This is part 8 of the How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop.
Experiment with filters frequently, but don’t fall into the trap!
That, in a nutshell, is the concept of “Garbage in, Garbage out.”
Photoshop filters work pretty much the same way.
At best, it’s possible for you to use filters to distract from the worst bits of rubbish.
Filters are simply programs that process existing images in different ways.
Similarly, Photoshop will not add detail the way the FBI computers do in movies.
If the detail doesn’t exist, no amount of filtering will make it exist.
What Can Filters do?
No description necessary, the images here describe the filter far better than words.
Their combinations will only “filter” information—necessarily giving you less than what you started with.
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Check out the previous installments of the How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop.
Image credit: Crayola Image byKurt Baty, released underCreative Commons.
Garbage Skip bySnowmanradio, released underCreative Commons.
Image ofKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuckby Royal Family of Bhutan viaWikipedia, released underCreative Commons.
