Chapter 9: The last few chapters focused on the meat and potatos of you graphics, Chapter 9 helps add spice - effects - to your graphics! Learn how to add bevels, shadows, embossing, glows, blurs, etc. to your images. Learn How to Apply Effects p. 132

To Open the Effects Panel p. 132

• Click Window/Effect
• Initially the Effect pael will be empty; as you add effects to an object, each effect will be listed in the panel

To Add Effects to an Object p. 132

• Select your object
• Open the Effects dropdown box to choose an effect to add to the selected object

Learn How to Apply Bevel Effects pp. 133-134

To Apply a Bevel Effect pp. 133-134

• Select your object
• Choose Bevel and Emboss from the Effect dropdown list
• Select Outer Bevel or Inner Bevel
• Set the desired values for the bevel:
  • Bevel Edge Shape
  • Size
  • Color
  • Contrast
  • Softness
  • Angle
  • Presets (bottom dropdown box - great for creating 4 button states for rollovers)
    • Raised
    • Highlighted
    • Inset
    • Inverted

Learn How to Apply Shadow, Emboss, Glow, Blur, Sharpening, Find Edges, and Adjust Color Effects pp. 135-145

To Apply Shadow Effects p. 135

• Select your object
• Choose Shadow and Glow from the Effect dropdown list
• Choose Drop Shadow
• Set the desired values for the shadow
  • Distance
  • Color
  • Opacity
  • Softness
  • Angle
  • Knockout - no object displayed, just shadow

To Apply Emboss Effects p. 136

• Select your object
• Choose Bevel and Emboss from the Effect dropdown list
• Choose Inset Emboss or Raised Emboss
• Set the desired values for the emboss effect
  • Width
  • Contrast
  • Softness
  • Angle
  • Show Object (see my example)

To Apply Glow Effects p. 137

• Select your object
• Choose Shadow and Glow from the Effect dropdown list
• Choose Glow
• Set the desired values for the glow effect
  • Width
  • Color
  • Opacity
  • Softness
  • Offset

To Apply Blur Effects p. 138

• Select your object
• Choose Blur from the Effect dropdown list
• Choose Blur, Blur More, or Blur Gaussian
• If you choose Gaussian, set the Blur Radius value

To Apply Sharpening Effects pp. 139-140

• Select your object
• Choose Sharpen from the Effect dropdown list
• Choose Sharpen, Sharpen More, or Unsharp Mask

Details to be added later

To Apply Find Edges Effects p. 141

To Apply Adjust Color Effects pp. 142-145

Learn How to Use the Eye Candy Filters pp. 146-149

To Work with Eye Candy's Interface Elements p. 146

To Set the Bevel Boss Effect p. 146

To Set the Bevel Boss Basic Controls p. 147

To Set the Bevel Boss Lighting Controls p. 147

To Set the Bevel Boss Bevel Profile Controls p. 148

To Apply the Marble Effect p. 148

To Apply the Motion Trail Effect p. 54

Learn How to Work with the Effect Panel pp. 150-151

To Modify an Effect p. 150

To Change the Display of an Effect p. 150

To Delete an Effect p. 150

To Apply Multiple Effects p. 150

To Save an Effect p. 151

To Set the Default Effects p. 151

Learn How to Use Third Part Plug-Ins p. 152

To Add Third Party Plug-Ins Using the Effect Panel p. 152

To Add Third Party Plug-Ins Using Preferences p. 152

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