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The first layer - the Watercolor effect
It is good to know we have a second option to use in a project. Perhaps, the first
question is: what is Watercolor? Watercolor is a painting technique that uses
water-soluble pigments. What are the benefits of using this technique? In real
life, the colors appear to glow on the paper and because of the pigment's sediments,
each painting has its own uniqueness.
In Lumion, the Watercolor effect does a good job reproducing this painting
technique, but we can give it extra help by using additional effects, which we will see
later in this topic. For now, let's start by adding the Watercolor effect and have a look
at the settings available.
The Accuracy , Radial accuracy , and Depth accuracy options work together to create
a painting that is somewhere between a loose painting and an accurate painting, but
to be more specific, let's have a look at each of these, as follows:
Accuracy : This deals with the detail accuracy in general and affects the
entire image
Radial accuracy : This controls the accuracy of the objects close to the camera
Depth accuracy : This controls the accuracy of the objects in the distance
However, to have a better understanding, the following screenshot shows a
comparison between these three values when all are at 0 , 1 , and 2 :
Moving on to the next settings, the Distance setting can work as a depth of field and
a value close to 0 puts everything in focus, but on the other hand, if we crank up the
Distance setting to 2 , the entire image appears blurred.
The White out option can be used to reproduce when the artist puts the focus on the
center of the image and the borders lose contrast and color. Remember the Vignette
effect? This one works the same way, but instead of darkening the corner, the White
out option removes the color and contrast.
 
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