Akvis Sketch v6.5

17/03/08

Akvis have announced the release of Akvis Sketch v.6.5 for Windows and Macintosh. Now the software converts photos to realistic pencil and watercolour drawing in an entertaining way. The new Real-Time Drawing feature allows controlling photo-to-sketch conversion and even interrupting the process when the required result is achieved. The new version is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plug-in to a photo editor. Upgrade for registered users is free.

Akvis Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolour drawings. Make any photo look like a B&W or colour drawing, imitate the technique of graphite or colour pencil, charcoal or watercolour painting.

Version 6.5 presents a new feature - Real-Time Drawing. The new feature allows observing the conversion of a photo into a drawing/watercolour in real time and even interrupting the process when the required result is achieved. Now the program does not only deliver a high-quality result but is also fun to use. Besides, the Colour Strokes mode has been streamlined to get a better result.

Sketch can be used on many occasions. Surprise your friends and relatives by presenting them their pencil portraits. Make a watercolour drawing out of a photo from your last nature shooting to decorate your room. Convert your own photo into a colour sketch to print on a T-shirt. Create a comic out of your party videos.

The program can be helpful to designers who need to quickly bring images to one style for a web-site or an advertisement booklet.

Akvis Sketch has a simple interface with a few sliders. At first you can process the image with the default settings and then touch up the photo adding colour, or trying different techniques - from pencil to charcoal or watercolour. You can make the hatching denser or finer and change the pitch angle of strokes. After that, you can apply a texture to imitate a painting on a canvas.

Using batch processing in Photoshop or Paint Shop pro (only for the plug-in version) you can even convert a film into a cartoon.

Akvis Sketch is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor.

The plugin version of Akvis Sketch is compatible with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and Ulead PhotoImpact.

Akvis Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for $72. For a fully functional free trial, please visit the Akvis website. http://akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php

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