Let’s Explore v4 – Image Effects

Image Effects Panel in Silhouette Studio v4

Did you know there are a lot of options to change the Image Effects
in Silhouette Studio v4?

Under the Image Effects Panel on the right side, there are many options that include:
– Grey Shade
– Colorize
– Contrast, Brightness & Saturation
– Gamma
– Invert
– Sepia
– Tint
– Shadow

Let’s take a look at what each of those options means.

Grey Shade

Select the design by clicking on it and then move the slider to the right or increase the numbers to adjust the grey in the photo.

Here is the original graphic at 0% grey shade

As the number is increased, the colors are muted and turn grey.
Here is at 50% grey shade

And here is 100% grey shade, which turns the entire image black and white.

Colorize

Increase the slider to change the colors in the design. There are so many options with this and you can alter the image to your liking.

Look at the difference in this image with only changing the Hue to 50%.
Wow – I kind of like that!

How about Hue at 70%

So many ideas! You could change your craft room colors anytime you want and have the same graphic for decor, just by changing the Image Effects.

Contrast, Brightness, & Saturation

Adjust each one of these from zero for many different effects.

If you don’t like what the result is, click on cancel and it will revert back to the original design. If you love the look, click on apply to keep the changes.

Gamma

This slider starts at 50.

Decrease the gamma to get bolder colors.

Increase the gamma to get lighter colors. This reminds me of a watercolor effect.

Like what you see? Click the apply button to keep the changes or cancel if you want to revert back to the original colors.

Invert

This effect flips the colors. So if the design was a white background, increase the invert will change it to black.

That is pretty neat!
Click the apply button if you like it or cancel if you want to start again.

Sepia

Adjust the strength to change add a brown look to the colors.

This reminds me of an antiqued look.

Tint

Change the red, green or blue colors to achieve different results.

Shadow

Add a shadow to the design. Below I added a shadow to the text in the middle.
The shadow feature is available in the Designer Edition upgrade or higher.

There are so many option such as adding a shadow, changing the color of the shadow, pan the shadow, releasing the shadow, or choosing to cut around the shadow.

Adding a shadow is a great feature for Print and Cut projects!

If you release the shadow, it then becomes a stand alone design and can be cut.

Wow! This software is amazing! I learn new things every time I play with it!

So here is the original image.

And here is the final image. I changed several things in the Image Effects panel until I had the look I liked.

And then I printed on my new Canon TS9521C printer that I am in love with.

My original plan was to print it on cardstock and put it in a frame. But, then I saw the Silhouette Printable Cotton Canvas and thought I’d give it a go.
I love it!

There are just not enough hours in the day to play with all the cool features in the Silhouette software!

The designs I used in today’s post are Painted Floral Square by Loni Harris – Design #139088 and Craft the Life You Love Phrase by Kolette Hall – Design #262129.

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Enjoy!

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