![]() ![]() There are various software tools and plug-ins for doing this, but Snap Art is one of the best. Photographers often want to turn digital images into realistic-looking paintings, drawings or hand-made illustrations. You can buy it on its own, but it’s much more cost effective to get it as part of the Exposure X bundle, above. It’s not the same as having an image of the required size in the first place, but it’s much better than regular image resampling tools. This is an image resizing tool that increases the size of digital images while preserving image quality and retaining the appearance of sharp edges. For more information on Alien Skin's interesting and excellent products go to their home page of. To download a trial version go to the download page. Snap Art 3 costs $199.00 with an upgrade price of $99.00. To learn more about Snap Art 3, click on the link. I really enjoy using this program and find it a very useful part of my digital toolbox. Now I can even do more with my images using Snap Art 3. I used Snap Art 2 for years and really liked it. Some people use them most of the time others do not use them a lot. Since there are few commands on the interface, you might want to print this pdf if you are not used to using shortcut keys a lot. I did have a problem when I couldn't find an undo icon. As I worked, I didn't find I missed the pdf or html manual as much. Also, you can hover your cursor over a slider to see what it does. The ones I watched were short, full of information, and very clear. Initially, when I couldn't find a manual or a searchable pdf file I was disappointed. I do not want to imitate another medium, but I like to use the "brush strokes" to augment an image. The same flower image was used as in the ones above. For that reason I have used two different layers masks.īelow are some examples of the new medium - Crayon. The flowers were created to be more realistic than the background and the bees to be more realistic than the flowers. The next few images have kept the same masks. Keeping the masks is a real help as you work with different mediums and the same image. So if you have a new image, you need to remember to clear the masks or they might be in weird places. As I tested out different settings, I found that you can keep the same masks even though you switch mediums. It is a very useful suggestion because you will notice a difference if you create an image for print and then make a smaller one for the web. A suggestion in one of the Alien Skin articles was to apply the effects to the size of the image output. Now that I have shown some of the panels, I will comment on and demonstrate some of the features. If you look at the interface, you will see that there are a number of commands on the lower toolbar. These four tabs are for adjusting parameters of the settings. As you open the different mediums (on the left), the controls in the appropriate right panel will change accordingly.īelow are screen captures of the right panels for Oil Paint. ![]() As you click on a medium to use and different effects pertinent to that medium such as "Abstract-Bristle Brush, you can see changes to the image in the preview (center) window as well as in the Background panel on the right. Now all you do is go to Filters>Alien Skin>Snap Art 3. ![]() No longer will you have to select a specific medium from the Photoshop>Filter>Alien Skin Snap Art flyout menu. New preset controls to focus on most important slidersĪccording to Alien Skin's website, Snap Art 3 uses more refined brush placement for more accuracy and a natural look.Īll the filters are displayed in the left panel, which is self explanatory, and you open the filters accordingly.The ten filters are now contained in one filter.Addition of a crayon preset and improved presets. ![]()
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