Use Stylize to create a wide range of visual styles, including painting, printing and sketching on an image sequence.
You can access the Stylize Effect in the following way:
- From the Desktop. Select Flame FX2 then click Stylize.
Stylize includes a collection of 10 core effects that are stacked and blended together as layers. The core effects fall into
four major categories: canvas texture, patterns, colour fillings, and outlines.
Layer Table Settings
- Regen button
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Enable this button to dynamically refresh the image as settings are changed.
- Priority up button
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Use this button to move a layer up in priority in the layer list.
- Priority down button
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Use this button to move a layer down in priority in the layer list.
- Solo button
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Enable this button to hide all other layers except the selected layer.
- Seed field
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This field displays the number used to generate random variations in the stylize effect.
- Eye column
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Turns the layer on or off.
- Name column
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Displays the name of the layer.
- Effect column
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Allows you to select an effect to apply to an image. Each effect has its own set of preferences.
- Blend column
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Allows you to select a blend to apply to an image.
- Matte column
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Allows you to turn the matte on or off. This column is only functional if Front/Matte or Front/Back/Matte has been selected.
- Transparency column
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This column displays the percentage of transparency applied to a layer.
- Add button
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This button adds a layer to the layer list.
- Copy button
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This button copies an existing layer to the layer list.
- Delete button
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This button deletes a layer from the layer list.
- Rename button
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This button renames a layer in the layer list
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- Reset button
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This button resets the blend in a layer. The default blend option is Blend
- Background colour pot
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This column displays the background color applied to the image.
Each of the core effects in Stylize has its own settings, which display when an effect is selected. The 10 effects are the
following:
- Canvas
- Dots
- Hatch Pattern
- Palette Reduction
- Colour Smudge
- Drawing
- Selective Drawing
- Sketched Outlines
- Scribbled Outlines
- Sharp Outlines
Canvas
The Canvas effect can be used to add different material textures to your effect composition.
Canvas Settings
- Canvas Option box
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Select an option to apply a Canvas effect to the image.
- Transparency field
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This field displays the percentage of transparency applied to the Canvas effect. When this field is set to 100, the Canvas
effect is completely transparent. When it is set to 0, the shadow is completely opaque.
Transform Settings
- Transform position x field
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This field displays the position of the canvas along the horizontal axis.
- Transform position y field
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This field displays the position of the canvas along the vertical axis.
- Transform scale x field
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This field displays the change in size of the canvas along the horizontal axis.
- Transform scale y field
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This field displays the change in size of the canvas along the vertical axis.
- Transform proportional toggle button
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This button enables the proportional size change of the canvas along the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) axes.
- Transform rotation field
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This field displays the angle of rotation of the canvas along the Z-axis. The object is always rotated around its centre
point.
Colour Settings
- Colour highlights colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the light areas of the Canvas effect.
- Colour shadows colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the dark areas of the Canvas effect.
Dots
The Dots effect can be used to create dot print effects based on a colour selective and a tolerance value.
- Dots colour pot
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This colour pot displays the color applied to the Dots effect.
- Dots scale field
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This field displays the change in size of the Dots effect.
- Dots angle field
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This field displays the change in the angle applied to the Dots effect.
- Dots softness field
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This field displays the change in softness applied to the Dots effect.
Shape Settings
- Shape options box
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Select an option to determine the shape of the Dots effect.
- Shape scale field
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This field displays the change in size of the shape.
- Shape angle field
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This field displays the change in angle of the shape
- Shape ratio field
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This field displays the change in ratio of the shape.
Print on Colour Settings
- Print on Colour tolerance field
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This field displays the percentage of tolerance applied to the colour.
Colour Selection Settings
- Colour Selection option box
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Select an option to apply a colour to the image.
- Colour Selection colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the image. It is only functional if you selected User Colour or User Grayscale.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
Hatch Pattern
The Hatch Pattern effect can be used to create print hatch patterns and scan line types of effects based on a colour selective
and tolerance value.
Hatch Pattern Settings
- Hatch Pattern colour pot
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This colour pot displays the amount of colour applied to the Hatch Pattern effect.
- Hatch Pattern scale field
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This field displays the change in the size of the Hatch Pattern effect.
