Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 16: Using special effects filters

1. Choose the filter required from the Filter menu;
2. Choose from any options displayed in a subsequent window;
3. Click the OK button.
Below, the girl’s face has been distorted by using the Distort (Pinch) filter;

What filters are available in Photoshop?
Blur:  Blur More, Gaussian Blur, Radial Blur, Motion Blur;
Distort: Displace, Pinch, Polar Coordinates, Ripple, Shear, Spherize, Tiwrl, Wave, ZigZag;
Noise: Add Noise, Despeckle, Dust & Scratches, Media;
Pixelate: Color Halftone, Crystallise, Facet, Fragment, Mezzotint, Mosaic, Pointillize;
Render: Colours, Difference Clouds, Lens Flare, Lighting Effects, Texture, Fill;
Sharpen: Sharpen, Sharpen Edges, Sharpen More, Unsharp Mask;
Stylize: Diffuse, Emboss, Extrude, Find Edges, Solarize, Tiles, Trace, Colour, Wind.