

Unfortunately, this does not include adjustments such as colour or exposure, but it does allow you to change photorealism and brush effects on an area of the image, perhaps increasing the apparent realism of the artwork. Once you’ve chosen your style, you then have the option to adjust it selectively, using Snap Art 3’s in-built layer mask system. The results are very realistic and, to add a unique twist to every picture, Snap Art 3 includes a 4-digit randomisation system, which means the texture of the “canvas” can be one of 9,999 subtle variations. Each style has its own set of variables, such as paint thickness, brush stroke length and brush size. Options include pastels, watercolours and pen and ink.

First, you choose your favoured real-world method of putting an image on canvas. Unlike Photoshop’s built-in art filters, Snap Art 3 comes with a plethora of realistic options. Snap Art 3 is accessed via the filters menu, but upon activation, it springs up in a new window of its own. But is it a Caravaggio, or more of a crayon? Alien Skin’s Snap Art 3 is a plug-in for Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom, which attempts to deliver a better in-computer art experience to photographers. As a result, what should be a good idea – artifying photographs – has been a technique to avoid at all costs.

Since the dawn of time – well, of Photoshop, anyway – photographers have taken pictures, loaded them into their photo editor, and then seen the tempting “art” filters, only to be disappointed by them time and time again.
