Oops...that was a typo and should have been the Fresco filter. Basically though, it is just one of the native Photoshop filters that I suppose you coudl describe as blending the image pixels in such a manner as to give somewhat of an Impressionist look to the image. In the case I was working with, I had a 3 megapixel digital image that I wanted to print at 11x14 inches but which lacked the detail for doing so without looking rather pixelated. As I played around with the image, I stumbled across using the Fresco filter and found that I liked the effect it provided, but only afer first applying the filter and then subsequently using the Fade command to lessen the extreme to which the filter was applied.

The original image before I edited it is seen here: < http://www.retouchpro.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/337/pa ssword//sort/1/cat/500>

It was largely a trial-and-error effort, but in the end I was quite pleased with the result seen here: < http://www.retouchpro.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/338/pa ssword//sort/1/cat/500>

Another member at the RetouchPRO forum took this image of mine and edited it even further, applying some sort of crosshatched texture to it, but he didn't recall the exact steps. The result of his effort is seen here: < http://www.retouchpro.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/975/pa ssword//sort/1/cat/all>

Finally, if you'd like more details on the steps I used to create my original version, you can peruse this thread: <http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3335>

Beyond this, you might search the RetouchPRO website for even more ideas. It's a very informative website.

Daryl

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