Smart Object and Filters

[jon ryan]

What are they for? I'm a reasonable editor, but never use them. Should I?

 

[Kerioak]

Smart objects I have only used a few times when following tutorials, not got into them yet. Filters I use quite a bit (unsharp mask, blur (various), render (various) highpass, some are useful for making abstract backgrounds. I experiment quite a lot to see what does what. Have you used the brush toolbox to change colour/angle/jitter etc etc?

 

[jon ryan]

I use filters regularly, but not Smart Filters. Brushes I use for cloning or selective editing through a mask or whatnot, but usually only a simple round one. Not really played much with the creative ones - Photoshop is just so damned big!

 

[Kerioak]

Maybe we should have a "skype share screen " get together to share tips etc

 

[kry10]

I watched the following video which explains all about smart objects and how to continue editing them within photoshop.

http://youtu.be/cDcGyzlf944

Very useful video.