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Using focus and esoterica effects 587

The Motion Blur effect.

To apply a Motion Blur effect

1 To apply the effect to:

• The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.

• A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document

window to select an area.

• A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.

2 Choose Effects  Focus  Motion Blur.

In the Motion Blur dialog box, adjust the following sliders:

• Radius — sets the amount of blur. Moving the slider to the right makes the

image look as though it’s moving faster.

• Angle — sets the direction in which the image appears to travel. A setting of 0°

blurs in the direction of 3 o’clock.

• Thinness — blurs the image in a direction perpendicular to the angle you

choose with the Angle slider.

Sharpening focus

The Sharpen effect heightens contrast by intensifying highlights and shadows. You can

create sharper images by using either the Gaussian or Circular aperture options.

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