Released on: November 1, 2007, 4:04 am

Press Release Author: AKVIS LLC

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Conversion of photos to pencil and watercolor drawings, B&W
and color sketches.

Press Release Body: October, 2007 - AKVIS LLC announces the release of AKVIS Sketch
v.6.0 for Windows and Macintosh. Now the software does not only convert photos to
realistic pencil and watercolor drawings, but also allows adding a canvas, or any
other textured surface to your picture. The new version is available as a
stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor. Upgrade for
registered users is free.
AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil
sketches and watercolor drawings. Make any photo look like a B&W or color drawing,
imitate the technique of graphite or color pencil, charcoal or watercolor painting.
Version 6.0 offers a new Canvas effect that makes the software the ultimate tool in
creation of artistic works out of a photo. This effect allows adding a textured
surface to a picture imitating a drawing on a canvas, corrugated paper, brick wall,
or anything else. The program comes with a built-in Texture Library that contains a
great variety of samples. If it is not enough, you can load your own texture. It
can be any rectangular pattern saved as a graphic file.
Have a look how it works: http://akvis.com/en/sketch-tutorial/howwork/canvas.php

Besides, in version 6.0 added compatibility with Photoshop Elements v.6.0.
Many photo editing enthusiasts have already appreciated the Sketch' s features. You
can see a gallery of examples (many created by users) at
http://akvis.com/en/sketch/examples-pencil-drawing.php
AKVIS Sketch also enjoys attention of professional designers. The program was
awarded "Best Image Editing Software 2006" by \"DT&G Magazine\".
You can use Sketch in many ways. Surprise your friends and relatives by presenting
them their pencil portraits. Make a watercolor drawing out of a photo from your last
nature shooting to decorate your room. Convert your own photo into a color sketch to
print on a T-shirt. Create a comic out of your party videos.
The program can be helpful to designers who need to quickly bring images to one
style for a web-site or an advertisement booklet.
AKVIS Sketch has a simple interface with a few sliders. At first you can process the
image with the default settings and then touch up the photo adding color, or trying
different techniques - from pencil to charcoal or watercolor. You can make the
hatching denser or finer and change the pitch angle of strokes. After that, you can
apply a texture to imitate a painting on a canvas.
Using batch processing in Photoshop or Paint Shop pro (only for the plug-in version)
you can even convert a film into a cartoon. Like here:
http://akvis.com/en/sketch-tutorial/cartoon-film.php
For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. Details are
available at http://akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php Upgrade for registered users is
free.

Web Site: http://akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php

Contact Details: Address: Russian Federation, Perm, Malkova, 20-36, Perm
Russian Federation

Phone Number: 7-342-2379328
Email: submit@akvis.com