

You can adjust brightness and contrast of a layer using the Image menu.

You can adjust brightness and contrast of a layer using the Filter menu.

Artistic filters can dramatically alter images, and are often used for television commercials.

The Diffuse filter conveys a feeling of direction and motion.

The Twirl filter in the Blur category creates a circular effect in an image.

Item 3 in the figure above is an example of the Twirl effect.

The figure above is an example of the Plastic Wrap filter.

Case Based Critical Thinking

Case 1

Casey works at the Old Kentucky Baseball Bat Emporium.  As the designer of the company Web site, it’s his job to update the site and make sure that it meets the needs of the business.  Mr. Slugg, Casey’s boss, recently made it clear that he is less than impressed with Casey’s work, and that the site lacks the “excitement and visual stimulation” most people equate with the wooden bat industry.  Casey must either add that excitement to the site, or face the possibility of losing his job.  He knows that he can add visual stimulation by using Photoshop filters.

Casey wants to give several images on the site texture, and the look of hand drawn art.  Which filter category will he use?

Casey knows that the most important thing about using filters is ____.

Casey wants to add an aged look to a few of the images in the Company History section of the Web site.  Which category of filters will help accomplish this?

Casey applied ____ filters to some images because he thought he might be able to use them as special effects in the company’s television commercials.

Casey knows that the Smudge Stick filter ____.

Case 2

Joe has just purchased Photoshop CS5 and is getting really excited about the effects he can create using his digital photos and various tools and filters. He’s a little bit worried that his older computer might not be able to handle the demands these effects will put on it.

One way Joe has found that he can help save memory on his computer is by using the _____, a feature that lets him see the effect of a filter before its application.

Joe has decided that until he gets a better computer, there is one category of filter that he is definitely going to avoid because it uses more memory than any other. Which category is it?

Which of the following statements about filters is true?

Which Blur filter simulates zooming or rotation?

Which Blur filter creates a hazy effect?

Where does the name of the last filter applied appear?

In which category is the Plastic Wrap filter?

Which filter category is used to apply lighting effects?

Which light property controls the amount of surface reflection on the lighted surface?

The figure above is an example of the _____ filter and can be found in the _____ category of filters.

Which of the following describes the Omni type of light?

Which light property lightens or darkens the ellipse?