User Guide

Using Image Effects292
• Output Color—output the
color part of the effect. Disable
this option if you want to out-
put in black and white only.
3 Use the following guidelines to
adjust the sliders:
• Black Edge determines the
detail of the black edge. Larger
values produce thick, black
edges around objects. Smaller
values produce more intricate
edges.
• Erosion Time determines the
number of erosion iterations
performed on the black edge.
The higher the erosion, the
simpler the edge.
•Erosion Edge controls the
amount of smoothing on the
black edge. Larger values pro-
duce a rounded appearance to
the black edge.
• Heaviness determines the
amount of black in the final
image.
4 Enable one of the following
options:
• Auto Color—automatically
compute the color set from the
original image’s colors.
• Use Color Set—use a pre-
defined color set.
5 Adjust the N Colors (number of
colors) and Color Edge sliders.
6 When you are satisfied with the
settings, click OK to apply the
effect.
Note
•
You can adjust the number of colors
only if you have enabled the Auto Color
option.
Tips
•
You can change the colors in a color
set by clicking a color and then clicking a
new color on the Color Sets palette.
•
You can save a woodcut effect as a
preset by clicking Save in the Woodcut
dialog box and specifying a preset name in
the Save Preset dialog box.
Distress
The Distress effect can be used on
images and text. You can base the
effect upon the currently selected
paper or pattern.
The Distress effect.
To apply distress effects:
1 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Distress.
2 In the Distress dialog box, adjust
any of the following sliders: