Smoothing Rough Surface

wrote in message

I have an image of a bronze statute that I would like smooth the surface texture.

The statue is 19 feet tall and has several craters.

I am using CS2

Thanks.

Copy the layer and apply a 5 – 10 (experiment) Guassian blur to it depending on image resolution. Then adjust the opacity of the layer to allow some of the background layer’s detail to show through. You can also apply a layer mask to the blurred layer to mask out the areas you do not want blurred.

HTH
MH

Mike:

Thanks for the response. The Guassian blur was also the first filter I tried. I also attempted altering the opacity.

I was thinking on the Plastic wrap under the Artistic drop down. The Artistic filters are dimmed out? I have also opened other images with the same results, Artistic filters are dimmed.

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

I have an image of a bronze statute that I would like smooth the surface texture.

The statue is 19 feet tall and has several craters.

I am using CS2

Thanks.

Copy the layer and apply a 5 – 10 (experiment) Guassian blur to it depending on image resolution. Then adjust the opacity of the layer to allow some of the background layer’s detail to show through. You can also apply a layer mask to the blurred layer to mask out the areas you do not want blurred.
HTH
MH

wrote in message

Mike:

Thanks for the response. The Guassian blur was also the first filter I tried. I also attempted altering the opacity.

I was thinking on the Plastic wrap under the Artistic drop down. The Artistic filters are dimmed out? I have also opened other images with the same results, Artistic filters are dimmed.

Are you working in 16 bit? A number of filters are unavailable in this mode, you need to be in 8 bit.

HTH
MH

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

I have an image of a bronze statute that I would like smooth the surface texture.

The statue is 19 feet tall and has several craters.

I am using CS2

Thanks.

Copy the layer and apply a 5 – 10 (experiment) Guassian blur to it depending
on image resolution. Then adjust the opacity of the layer to allow some of
the background layer’s detail to show through. You can also apply a layer mask to the blurred layer to mask out the areas you do not want blurred.
HTH
MH

Mike;

Thanks for pointing that out. I was in 16 bit.

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

Mike:

Thanks for the response. The Guassian blur was also the first filter I tried. I also attempted altering the opacity.

I was thinking on the Plastic wrap under the Artistic drop down. The Artistic filters are dimmed out? I have also opened other images with the same results, Artistic filters are dimmed.

Are you working in 16 bit? A number of filters are unavailable in this mode, you need to be in 8 bit.

HTH
MH

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

I have an image of a bronze statute that I would like smooth the surface texture.

The statue is 19 feet tall and has several craters.

I am using CS2

Thanks.

Copy the layer and apply a 5 – 10 (experiment) Guassian blur to it depending
on image resolution. Then adjust the opacity of the layer to allow some of
the background layer’s detail to show through. You can also apply a layer mask to the blurred layer to mask out the areas you do not want blurred.
HTH
MH

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Mike;

Thanks for pointing that out. I was in 16 bit.

You’re very welcome 😉

MH

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

Mike:

Thanks for the response. The Guassian blur was also the first filter I tried. I also attempted altering the opacity.

I was thinking on the Plastic wrap under the Artistic drop down. The Artistic filters are dimmed out? I have also opened other images with the same results, Artistic filters are dimmed.

Are you working in 16 bit? A number of filters are unavailable in this mode,
you need to be in 8 bit.

HTH
MH

Mike Hyndman wrote:

wrote in message

I have an image of a bronze statute that I would like smooth the surface texture.

The statue is 19 feet tall and has several craters.

I am using CS2

Thanks.

Copy the layer and apply a 5 – 10 (experiment) Guassian blur to it depending
on image resolution. Then adjust the opacity of the layer to allow some
of
the background layer’s detail to show through. You can also apply a layer
mask to the blurred layer to mask out the areas you do not want blurred.

HTH
MH