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Work with the Spin Blur filter

Work with the Spin Blur filter - Photoshop Tutorial

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Work with the Spin Blur filter

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- [Instructor] The Spin Blur filter is a more sophisticated version of the old Radial Blur filter that's been around since the dawn of time. While the Spin Blur filter is easy to use, on a wheel, a windmill, or anything spherical, most images will contain elements that would remain stationary and be unaffected by the blurring motion. Depending on the image, this might require simply painting out the element using a layer mask or filter mask or could require complex masking and exposure adjustments to achieve a plausible result. Let's start out with a relatively easy example. I'll come to my Layers panel and press Command + J to duplicate the background layer. On Layer One, I'll convert it to a smart object by right or control clicking to the right of the layer name. I'll then come to the Filter, Blur Gallery, Spin Blur. I'll zoom out a couple of times and then reposition my blur controls and then resize and reshape them. If I drag from one of the handles, I am distorting the shape and…

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