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Chapter 14 ■ Art Simulators 179
Description
The TwistingPixels Plug-ins & Filters allow users to turn photographs into imitations
of paintings, or add special computer-generated effects, textures, and patterns, including
those of unusual papers and other materials. The different modules are bundled into
seven groups:
■ ArtStudioPro Vol. 1. “Natural Artistic Effects,” with brush, pen, and crayon effects,
including watercolor, crayon, and marker.
■ ArtStudioPro Vol. 2. “Natural Artistic Effects,” with oil painting, chalk, charcoal,
pastel, and finger painting.
■ ArtStudioPro Classico. Selected artistic effects, including Aged Paint, Cracked
Paint, DaVinci, and Vintage Paper.
■ PixelCreation. “Celestial-Style & Tonal Filters,” 19 “heavenly” effects with names
like Milky Way and Starry Night.
■ PixelPaper. “Realistic Paper Filters,” unusual paper effects like Crinkle, “Cumple,”
“ruch,” and Curl.
■ PixelPack. “Incredible Visual Filters,” text extrusion effects, simulated labels, and
fake stains like coffee cup rings.
■ PixelSampler. “Film Style Filters,” including black and white conversion, duotone,
tonal streak, and film grain.
All the TwistingPixels products come as both stand-alone applications and as Photoshop
compatible plug-ins.
Comments
David Gewirtz (www.zatz.com) gave the TwistingPixels Plug-ins & Filters a reasonably
favorable review in Connected Photographer magazine, but that was back in June 2006.
Although they offer a huge range of special effects, their user interface and documentation
looks a little dated in comparison to the slickness of their marketing.
Version: PixelEffect Series PixelCreation/PixelPaper/PixelPack 1.33 (2008); ArtStudioPro 1.25
Plugs into: Photoshop 7 or later, Photoshop Elements 2 or later, Fireworks MX 2004 or later,
Windows only: Paint Shop Pro 8
OS: Windows 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
RAM: 512MB
Supported file formats: JPEG
Price level: All PixelEffect products, bundled approx. $150, with ArtStudioPro Vols. 1 and 2,
and ArtStudioPro Classico approx. $350
Address: techsupport@twistingpixels.com
www.twistingpixels.com