1. A guide to some of the basic techniques using Photoshop Elements 9 By Candice Foers-Bates

2. Part 12 Special Effects

3. Special Effects Filters By making duplicates of the background layer you can experiment with different filters at the same time. Just hit one of the effects in the panel on the right.

4. Special Effects Filters Name each layer to avoid confusion. Here’s the image with the ‘Ink outlines’ effect visible.

5. Special Effects Filters Here’s the image with the ‘Solarise’ effect visible.

6. Special Effects Filters Here’s the image with the ‘Glowing edges’ effect visible.

7. Special Effects Filters Here’s the image with the ‘Photocopy’ effect visible.

8. Well, now we’ve covered just about all the basic techniques. Only one thing left to do now.