User Guide

Using Image Effects282
4 Select a layer or area of the canvas.
If you want to apply the effect to
the entire image, make sure there
are no selections.
5 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Apply Surface Texture.
6 In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, choose Original
Luminance from the Using pop-
up menu.
If you want to apply an inverted
texture, enable the Inverted check
box.
7 Adjust the Softness slider to
control the amount of distortion
created by the texture.
Increasing softness creates more
intermediate steps, which
produces a smoother distortion.
8 Adjust the Appearance of Depth
sliders.
Refer to “Setting Appearance of
Depth Properties” on page 278 for
more information.
9 Adjust the Light Controls sliders.
For more information, refer to
“Applying Lighting to a Texture”
on page 285.
10 Click OK to apply the texture.
Creating Embossing Effects
One of the most effective ways of
using the Original Luminance
method is to create an embossed
image. Unlike standard emboss
effects, Apply Surface Texture lets you
control not only the height of the
texture, but also the lighting and
material properties of the embossing.
The embossed effect
To create an embossed effect:
1 Open an image.
2 Choose File menu > Clone.
3 Choose a color other than black
from the Colors or Color Sets
palette.
If you want the embossed image to
be white, leave the screen blank,
select all, then delete.
4 Choose Effects menu > Fill.
5 Enable the Current Color option.
6 Click OK to fill the clone file with
color.
7 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Apply Surface Texture.
8 In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, choose Original
Luminance from the Using pop-
up menu.
The preview window shows how
the embossed image will look.
9 Adjust any of the Appearance of
Depth or Light Controls sliders.
10 Click a Light Direction button to
change the location of highlights
and shadows.
If you want to change the light
color, click the Light Color icon
and choose a color from the color
picker.