10.11. Soft Glow
| 10. Artistic Filters |

### 10.11. Soft Glow

#### 10.11.1. Overview

Figure 16.204. Example for the “SoftGlow” filter

Original image

Filter “SoftGlow” applied

This filter lights the image with a soft glow. Soft Glow produces this effect by making bright areas of the image brighter.

#### 10.11.2. Starting filter

You can find this file in the Image menu through: Filters → Atistic → Soft Glow.

#### 10.11.3. Options

Figure 16.205. “Soft Glow” filter options

Preview

  Your changes are displayed in this preview before being applied to your image.

Glow radius

  The glow radius parameter controls the sharpness of the effect, giving a "vaseline-on-the-lens" effect.

Brightness

  The brightness parameter controls the degree of intensification applied to image highlights.

Sharpness

  The sharpness parameter controls how defined or alternatively diffuse the glow effect should be.

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