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> # Stylize

> # 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. 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.

> Stylize Mode

> Colored Illustration
> The image is reduced to large areas of uniform color. Then dark lines are drawn along strong edges.

> Line Art
> Only the edge lines of the Colored Illustration mode are drawn. The rest of the image is filled with the canvas color.

> Line Art mode.

> Feature Size
> Controls the size and spacing of the edge lines and the size of features retained from the original photo.

> Larger Feature Size (left) simplifies the image. Smaller Feature Size (right) renders smaller lines and more detail.

> Number of Lines
> Higher values draw more edge lines.

> Shadow Threshold
> Higher values increase the area rendered as dark shadows.

> Posterization
> The amount of color reduction. Lower values result in fewer solid filled areas.

> Pen Color
> Color of the edge lines. For more information on selecting colors, see Color Selection Tools.

> Pen Style
> The pen style controls how strokes vary in thickness along their length.

> Pen Style Effect
> Controls how much the pen style affects the strokes. Turning this down makes the strokes more uniform in thickness.

> Pen Width
> Larger values make thicker edge strokes.

> Line Flexibility
> Higher values allow strokes to hug edges. Lower values make strokes straighter and less true to the edges in the original image.

> 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.

> Canvas Color
> The image is filled with this color before the dark edge strokes are drawn. For more information on selecting colors, see Color Selection Tools.

> Render on Image
> This is only active in Line Art mode. When this option is enabled, the edge strokes are drawn on top of the original image.

> # 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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