Applying a Radial Waves Effect

You can use the Radial Waves effect to display waves radiating from a center point in the photo. You can change the center point in the photo and you can also control the appearance of the waves.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Apply a Radial Waves Effect:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, select Special Effect.

    2. You can also access the Special Effects menu from the Filter drop-down menu or Filter toolbar.

  2. Click Radial Waves.
  3. On the Radial waves panel, set the options as described below.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Done to accept your changes and close the panel.
    • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the panel.

Radial Waves Options

Horizontal position

Specifies the center of the waves on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image.

Vertical position

Specifies the center of the waves on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the waves in the middle of the image.

Amplitude

Specifies the depth and height of each wave.

Wavelength

Specifies the amount of space between waves.

Light strength

Specifies the amount of light contrast between the top and bottom of each wave.

Background color

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

Wave direction

Specifies the direction of the waves. Select one, or both, of the following:

  • Wave horizontally: makes the waves move towards the right and left sides of the image.
  • Wave vertically: makes the waves move towards the top and bottom of the image.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

You can use the Edit Brush to paint this effect onto specific areas of your image.

You can use the Gradient tool to transition this effect across specific areas of your image.

You can use the Radial Gradient tool to apply effects around, or directly to, a center point.

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