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Adobe Photoshop CSX: Radial Motion Blurring

The document describes how to use the Radial Blur filter in Adobe Photoshop CSX to simulate motion blur and create a sense of movement and drama in an image of a vehicle driving in the desert. It involves increasing the contrast of the image, duplicating the background layer and applying a Zoom blur with a center point in front of the vehicle. A layer mask is then used to reveal details of the original layer while maintaining the blur effect.

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Adobe Photoshop CSX: Radial Motion Blurring

The document describes how to use the Radial Blur filter in Adobe Photoshop CSX to simulate motion blur and create a sense of movement and drama in an image of a vehicle driving in the desert. It involves increasing the contrast of the image, duplicating the background layer and applying a Zoom blur with a center point in front of the vehicle. A layer mask is then used to reveal details of the original layer while maintaining the blur effect.

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CSX

Radial Motion Blurring

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Radial Motion Blur
The Radial Blur filter is another highly effective tool for
suggesting movement. It simulates a popular effect used
in conventional photography when taking pictures with a
zoom lens. A relatively slow shutter speed is used, exposing
the image as the lens is zoomed through its full focal length.
The result, when successful, displays a focused centre with
blurred lines emanating away from the central area—as if
the viewer were looking down a tunnel. The picture of the
four-wheel drive vehicle in the desert looks a little static,
and we want to create the sense of drama and urgency
associated with driving in a challenging environment.
Using Radial Blur will help.
1. For maximum effect,
images with strong contrast
or lots of color work best.
This generates a strong
streak effect, which
accentuates the sense of
motion. In this example, a
high contrast effect is
required. Press Ctrl+L (Win)/
Cmd + L (Mac) to bring up
the Levels dialog box, then
increase the contrast by
bringing the black and white
input markers closer
together. The impact is clear
in the foreground, where
the heightened definition is
perfect for Radial Blur.
2. Now duplicate the
background layer and
rename it “Blur.” Activate
the duplicate layer and go to
Filter > Blur > Radial Blur.
Set the Blur Method to
Zoom, Quality to Best, and
the Amount to 38. Move the
centre point of the blur by
clicking in the location
indicated in the Blur Center
window. This will place the
centre roughly in the middle
front of the vehicle. If you
don’t get it right first time,
just Undo the effect and
click again in a slightly
different location.
3. The chosen Amount
setting creates the feel of
movement without
destroying the clarity of
the image, but the effect
needs a little sharpening
for maximum impact.
Go to Filter > Sharpen >Unsharp
Mask and apply
the settings shown.
4. Finally, the original background needs to be re-established. Add a layer
mask to the Blur layer by clicking on the layer mask icon, second from left
At the bottom of the Layers palette. When you’ve finished painting on the
layer mask (see left), the result should look like this.
ADDING THE LAYER MASK
Painting on the mask with black paint reveals the
details of the layer below (the sharper details of the
original sky and the dunes on the horizon), while
white paints the Blur layer back in again. The mask
appears as a thumbnail on the layers palette, but
you can check its extent using two easy options:
Optionclick (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) on the
layer mask thumbnail to view only the mask, or
Option-Shift-click/Alt-Shift-click to see it as a
colored overlay.

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