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> # Comics

> # Basic Tab

> Create Output In New Layer Above Current
> Applying a filter with this option enabled renders your image in a new layer above the working layer (in Photoshop and Elements only). Note that switching filters within Snap Art disables this feature. So if you want to apply a filter in a new layer, make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply.

> Warning: Clear this checkbox when recording Photoshop actions. An action recorded with this option enabled will have no effect.

> Comics Mode

> Color Comics
> Color Comics mode divides the image into large regions of uniform color and fills these with half-tone patterns. In addition, the dark regions are drawn with high contrast and a shading pattern at the edges.

> Black and White Comics
> Black and White Comics mode creates a monochrome image. This mode simply draws the dark regions of Color Comics mode without the uniform color regions.

> Shading Pattern
> This lets you choose the pattern that fills the dark regions.

> Feature Size
> This controls the size of the features in the image as well as the half-tone and shading patterns.

> Increasing Feature Size, left to right.

> Edge Strength
> This increases the number and thickness of dark lines along important edges.

> Halftoning Amount
> This controls the prominence of half-toning dots.

> Shading Amount
> Controls the range of dark tones affected by shading. Higher values cover more areas with shading.

> Posterization
> This controls the amount of color reduction. Low values result in large areas of uniform color.

> Random Seed
> Controls the random elements of this filter. Click it until you get a result you like.

> # Colors Tab

> The original photo is sent through the following color transformations before it is turned into art. These controls are an easy way to make dramatic changes in the final image.

> Saturation
> Saturation controls the intensity of all colors in the photo. High saturation yields a more vibrant image, while lower yields a more muted image.

> Contrast
> Increasing this slider brightens highlights and darkens shadows. Increasing contrast will usually make the image more dramatic at the expense of losing detail in highlights and shadows.

> Brightness
> Brightness lightens or darkens the entire image.

> # Canvas Tab

> Canvas Texture
> This is the pattern used for the canvas. The canvas affects where pigment sticks and where light brightens the paper.

> Canvas Thickness
> The strength of the canvas effect on the media and lighting.

> Canvas Zoom
> The size of the canvas pattern.

> # Lighting Tab

> Direction
> Controls the direction from which the light falls on the canvas. Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction, or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees.

> Inclination
> Controls the angle formed by the light and the page. Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the inclination, or enter a value between 0 and 90 degrees.

> Highlight Brightness
> Controls the intensity of the shiny highlights appearing on areas facing the light.

> Highlight Size
> Controls the size of the shiny highlights on areas facing the light; higher values yield larger highlights.

> Highlight Color
> Choose any color for the shiny highlights. For more information on selecting colors, see Color Selection Tools.

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