ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPRESSING YOUR CREATIVE IDEAS
Welcome to the Gallery Effects Sampler! This Sampler lets you experiment with the Cutout, Glowing edges, Graphic Pen, Note paper, Plastic Wrap and Watercolor effects — just a few of the 48 master effects in Gallery Effects Classic Art collection.
WHAT IS ALDUS GALLERY EFFECTS CLASSIC ART?
Aldus Gallery Effects Classic Art is a library of artistic effects that automatically transforms scanned photographs and other bitmap images into dramatic works of art.
Each volume of Gallery Effects includes 16 master effects designed to recreate a variety of art styles. Volume 1 alone includes: Charcoal, Chalk & Charcoal, Chrome, Craquelure, Dark Strokes, Dry Brush, Emboss, Film Grain, Fresco, Graphic Pen, Mosaic, Poster Edges, Ripple, Smudge Stick, Spatter, and Watercolor. You can customize the effects for thousands of variations, then save up to 25 settings for each effect for consistent, predictable results.
Using the effects is remarkably easy. Simply open a scanned photograph or other bitmap image, choose the desired artistic effect, and then click a button to apply the effect to the image. Thumbnail views of the image let you preview the effect before applying it. Any of the effects can be applied to either an entire image or a selected area.
Gallery Effects gives you the power to simply click a button and create vivid, striking art — easily, reliably, and consistently. Gallery Effects lets you save time creating artwork and allows you to easily create impressive images. Get Gallery Effects and you will be creating impressive artistic images in less time than it takes to mix paint.
APPLICATIONS AND USES
Gallery Effects can be used for a variety of purposes:
• Creating original artwork
• Adding impact to scanned photographs for use in desktop publishing — newsletters, brochures, handbooks, magazines, annual reports, advertisements
• Giving a consistent appearance to photographs
• Adding vitality to graphics for use in on-screen, multimedia, and video presentations
• Transforming hardline architectural drawings and other technical illustrations into finished 3D renderings
PLUG-IN FILTERS
Gallery Effects includes “plug-in” filters that are seamlessly integrated into all versions of Adobe Photoshop, and other programs that support Photoshop compatible filters, to provide convenient access to the effects. By adding Gallery Effects filters you significantly increase your image-enhancement capabilities.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Gallery Effects requires an application that supports Adobe Photoshop-compatible plug-in filters.
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The Aldus Gallery Effects Sampler contains:
• Aldus Gallery Effects Info —a Persuasion Player file that shows you some of the many effects available
• Gallery Effects Instructions (which you are now reading)—providing information on Gallery Effects and how to use the sample effects within Adobe Photoshop or other graphics programs.
• Plug-ins folder—containing the Gallery Effects Sample plug-ins.
• Nautilus Shell—an image to which you can apply the effects.
USING THE GALLERY EFFECTS SAMPLER WITH ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
How to Install the Gallery Effects Sample Filter in Photoshop:
1. Install Photoshop on your hard disk.
2. Drag the Gallery Effects sample filters into the Photoshop Plug-Ins folder on your hard disk.
How to Use the Gallery Effects Sample Filters in Photoshop:
1. Open Photoshop and open or create a new document.
2. If you want to apply the effect to a portion of the image, use one of the selections tools to select a portion of the image. If you don't select a portion of the image, the effect will be applied to the entire image.
3. If you are using Photoshop 1.0, choose Gallery Effects Sample from the Filter submenu in the Image menu. If you are using Photoshop 2.0, choose Gallery Effects Sample from the Gallery Effects, Vol 1 submenu in the Filter menu.
If the Image menu or Filter menu is dimmed, the image is probably in Indexed color mode. If the image is a color image, choose RGB Color from the Mode menu; if the image is a gray-scale image, choose Gray Scale from the Mode menu. The Image menu or Filter menu should be active. Now, repeat step 3.
The Gallery Effects Sampler information dialog box appears. After reading the information, click anywhere in the dialog box to close it and to use the filter.
4. The settings dialog box for the Watercolor effect appears. The settings dialog box lets you change and preview the effect’s settings. The upper left of the dialog box shows a miniature view of the original image or selection. Drag the floating frame over the part of the image you want to preview. The area within the frame appears in the box labeled Original. Click the Preview button to preview the effect. After a short delay, a preview of the effect applied to the framed image appears in the box labeled Effect. Adjust the controls at the bottom left of the dialog box to experiment with different settings. Each time you adjust the controls, click Preview to see the effect of the new settings. These settings can be saved for later use.
5. After adjusting the settings, click the Apply button to apply the effect to the image.
NOTE: The Gallery Effects filters are designed to work in RGB mode. If you have an image that is in CMYK mode, switch to RGB mode, apply the Gallery Effects Sampler, then switch back to CMYK mode.
(For more information on working with plug-in filters, consult the Photoshop user manual.)
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