Using focus and esoterica effects | 623
• Angle — sets the direction in which the image appears to travel. A setting of 0° blurs in the direction
of 3 o’clock.
• Thinness — blurs the image in a direction perpendicular to the angle you choose with the Angle
slider.
Sharpening focus
The Sharpen effect heightens contrast by intensifying highlights and shadows. You can create sharper
images by using either the Gaussian or Circular aperture options. Gaussian aperture sharpens the red,
green, and blue components of color; Circular aperture sharpens an image based on luminance.
Before (left) and after (right) applying Sharpen.
To sharpen focus
1 To apply the effect to:
• The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
• A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an
area.
• A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.
2
Choose Effects Focus Sharpen.
3 In the Sharpen dialog box, enable an aperture option.
4 Use the following guidelines to adjust the sliders:
• Amount — determines how much of the edge of an element is affected
• Highlight — determines the intensity of the bright areas. Move the slider to the right to brighten the
highlights.
• Shadow — determines the depth of the shadows. The higher the percentage, the darker the
shadows.
If you chose the Gaussian aperture option and you want to sharpen only selected colors, enable any
combination of the Red, Green, or Blue check boxes.
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