Lesson 2: Filter Magic

Scrapping with Filters: The Pointillize Effect Manual

Step-by-step, Lesson 2: Filter Magic

Use the Dry Brush and Pointillize filters to turn an altered photo into a painted background.

  • This lecture contains two videos, one for Photoshop Elements & one for Adobe Photoshop.
  • Manuals can be downloaded below each video.
  • These lessons are equipped with Closed Captioning, to turn it on, click on the CC icon at the bottom edge of the video.

Instructor Notes: 

Here's some common troubleshooting for this lesson:

-- Make sure you reset your Color Chips at the beginning of this lesson.

-- If things look wonky, try restarting your program or computer.

-- In the Filter Gallery dialog box, there should only be one filter showing in the bottom-left corner. If you have additional filters present, drag them to the Trash icon.


ATTN: Photoshop Users

The newest update to Photoshop (2020 v21.2) has a collapsed Filter menu by default.

To expand the Filter menu so you see the Filter Gallery groups and names:

• Press Ctrl K (Mac: Cmd K) to get Preferences.

• Choose Plug-ins and check the box next to Show All Filter Gallery Groups and Names.

• Click OK.

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