Topaz Filters

Topaz comes with a few filter options (You might have 2 or 3 more that are somewhat the same as the ones listed):

• TopazClean
• TopazDeJPG
• TopazDenoise
• TopazEnlarge
• TopazSharpening

I’m going to show you the difference between TopazSharpening and Photoshops default sharpening filter with this wallpaper I found on gamewallpapers:

This wallpaper is rather blurry, so its a good image we can use. First, I’m going to use the default Filter > Sharpen with default settings:

As you can see, some parts look pretty good. Other parts however look kind of messy. Take a look at their pistols for example, they don’t look that great. I’m going to use the topaz filter now:

our result:

It can be a bit hard to compare the two images, however you can see quite a difference on the pistols, they’re a little less edgy. Topaz has some other cool functions to fix an image however:

Topaz Clean Filter

We’re going to go back to the wallpaper we started with, and apply my favourite topaz effect. Our original wallpaper:

We’re going to apply the TopazClean filter to create a smooth dreamy effect (though this image doesn’t quite compliment its effect to be fair):

First, select Filter > Topaz Vivacity > Clean, and play around with the settings. I used the custom settings (You can select these by pressing the reset button):

my result:

If you compare this with the Photoshops own sharpen filter:

If you’re trying to create a dreamy sort of fake vectorized look, this is definitely a good filter to use. I hope you’ve enjoyed this small article, if you have any suggestions or tips about using Topaz, please use the comments below to tell us!