- Hatch Pattern angle field
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This field displays the change in the angle applied to the Hatch Pattern effect.
- Hatch Pattern softness field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the Hatch Pattern effect.
Shape Settings
- Shape threshold field
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This field displays the amount of colour constraint applied to the shape.
- Shape thickness field
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This field displays the amount of thickness applied to the shape.
- Shape variation field
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This field displays the percentage of variance applied to the shape.
Print on Colour Settings
- Print on Colour tolerance field
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This field displays the percentage of tolerance applied to the colour selection.
Colour Selection Settings
- Colour Selection options box
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Select an option to apply a colour to the image.
- Colour Selection colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the image. It is only functional if you select User Colour or User Grayscale
from the Colour Selection option box.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
Palette Reduction
The Palette Reduction effect can be used to create a uniform colour filling based on image colour reduction. It also has pattern-based
warping capabilities, which allow you to create texture-paint types of effects.
Palette Reduction Settings
- Palette Reduction colours field
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This field displays the number of colours applied to the Palette Reduction effect.
- Palette Reduction toggle button
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Switch between Single Palette and Dynamic Palette. Single Palette displays image stability, while Dynamic Palette displays
image transition.
- Palette Reduction frame field
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This field displays the frame selected when Single Palette is enabled
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- Palette Reduction softness field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the Palette Reduction effect.
Warp Pattern Settings
- Warp Pattern options box
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Select an option to determine the warp pattern applied to the image.
- Warp Pattern amount field
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This field displays the amount of warp pattern applied to the image.
Pattern Transform Settings
- Pattern Transform position X field
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This field displays the position of the pattern along the horizontal axis.
- Pattern Transform position Y field
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This field displays the position of the pattern along the vertical axis.
- Pattern Transform scale X field
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This field displays the change in size of the pattern along the horizontal axis.
- Pattern Transform scale Y field
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This field displays the change in size of the pattern along the vertical axis.
- Pattern Transform proportional toggle button
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This button enables proportional size change of the Palette Reduction effect along the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) axes.
- Pattern Transform rotation field
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This field Displays the angle of rotation along the Z-axis. The object is always rotated around its centre point.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
Colour Smudge
The Colour Smudge effect is a colour filling tool that can be used to create different emboss effects.
- Colour Smudge amount field
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This field displays the amount of Colour Smudge effect applied to the image.
- Colour Smudge distortion field
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This field displays the amount of distortion applied to the Colour Smudge effect.
Emboss Settings
- Emboss colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the embossing.
- Emboss amount field
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This field displays the amount of embossing applied to the image.
- Emboss softness field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the embossing.
- Emboss angle field
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This field displays the angle applied to the embossing
Anti-Aliasing Settings
- Anti-Aliasing toggle button
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this button enables Anti-Aliasing on the edges of the image.
- Anti-Aliasing option box
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Select an option to determine the size of the samples. This is only functional when anti-aliasing is enabled.
- Anti-Aliasing softness field
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Displays the amount of softness applied to the anti-aliasing. Only functional when anti-aliasing is enabled.
Drawing
The Drawing effect is a colour filling tool that allows you to create stroke effects. The created strokes are based on the
source's image pixel colour and can be modified using a wide range of controls.
Paint Strokes Settings
- Paint Strokes transparency field
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This field displays the percentage of transparency applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes style options box
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Select an option to determine the style of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes density field
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This field displays the amount of density applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes length field
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This field displays the length applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes thickness field
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This field displays the amount of thickness applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes size proportional button
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This button enables proportional values to be applied to the length and thickness of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes orientation field
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This field displays the orientation applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes edges orientation field
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This field displays the percentage of orientation applied to just the edges of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes random strokes button
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This button enables random variation in length and thickness values applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the length of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the thickness of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount variance applied to the orientation of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes disorder field
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This field displays the amount of random distribution applied to the paint strokes.
Front Channels Settings
- Front Channels blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
- Front Channels hue field
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This field displays the amount of hue applied to the image.
- Front Channels saturation field
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This field displays the amount of saturation applied to the image.
- Front Channels luminescence field
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This field displays the amount of luminance applied to the image.
- Front Channels opacity field
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This field displays the amount of opacity applied to the image.
- Front Channels variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the hue.
