Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Three:
I'll take you through the sliders here, so
you can see how each one affects part
of the image, and I'll show before/after
images, as well, so it makes more sense.
At the top, you've got the Brush controls,
and the first is the Stylization slider. This
lets you choose the style of the brush
that paints the image. Set to 0.1 (all the
way to the left), it paints with small, hard
brush strokes, which gives you the look
you see here at the top (it almost looks
like stucco on the walls, right?). If you drag
that slider over all the way to the right, the
strokes get longer, and the effect looks
more smooth and graceful (if not a little
Van Gogh-esque). I usually prefer some-
thing more toward the middle or higher
numbers, and of course it always depends
on the image you're working on, but I've
yet to find one where I want to leave it
set at 0.1.
Brush Stylization set to 0.1
Brush Stylization set to 10
Step Four:
A good name for the second Brush
slider would have been Detail, but then
we would have known exactly what it
does, so instead, it's named Cleanliness.
If you want the brush to paint your image
with a cleaner, more detailed look (more
realistic), drag the slider to the left, and
for more of a softer, more painterly look
(at bottom), drag the slider to the right.
Also note that I've set the Stylization
slider to 5 (the midway point). I'll do that
for each previous slider as we move on
through the rest of the sliders.
Brush Cleanliness set to 0.1
Brush Cleanliness set to 10
(Continued)
