Effects Menu

There are 2 ways you can use the Effects Menu.  You can either use the "Effect Browser" which shows you a preview of what all the effects do, or you can choose the effect you want from the list in the menu.  

If there is a specific effect that a tutorial needs, it will tell you how to get to it on the list but we are just going to be playing around a bit today, so we are going to use the "Effect Browser".

Click on the Effects Menu and choose the "Effect Browser" option

You'll get a dialogue box come up with a preview screen on the right hand side.  This shows roughly what your image would look like at the default settings for that effect.

Have a play around with the various effects at different settings to see what you can come up with (click the "OK" button to choose an effect, play around with the various settings and then click "OK" again to see what your image looks like.  To get the Jesters hat back to how it was, go to "edit, undo").  Remember to write down your settings if you use an effect and you like the result that you get from it - someone else might ask you which settings you used for it!  :o)

Scroll down in the "Effect Name" box to where it says "Chrome" and click on "OK"

Have a play around with the settings and see what you can come up with

Scroll a bit further down to the effect called "Wave" and click on OK

Play around with the settings and see how different from a jesters hat you can make your image look!

Scroll a bit further down to the "Kaleidoscope" effect and click on OK

Have a play around with the settings and see if you can make a background tile that you like

Scroll to the "Sculpture" effect.  This is definitely my favourite effect!

Have a play around with the settings in here and you can come up with all kinds of wonderful effects!  See what you can come up with and remember to keep a note of any favourite settings - you can even save them in here if you find one you want to keep for later to use over and over again!

Thank you so much for testing this tut out for me Bejon!  It means a lot!  Thank you!