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G R A P H I C S - P R O. C O M A P R I L 2 0 2 3 • G R A P H I C S P R O 9 1 Alias Image If you attempt to paint or otherwise alter a smart object with one of the many retouching tools, you'll see a circle with a line through it (Fig. 9) indicating that you can't. You have two alternatives: you can rasterize the image and reconvert the Smart Object into an ordinary layer. From the Layers Menu choose Layer > Rasterize > Smart Object. Of course, choosing this alternative means that you'll lose the editing capa- bilities of the Smart Object. A better alter- native is to create an alias image to apply your effects and then save the alias image back to the original image. It sounds a lot more complex than it actually is, so here's how you do it. First, double click on the smart object thumbnail. A prompt will appear (Fig. 10) that indicates that you will be working on an alterative image and that you should save to com- mit the changes. e alias image appears in the image window without the filters that you've applied. You'll want to exper- iment with the effects on the alias, save and then preview them on the original. If you don't like the results go back to the alias, go into the History panel, undo them and save again. en try the effects With Blending Options, you can precisely control the strength of the filter by 8 You can't paint or otherwise alter a smart object with the retouching tools. 9 Double click on the Smart Object thumbnail. A prompt will appear, indicating that you will be working on an alternative image and that you should save to commit the changes. 10 Once you start using Smart Filters you will not want to return to the old destructive method of applying a filter directly to an image.