Photoshop Filters and Effects 3

Question 1

What does the Diffuse Glow filter in Photoshop produce?

Accepted Answer

Adds a soft, dreamy glow to bright areas of an image

Answer

Filter > Distort > Diffuse Glow adds a soft, foggy glow to the lighter areas of an image using the background color, creating a romantic or ethereal effect.

Question 2

Which Photoshop filter group contains the Polar Coordinates, Twirl, and Ripple effects?

Accepted Answer

Distort filters

Answer

Distort filters geometrically warp and distort image pixels — Polar Coordinates, Twirl, Ripple, Wave, and Shear are all found in the Filter > Distort submenu.

Question 3

What does the Filter Gallery in Photoshop allow you to do?

Accepted Answer

Preview and apply multiple filters from selected groups in a stacked, non-destructive interface

Answer

The Filter Gallery (Filter > Filter Gallery) provides a preview-based interface for applying and stacking filters from Artistic, Brush Strokes, Distort, Sketch, Stylize, and Texture categories.

Question 4

What does the Poster Edges filter in Photoshop do?

Accepted Answer

Reduces the number of colors and traces edges with dark lines, creating a poster-art look

Answer

Poster Edges (Filter Gallery > Artistic) posterizes the image colors and outlines edges with black, simulating the bold, flat look of hand-drawn poster art.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Adaptive Wide Angle filter in Photoshop?

Accepted Answer

To correct lens distortions, barrel distortion, and perspective issues in wide-angle and fisheye photos

Answer

Filter > Adaptive Wide Angle uses lens profile data to correct geometric distortions like barrel distortion, keystoning, and fisheye effects common in wide-angle photography.

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Photoshop Filters and Effects 3