Applying a Furry Edges effect

You can use the Furry Edges effect to add fur and bristles to the lines and details of people or objects in your images. You can save your options as a preset for future use.

To use the Furry Edges effect:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
  2. Click Furry Edges.
  3. On the Furry Edges tab, set the options as described below.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.
    • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

Furry Edges options

Frequency

Specifies how much fur is added to the image. The higher the setting, the more dense the fur that is applied to the image.

Threshold

Specifies how sharp an edge must be before fur is applied to it. As the value decreases, the area of the image that fur is added to increases.

Fur length

Specifies the length of each strand of fur. As the value increases, the length of each fur strand also increases.

Variance

Specifies how much of the fur grows in the direction indicated by the Hair direction setting. The higher the value, the more random the fur direction will be.

Hair direction

Specifies the general direction in which fur appears to grow.

Edge detection

Specifies the edge detection algorithm. The algorithm controls the formula used to detect the edges and the direction of the edge indicators.

Background color

Specifies the background color of the filtered image. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color.

Fur color

Specifies the color of the fur. Select the Image check box to use the original image colors, or click the color picker to select a different color.

Random Seed

Indicates the random placement of the fur strands.

When you apply the Furry Edges effect to an image, ACDSee 12 places the fur randomly. This makes the fur strands different every time you apply the filter. You can define a specific random seed to generate identical fur patterns.

To generate a new random seed, click Random Seed.

See also:

Applying a Furry Edges effect