![]() Finally, SA3 takes advantage of multi-processors and multi-core CPU’s, improving processing speed on computers with these chips. There are hundreds of presets in version 3 and users can create and save even more. SA3 simulates details down to individual bristles on curved strokes and interaction between the brush and canvas texture. Real world art techniques are carefully emulated by SA3, such as multiple layers of varying stroke size and enhancement of important edges from the original photo. ![]() The hard work of finding edges and drawing thousands of brush strokes is handled automatically by SA3’s rendering engine. SA3 can render most of a painting abstractly while maintaining detail in critical areas. With substantially more control than in version 2, you decide where detail is retained, and vary the extent of the realism. Version 2 had focus regions, but with version 3, you simply add a detail mask from within SA3 and brush in the broad outlines of the areas where you want to show more realistic detail, such as a face. The most important new feature, in my view, is the ability to selectively mask portions of the photo to preserve detail. Snap Art version 3 adds a number of enhancements to the first two iterations of the program including more refined stroke placement, making the resulting art more natural and accurate. If not, delve into the tabs and submenus to tweak and vary the look until you have completed your masterpiece. ![]() Chose one of these and a large preview opens as SA3 applies the effect. You’ll be presented with 11 art media styles to choose from: Color Pencil, Comics, Crayon (new), Impasto (thick textured paint), Oil Paint, Pastel, Pen and Ink, Pencil Sketch, Pointillism (inspired by Impressionist painting), Stylize (this creates a posterized or silkscreen look) and Watercolor. In Photoshop, open a photo and choose Filter>Alien Skin>Snap Art 3. Whether you work on Windows or Mac, SA3 couldn’t be more straightforward. Since Snap Art 3 is a plug-in, in order to use it you must have Photoshop, Lightroom, or Elements to run it (see the list at the end of this article). ![]()
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