14 DAY TRIAL // All your life you have dreamed of becoming an artist like Van Gogh, but something got in your way. You have absolutely no talent when it comes to drawing. You have tried to learn how to draw, but still nothing. You are a little disappointed, but it's not your fault. Maybe you are talented when it comes to music, sports, mathematics or biology.
How can you still create a work of art without knowing how to draw like an artist? Do you think that it is impossible? It's not. Sketch Effect will help you become an artist with just one click. This small and useful program is able to take any image and transform it into a work of art. Choose your picture, your effect, and let Sketch Effect do all the work.
You can choose from six high quality effects: Picture Mosaic, Van Gogh, Pointillism, Colored Pencil, Charcoal Pencil and Black & White Photo. You simply cannot fail to create an incredible image every time you work with Sketch Effect. This application is so easy to use, there's just one button you need to click on: Paint! It does not matter if you know how to work with picture editors or not. Sketch Effect was created for all those who want to create a piece of art in a very short time. We all know that time is precious and this program will help you save a lot of it.
It's your mother's birthday and you want to give her a nice and original present. Take a picture of her, or one with the entire family, choose the picture effect you wish to apply to the image, click on the Paint! Button and print it down on a piece of paper. Frame it and put it in a gift box. You will surely make quite an impression!
The first effect from Sketch Effect, Picture Mosaic gives you the opportunity to create any picture using lots of other photos. Each individual picture that will give shape to the larger image is intelligently placed, so that the final result will be the one that you wish. You have seen Picture Mosaic effect used for magazine covers or movie posters. This small piece of software gives you 1000 high quality sample pictures that you can use to create you own poster.
Van Gogh effect will apply to your picture the Van Goghish touch. For this effect, Sketch Effect uses a special algorithm designed to create amazing pictures. You will have the feeling that the one and only Vincent Van Gogh painted the picture.
Pointillism Effect applies to your selected picture the pointillism artistic painting style. Your final picture will look like a lot of raindrops have fallen on it. Colored Pencil will give you the feeling that your image has been drawn with colored pencils. It is a great effect to apply on portraits and not only.
Charcoal Effect will make you believe that the image was created with charcoal instead of paint or pencil. If you are an old-styled fan and you like your pictures in black and white, use the Black & White Photo effect.
The program can save and load in 12 different image formats. You can resize your images to any size you want. When the work is done, you can print the photo on a piece of paper. Sketch Effect has the ability to preview the original image and the final result. The interface is very easy to use, so don't worry that you will not handle it.
You can download the program in Demo mode. If you wish to buy it, Skecth Effect will cost you 29.95 $. It works under any Windows OS. Forward Design created this useful and easy to use application and it takes only 3.34 MB of your hard disk.
The Good
Sketch Effect doesn't require knowledge in graphic editing. The interface is very easy to use. Your work will be done in just a few seconds with minimal effort.
The Bad
In Demo mode you cannot save or print your work and a watermark is placed on your pictures.
The Truth
This program is perfect for all those who want to make a piece of art in a short period of time. Each algorithm used to create the special effects was created to bring you the best results. Maybe it would be better to change Demo mode in Trial so that users can enjoy for a limited period of time all the options that Sketch Effect offers.
Here are some snapshots of the application in action:
