Graphics Image Editing Reviews

Review: Alien Skin Snap Art 3

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

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

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

This Photoshop plug-in is not only amazingly accurate in its film simulations, it's easy to use and customize.

Review: Adobe Photoshop CS5

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

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

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: Topaz Labs Plug-In Bundle

This five-pack of Photoshop filters is a great deal if your image-editing skills are intermediate or beginning.

Review: Eye Candy 6

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

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

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

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

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

Fundamental changes to this already-mature application open up new worlds of possibilities.

Review: Adobe Photoshop CS4

Some improvements and additions will make you smile; others will make your jaw drop in awe.

Camera Raw 5

Take a closer look at the raw processor plug-in.

Review: Silver Efex Pro

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.

Review: Capture NX 2

Version 2 brings important upgrades to this innovative image editor, including major interface revisions, workflow improvements, and important new editing tools.

Review: Nik Software's Viveza

This plug-in is ideal for anyone who regularly creates complex masks.

Reviews: Alien Skin Exposure 2.0 and Imagenomic Real Grain

Whether you want to digitally reproduce the look of different film stocks or convert color shots to grayscale, one of these plug-ins may be just what you need.