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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Version: PhotoArtist 2 (2008)
OS: Windows 98, ME, NT4, 95, 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
RAM: Windows 128MB, Mac 256MB
Supported file formats: As host
Price level: Approx. $50
Address: The Netherlands (contact by Web form)
www.benvista.com
Sketch Master
Vendor: Redfield Plug-in
Purpose: Generates pictures with a realistic hand-drawn look
Description
Sketch Master, from Russian plug-in developer Redfield Plug-in, is real-time photo
manipulation software that allows you to turn a photo into an image that looks as if it
had been drawn with traditional tools such as pencil, pen, crayon, or charcoal. It uses
separate settings for strokes, lines, and backgrounds, generating what appears to be a
very good likeness of the sitter drawn by hand.
You can import different textures to represent the surface on which the artwork is supposed
to be drawn, with built-in effects for canvas, leather, crepe, rag paper, and squared
(graph) paper. By clicking on the random generator, called Dice, you can create images
with random settings.
Comments
Professional graphic artists have found Sketch Master effective and easy to use. Some
have had reservations about the interface, which could be better laid out. However, with
practice, it is clear that you can get some attractive results with this plug-in, as the excellent
pictures on the vendor’s site demonstrate.
Version: Sketch Master 3.10 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 7 and compatible editors
OS: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT4, and XP
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: Major formats
Price level: Approx. $40
Address: Moscow, Russia
www.redfieldplugins.com