Getting Started Part 2: Using Text & Selection Filters

Text & Selection filters work best if they are provided with a shape. There are three ways to create a shape for use with these filters.

1. Using the Text Tool

Jazz up text with the Motion Trail filter

Photoshop's Text tool is an easy way to create a shape. You can use any font, typeface and size. Type the text that you want and then run an Eye Candy filter with it. It's that easy!

2. Using a Layer with Opacity

Gradient Glow filter with the Blazing Sun preset

Use Photoshop's paint tools to create a logo or any graphic on a layer with an opacity channel. You can also create this graphic using software like Adobe Illustrator and then import it into Photoshop. Once this graphic is in Photoshop, you can run any Eye Candy filter on it.

3. Using a Selection

Heat up coffee using the Smoke filter

To apply Eye Candy's filters to a photograph, use Photoshop's selection tools to create a mask. In this example, the coffee was selected using Photoshop's elliptical marquee tool. Then Eye Candy's Smoke filter was applied using the Steaming Coffee preset.

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