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Manipulating Images 41
The original image Blurred by 20 Embossed by 70
Original Embossed by 70 Blurred by 20
HANDS ON: Antiquing a Photo
This sequence will show you how to make a new color photo look like
an old sepia-toned image, and will also introduce some new layer
techniques—a preview of Chapter 5’s in-depth coverage.
q Open the file HOUSE.JPG in the PhotoPlus PROJECTS folder.
q Choose Adjust>Brightness &
Contrast… from the Image menu and
increase both the brightness and contrast
by 10 to make the picture look a bit
faded.
q Next, add some grain to the image by
choosing Noise/Add… from the Image
menu. Increase the value to about 15.
q Choose Adjust>Grayscale from the Image menu to make the
photograph black and white.