If you click on the Lens icon, the effect settings window will open again, and you can adjust the effect settings. This new object is a lens, indicated by the Lens icon. This adds a new object in the Objects docker ( Window > Dockers > Objects). With Preview checked, you can see changes in real time. After adjusting the settings to your liking, click OK. We’ll apply the Art Strokes > Watercolor effect and click OK. In the New Lens window that opens, the categories and effects are the same ones you would see in the Adjust and Effect menus. If you want to experiment with different effects or adjustments and still preserve your original image, a better way is to use lenses to apply the effects in a non-destructive manner. If we then apply an adjustment, such as Adjust > Hue Saturation Lightness, the adjustment is applied on top of the Art Strokes effect, not to the original photo. As a result, we no longer have the original photo, and we can’t go back and change effect settings. Once we adjust the settings and apply the effect, the photo itself is changed.
Under the Effects menu we’ll use the Art Strokes > Sketch Pad effect. We’ll start with this photo, on which we’ll try out some effects. This tutorial will demonstrate a few examples of how you can apply effects using lenses.Ĭlick on any of the images below to view full-size. Lenses in PHOTO-PAINT can be used to apply non-destructive effects or adjustments, either to an entire photo, or to an editable area within a photo. Adding Effects with Lenses in PHOTO-PAINT