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Review: Alien Skin Snap Art 3
Reviews: Written by Jeremy Schultz on August 29, 2011
Alien Skin's updated Snap Art 3 adds new features that give you greater control over filters and result in more realistic artistic effects.
Review: Silver Efex Pro 2.0
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on March 28, 2011
This Photoshop plug-in, which converts color photos to grayscale images, may be the best thing you could ever do for your black-and-white photography.
Review: Portrait Professional 10, Standard Edition
Reviews: Written by Steve Caplin on March 9, 2011
Portrait Professional is the easiest way to apply professional retouching techniques to portraits. Give the software only a few pointers on the shape of the face, position of the eyes and mouth and so on, and Portrait Professional performs an automatic enhancement that you're then free to tweak and adjust.
Review: Alien Skin Exposure 3
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on August 4, 2010
This Photoshop plug-in is not only amazingly accurate in its film simulations, it's easy to use and customize.
Review: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on May 12, 2010
The twenty-year-old Photoshop was created in another era of computing, and that's beginning to show. However, just about every Photoshop user will find something to love in the new CS5.
Review: Adobe Illustrator CS5
Reviews: Written by Mordy Golding on May 10, 2010
With new brushes, variable-width strokes, and numerous enhancements, is Illustrator CS5 worth the upgrade price? We put it all in perspective (literally).
Review: Wacom Cintiq 21UX
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on April 29, 2010
If much of your daily work is in a graphics program, you need a tablet. But if you don't like the disconnect required by regular tablets (draw on one surface, see the results on another), the Cintiq 21UX may be the best fit for your needs.
Review: Blatner Tools 1.0.1 for InDesign CS3 and CS4
Reviews: Written by Michael Murphy on April 21, 2010
This suite of 12 plug-ins costs $149. While that may seem high, the plug-ins bring added functionality to InDesign that's worth even more.
Review: Topaz Labs Plug-In Bundle
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on March 22, 2010
This five-pack of Photoshop filters is a great deal if your image-editing skills are intermediate or beginning.
Review: Eye Candy 6
Reviews: Written by Steve Caplin on February 1, 2010
Although it's not cheap at $249, this Photoshop plug-in is an amazing value. It takes very little time to learn how to create eye-catching effects that surpass Photoshop's built-in filters.
Review: Alien Skin Bokeh
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on October 21, 2009
This plug-in simulates shallow depth of field far better than Photoshop can on its own. But will you use it often enough to justify the price?
Snap Art 2 Makes Photoshop Art Easier, More Realistic
Reviews: Written by Jeremy Schultz on October 7, 2009
When version 1 of Snap Art debuted in 2006, it was impressive enough. In version 2, Alien Skin has created a superior artistic tool with an improved interface and algorithms.
Review: Tiffen Dfx Suite Version 2
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on July 13, 2009
More than 1,000 photo filters combined with a well-implemented interface make this an excellent option for photographers of landscapes, events, portraits, and weddings.
Review: Wacom Intuos4
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on May 4, 2009
The Intuos4 feels great, looks gorgeous, and is extremely well-made. Photographers, designers, illustrators, and visual effects artists can all benefit from the innovations in this new line of tablets.
Review: Flash CS4 Professional
Reviews: Written by Jeremy Schultz on November 3, 2008
Fundamental changes to this already-mature application open up new worlds of possibilities.
Bridge CS4
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on October 23, 2008
Take a closer look at Adobe's media browser.
Review: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on October 23, 2008
Some improvements and additions will make you smile; others will make your jaw drop in awe.
Camera Raw 5
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on October 23, 2008
Take a closer look at the raw processor plug-in.
Review: Adobe Illustrator CS4
Reviews: Written by Mordy Golding on October 21, 2008
Adobe answers long-time requests with multiple artboards and transparent gradients, but it’s the added polish that makes Illustrator CS4 a compelling release.
Review: Silver Efex Pro
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on September 15, 2008
If you’re serious about working in black and white, you need to be serious about the tools you use to convert your color photographs to grayscale. Silver Efex gives you the power you need with the ease of use you want.
