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Stylize objects and images - Pixelmator Tutorial
From the course: Learning Pixelmator
Stylize objects and images
- Let's go ahead and work with another image from our train series, and in this case, what I want to take advantage of are some effects that can quickly stylize the image. These are a great way to add attractive effects. Many of which are considered kind of trendy. And from the Effects browser, we'll choose Stylize. Now, there's a wide range of effects here. Personally, I like to duplicate the layer so I can always blend it back with itself if it's a bit strong. Let's apply a sketch look, and you see how we can quickly adjust the intensity and the threshold there to create something that looks more like an illustration rather than a photo. There's the before and after. Sometimes these effects will look a little different when you hit Apply. If you want a better judge, work at 100% so you can really see what's happening. You can always mix these together to combine the two. Sometimes using an illustration in an overlay style is a great way to really get an interesting effect from a…
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