Squint Blur Custom Filter
A small Photoshop tip that could save you money, by Jigal van Hemert
Alienskin has a Squint filter in their Eye Candy 4000 filter collection. This effect can be simulated easily with a photoshop custom filter. You don't have all the control settings of the original, but this simulation is sufficient in most cases to produce realistic squint blurring.
In Photoshop select Filter > Other > Custom...
Set the following values in the dialog:
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0
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1
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2
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1
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1
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-1
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-2
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-1
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2
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-2
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4
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-2
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1
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-1
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0
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Scale: 8 Offset: 0
Adjust the scale to set the intensity of the filter (higher values produce a smoother blur). To compensate the brightness set the central value (in this example '4') to Scale minus 4.
This filter is also 'useful' to show someone what a near sighted person sees without his glasses B-)
(This is also a great general introduction to custom filters - Doug)
Tutorial Copyright © 2001 Jigal van Hemert, Used with permission of author
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