There are many image design and retouching programs available for computers and mobile devices. But without a doubt one of the best programs for drawing and editing photos and Corel Photo-Paint.
On this occasion you will learn something about a very special and interesting retouching tool, the motion blur using Corel Photo-Paint.
Main modes of motion blur
This effect or filter allows you to apply motions radial, linear and zoom. In each of these movements it is possible to set the parameters of length or angle.
- In linear blur, the sensation of movement in a certain direction, horizontal or vertical, is created. Depending on the length settings you can make in this filter, the image may have a greater or lesser degree of blur.
- While, in the radial blur, the effect of the movement that occurs is circular. The length parameters in this type of filter are not important, not the angle parameters, which will generate more blur.
- Finally, when yes enlarges, the outside of the image is distorted. The filter produces a feeling of forward motion. In this type of filter, the length allows you to specify the “speed” of movement of the image.
How to apply these effects in Corel Photo-Paint
Once you have the image to which you will apply the motion effect on the scene, you can click on the “Effect” tab at the top of the screen and select the “Blur” option. At that point, you will be shown several options that you can explore one by one.
Motion blur
Start by testing the parameters offered by the Photo-Paint interface for apply motion blur effects or apply a Gaussian blur effect to it. After clicking on this option, a small box will appear on the screen.
- A bar to indicate the distance of movement of the image.
- One button to determine orientation.
- You can apply motion to the entire image or select a specific area to apply this filter.
Radial blur
Going back to the effects and blur tab, this time you will click on the radial blur option. Another smaller box will appear on the screen. This graph will help you determine the central axis of the image.
- By default, Corel Photo-Paint will be in the center of the image, but you can move that point to another area of the image.
- Determine the amount of blur using the bar shown in the box.
- You have, like the previous option, the option of preview the result of the filter you are applying.
Zoom blur
This is the name Corel Photo-Paint gives to fast blur. Again you need to click on the effects tab and locate the blur option to be able to view and select this option.
- As with radial blur, a box will appear where a bar and button stand out.
- The button will allow you to select the axis of the image. This axis will be the one that will give that area of the image a chance to remain relatively static.
- The quantity bar, on the other hand, is what will cause all those outer areas around the axis to distort. Of course, depending on the quantity selected, the filter intensity it will be greater or less. If for some reason you have saved your image and it looks very blurry, you can correct it directly from Corel Photo Paint.
Other types of blur
Corel Photo-Paint doesn't just deal with these three types of motion blur. One of the best features of this program was the variety of its instruments (such as the dispersion effect) and in this case was no exception.
- Directional smoothing: this option will allow you to soften the effect of movement, especially at the edges of the image.
- Speckle: This option is used for images with high contrast colors. Through it you can select the intensity of the filter and soften the colors.
- Pass low: Another option that allows you to establish a blur effect in the image, but with much more intensity.
- off: reduces and balances the blur at the edges.
- Smart blur: You can blur an image without losing edge detail.
