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Date of publication 06/05/07
Updated 31/10/07
Prices vary between filter sets, but
once you have purchased one set others are then discounted
Alien Skin filters have always produced
some really neat effects and their range now includes a
number of filter sets you can see below, but we also like
a set of filters called Splat. You can read the manufactures
information by clicking the logo at the top of the page
or see our examples and tests below.
Like all filters there are some that we
will use quite a bit in our photography and others that
are probably more targeted at graphic artists. Alien Skin
are good quality filters and what we liked is the large
number of preset filters that we can start off with. These
give some great effects on their own, but then we can select
from laterally hundreds of variations to those preset values.
This gives more than enough options for
us to vary them to suite any tastes. A great set of filters
for photographers are the Snap Art set of filters
with some great oil paint effects and stylize effects amongst
many others. We also like the fact that from within the
filter palette you can receive a message and ours said that
there were other preset filters available. We clicked the
link and was taken to the Alien Skin site. We saved these
settings to our computer and double clicked each of the
files in Windows Explorer and they were imported into the
user settings area of the filter palette.
It was very slick and neat.
Take a look at one or two
of our examples by clicking the logos below
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Exposure 2
is a plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® and compatible
host programs. Exposure provides amateur and professional
photographers, graphic designers, and photo retouchers
with one-click access to the broadest range of film
stock and special effects settings available anywhere.
The new version of
Exposure delivers even more features that add the
look and feel of film to digital photography. Users
can easily simulate current and discontinued print
and slide film stocks both black and white
and color and subtly manipulate realistic grain,
mimic darkroom effects like push and cross processing,
even save a signature look as a preset. Whats
more, everything in Exposure 2 is accessible in one
simple interface.
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Eye Candy
5: Impact, is a collection of ten Photoshop filters
which create chrome, brushed metal, glass, bevels, shadows,
reflections and more. Impact offers beautifully rendered
effects that any novice or professional designer will
appreciate.
Impact includes three all-new filters.
Backlight projects dramatic light beam and spotlight
effects. Brushed Metal simulates textured metal surfaces
such as brushed aluminum and polished brass. Extrude
gives 2D objects a classic 3-D look, adding thickness
and perspective.
In addition, Impact refines seven
classic effects that made Eye Candy famous. Embossing
effects now include surface textures and more bevel
shapes. Gel, glass, chrome and liquid metal effects
now showcase a wide variety of vibrant reflections.
Impact includes over 200 presets for
frequently used effects; you can find the perfect
effect quickly. The improved settings management system
makes it easy to browse, share and collect new settings.
Impact also works with 16-bit images.
Color transitions are smoother, with less banding.
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Nature - A collection
of ten Photoshop filters, which create fire, smoke,
rust, snow, ice and more. The second of a three-part
upgrade to Eye Candy 4000, Nature offers beautifully
rendered effects that any novice or professional designer
will appreciate.
Nature includes four
new filters and reincarnates six Eye Candy classics.
The classic filters boast brand-new looks, greater
realism, and improved ease-of-use. For example, select
filters can create a new layer and render effects
to it; this allows you to view, edit, or turn off
these effects without modifying the original layer.
Nature includes over
500 presets for frequently used effects; you can find
the perfect effect quickly. The improved settings
management system makes it easy to browse, share and
collect new settings.
Nature also works with
16-bit images. Color transitions are smoother, with
less banding.
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Textures is a collection of
ten seamless texture generators. The first of three
upgrades to Eye Candy 4000, Textures produces a wide
variety of texture effects, including snake and lizard
skin, fur, brick, stone and wood. Graphic designers,
Web developers and 3D artists can quickly create backgrounds,
skins, seamless tiles and more.
Textures creates a limitless variety
of photo-realistic surfaces for $99, the cost of a
stock CD. And, because every filter has a seamless
tile option, tiling is quick and easy.
Textures includes settings for over
200 frequently used effects. A new settings system
makes it easy to explore these effects. The ability
to save and export makes sharing settings a snap.
Textures works with 16-bit images
and does not compromise expanded color depth. Color
transitions are smoother
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Xenofex 2 delivers 14 more
phenomenal effects for Web designers, graphic artists,
digital photographers, and special effects enthusiasts.
With Xenofex 2, simulate spectacular
natural phenomena such as lightning and clouds. Create
striking images and text using sophisticated distortions
such as Flag, Television, and the brand new Rip Open.
Transform your photos into jigsaw puzzles, constellations,
and intricate mosaics with a single click. Plus, presets
put hundreds of quick and easy effects at your fingertips.
With the familiar, uncluttered interface
of Eye Candy 4000, Xenofex 2 is better than ever.
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Snap Art creates beautiful,
natural media artwork in a single step. Render any
image in an unlimited variety of real-world art styles
including oil paint, pencil sketch, pen & ink,
comics, and more. Great for stylizing photos or graphics,
Snap Art works without laborious hand editing and
is more versatile than Actions or brushes.
Conventional artists often use an
underdrawing to outline key objects within a composition.
This lightly drawn sketch serves as a guide and is
usually painted or drawn over in the final composition.
Similarly, Snap Art uses edge detection to discern
the objects, edges, lines, and shapes of an original
image. Then, using this outline, an advanced paint
engine strokes and fills this outline using the brushes
and colors you specify. This allows realistic reproduction
of detail, but balances that realism with convincing
artistry.
Loaded with hundreds of settings,
Snap Art distills this complicated process down to
a single step. Simply find the factory setting that
works for your image. And for the advanced user, detailed
controls are available to fine tune a composition
for the desired effect. Check out our slide show "The
Art of Cornwall" using these effects
HERE
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Splat! is a powerful, new filter
set for Adobe Photoshop and other graphics programs.
Easy to use and versatile, Splat! combines frames,
textures, edges, borders, mosaics and more with the
award-winning interface of Eye Candy 4000 in an all-new,
affordable plug-in. Digital photographers, graphic
designers, Web monkeys and digital artists can set
their images apart using the stunning effects of Splat!
Online Delivery Information
Splat! uses over 200 MB of high-quality,
high-resolution content to generate effects. Therefore,
we are unable to offer Splat! for online delivery
only. A smaller version of Splat! is available for
online delivery for FREE with your purchase of a physical
copy. This smaller version includes a subset of lower
resolution content.
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