Last May I told you about Dynamic Auto-Painter 7, and less than a year later we now have version 8! Dynamic Auto-Painter Pro is perfect for less-artistically inclined photographers who nevertheless appreciate the timeless beauty of the traditional art form. But actual artists can also interact with the app to aid the auto-painting results as Read more about PHOTOS TO ART: New Dynamic Auto-Painter PRO 8 is out![…]
Back in December I last blogged about Dynamic Auto Painter (DAP), then in version 6. Well, several years after v6 made its original appearance, we now have version 7! Turning your photos into realistic-looking artwork is so much fun, and with software like this, so little effort! Let’s take a quick look at the type Read more about For PHOTO-TO-ART fans: DAP 7 just released[…]
Back in March I introduced you to MediaChance’s Dynamic Auto Painter 6, one of the best options for transforming your images into various styles of realistic artwork on Windows or Mac. DAP (for short) is a perfect workflow for those who take photos and love paint effects but are not willing or able to engage Read more about IMAGES TO ART: Dynamic Auto Painter 6, 20% off[…]
A couple of weeks ago I first heard about NVIDIA Canvas (beta, you must read this!) and thought I’d give it a try. Good news is, it’s free and fun to use, even for non-artists. Bad news is, you need to use a specific high-end NVIDIA RTX graphics card on a PC, of course, and Read more about Fake fake fake! Created with AI, enlarged with AI, enhanced with AI[…]
In the first two installments of this 1-Click Image-To-Art series we looked at emulating traditional painting methods with Dynamic Auto Painter and Topaz Studio>Impression. Now, let’s depart from that usual level of artistic expression and go a bit wild with Filter Forge! Now at version 10, Filter Forge (Windows, Mac, standalone and plug-in) is based Read more about 1-Click Image-to-Art Series Part 3: Filter Forge 10 (save 50%)[…]
In the first post of this series we looked at Mediachance’s Dynamic Auto Painter. In response, one photo forum poster asked me how DAP compared to Topaz Studio. So let’s take a look! Topaz Studio is described as “The future of creative photo editing… with powerful filters and frictionless masking in a fine-tuned non-destructive layer Read more about 1-Click Image-to-Art Series Part 2: Topaz Studio>Impression (save 15%)[…]
Do you have the patience to paint like a real artist? Neither do I! Whether it’s the side of a barn or a small canvas, I’m just not going to bother with that… But I can take photos all day long, and I do love the look of “artsy” post-processing on my photos! So how Read more about 1-Click Image-to-Art Series Part 1: Dynamic Auto Painter[…]
There is an easy trick for simply improving or completely revamping your images and it involves using texture overlays. In this post I will show several of my random architecture-related images and explain how they were enhanced and altered using the just-released Flypaper Canvas Texture Selection (currently on sale at 30% off through 11/30 with Read more about Adding Flypaper Texture Overlays To Your Images (save 30%)[…]
In my last post I showed some examples of turning your photos into artwork using Topaz Impression, which is a cross-platform solution. Today I will show you something for Windows-only (unless you run a virtual machine on your Mac or use a Hackintosh, and I do both 😉 ): Dynamic Auto Painter (DAP). I don’t have Read more about I still can’t paint, but I can use DAP in Windows[…]
I’ve been a photographer for decades but never an artist. But I think even if I could paint, I wouldn’t have the patience… So the perfect solution is to transform my photos into artwork! There are several software titles that do this, and one of my favorite is Topaz Impression, which is now included in Read more about I love art, but I can’t paint: Solution![…]