Immeasurably convenient is the CS4 panel that you can download from Alien Skin’s Web site. While most plug-ins shut down after every use or canceled command (this one does too), having the panel visible and accessible or docked as part of an existing panel group saves you from the tedious chore of having to launch the plug-in from the Filter menu every time you want to try a new effect. You can preview your images in various sizes once they open in the plug-in: a fit in window size up to 1:1, which enlarges it to show actual pixels. You can adjust the plug-in window opening to have as large a working area as your monitor will accommodate. One problem with converting photos to paintings is that often the real image is lost in a sea of simulated brush strokes that represent, but do not depict, the actual picture you took this is especially true for portraits. Snap Art 2 now has a couple of ways to mitigate this loss of realism. In this version, most of the filters have photo realistic pre-sets that stylize and soften the picture without rendering it unrecognizable. So for example, in the Watercolor category (and several other categories), there are four types of filters: Abstract (low realism), Landscape (moderate realism), Portrait (most realism), and Vignette and Canvas, which vignettes the picture (fading out the edges) and offers simulations of the image on different types of paper.
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