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April 15, 2009
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8.0
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Description:
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Engraver II is a plug-in filter for Adobe Photoshop and compatibles (Including CS3/CS4). This plug-in enables you to make stylized photographs or images to look like beautiful vintage engravings and allows you to create fascinating digital art effortlessly. Engraver cuts through images with thin lines forming a geometric pattern. The thickness of these lines will change depending on the image beneath.
Engraver II makes it possible to display an image as a stylized black-and-white or color print. Enjoy a wide selection of geometric patterns and variety of lines for your illustrations as well as creating fringe patterns by overlapping layers. To achieve the right thickness of lines, correct spacing, pattern displacement and degree of relief, simply adjust the plug-in controls. Adjusting and fine tuning in Engraver II is very easy, and it creates realistic and convincing effects.
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Keywords:
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Engraver 2
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Windows & Mac
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Web site:
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http://www.alphaplugins.com/
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KayKuhnlein
Registered: April 2009
Posts: 5
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Review Date: April 15, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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well structured window, useful presets, offers many points, lines and curves
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Cons:
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previews cannot be zoomed
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Everyone who likes to decorate his photos with an engraving effect is adviced to purchase this plugin.
Installation
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Whoever is capable of reading does not have to expect any problems. During installatom the target folder can be selected as with most plugins. If you like to use the Engraver plugin in various applications, just copy the installed *.8bf file as well as the preset and help files into the desired plugin folder. In additon to Photoshop Engraver 2 works properly in Corel Photo Paint, Paint Shop as well as PhotoImpact.
Usage
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The plugin window is well structured and nice for testing the available effects. The offered presets are really a help. They are marvellously suited as a starting point for reaching the desired result through the variety of settings. Where there is light, there are also shadows. The content of the two preview boxes cannot be zoomed. This makes it sometimes difficult to judge the adjusted settings in detail. Nevertheless this is the only deficit, which I was able to discover with this plugin.
Engraver 2 basically offers two approaches: You can start with a black layer and a duplicate of the background layer. The engraved result is then stamped out and appears black thanks to the layer underneath. However, it is also possible to apply the filter directly at the image. The procedure is brilliantly described on the web site of Alpha Plugins at
http://www.alphaplugins.com/tutorials.php?tut_id=2
Results
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It is well known that an engraving effect can be represented by lines, points, curves or other line combinations. Engraver 2 offers all imaginable points, lines and curves. At http://www.alphaplugins.com/tutorials.php?tut_id=2 you can find a variety of example images which give a very good overview.
It makes little sense to show one or two examples. Thatīs why you can see a more complex work of mine above, in which the model as well as a part of the background were modified with Engraver 2. However, this is not a one-click result. Various layers, brushes and a other plugins were applied.
My recommendation is to download the demo version. It is worth a test at any rate. I wish you good luck.
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