- Front Channels variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the saturation.
- Front Channels variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the luminance.
Selective Drawing
The Selective Drawing effect is a colour filling tool based on a colour selective and tolerance system that allows you to
create stroke effects. The created strokes are based on the source's image pixel colour value, but can also have a plain colour
mix between the two. The strokes can be modified using a wide range of controls.
Paint Strokes Settings
- Paint Stokes transparency field
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This field displays the percentage of transparency applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes front mix field
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This field displays the amount of colour from the source image that is visible.
- Paint Strokes style option box
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Select an option to determine the style of the paint stroke.
- Paint Strokes density field
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This field displays the amount of density applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes length field
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This field displays the length applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes thickness field
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This field displays the amount of thickness applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes size proportional button
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This button enables proportional values to be applied to the length and thickness of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes orientation field
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This field displays the orientation applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes edges orientation field
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This field displays the percentage of orientation applied to just the edges of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes random strokes button
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This button enables random variation in length and thickness values applied to the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the length of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the thickness of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes variation field
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This field displays the amount variance applied to the orientation of the paint strokes.
- Paint Strokes disorder field
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This field displays the amount of random distribution applied to the paint strokes
Selective Inclusion Settings
- Selective Inclusion colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colours of the selected paint strokes.
- Selective Inclusion tolerance field
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This field displays the percentage of tolerance applied to the selected paint strokes. The higher the percentage, the more
the areas of colour is widened.
Selective Exclusion Settings
- Selective Exclusion colour pot
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This field displays the colours of the paint strokes which have not been selected.
- Selective Exclusion tolerance field
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This field displays the percentage of tolerance applied to the paint strokes which have not been selected. The higher the
percentage, the more the areas of colour is narrowed.
Selective Global Settings
- Selective Global button
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This button enables the colour or Grayscale options.
- Selective Global length field
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This field displays the percentage of length by which semi-transparent strokes are modified.
- Selective Global softness field
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This field displays the percentage by which the range of transparency of semi-transparent strokes is modified.
- Selective Global thickness field
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This field displays the percentage by which the range of thickness of semi-transparent strokes is modified.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
- Front Controls hue field
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This field displays the amount of hue applied to the image.
- Front Controls saturation field
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This field displays the amount of saturation applied to the image.
- Front Controls luminescence field
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This field displays the amount of luminance applied to the image.
- Front Controls opacity field
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This field displays the amount of opacity applied to the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the hue.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the saturation.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the luminance.
Sketched Outlines
Sketch Outlines is an edge detection-based effect that allows you to create sketchy brush strokes and outline effects. The
created strokes are based on the source image's pixel colour value, but can also have a plain colour or a mix between the
two. The strokes can be modified using a wide range of controls.
Edge Detect Settings
- Edge Detect threshold minimum field
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This field displays the minimum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect threshold maximum field
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This field displays the maximum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect softness width field
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This field displays amount of softness applied to the width of the edges.
- Edge Detect softness gain field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the gain of the edges.
Outline Settings
- Outlines transparency field
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This field displays percentage of transparency applied to outlines.
- Outlines colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the outlines.
- Outlines front mix field
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This field displays the percentage of colour from the source image that is visible.
- Outlines style options box
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Select an option to determine the style of the outline.
- Outlines density field
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This field displays the amount of density applied to the outlines.
- Outlines length field
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This field displays the length applied to the outlines.
- Outlines thickness field
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This field displays the amount of thickness applied to the outlines.
- Outlines strokes size proportional button
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This button enables proportional values for the length and thickness of the outlines.
- Outlines orientation field
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This field displays the orientation of the outline.
- Outlines follow edges field
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This field displays the percentage by which the outlines follow their original position.
- Outlines random strokes button
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This button enables random variation in length and thickness values.
- Outlines variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the length of the outline.
- Outlines variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the thickness of the outline.
- Outlines variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the orientation of the outline.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
- Front Controls hue field
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This field displays the amount of hue applied to the image.
- Front Controls saturation field
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This field displays the amount of saturation applied to the image.
- Front Controls luminescence field
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This field displays the amount of luminance applied to the image.
- Front Controls opacity field
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This field displays the amount of opacity applied to the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the hue of the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the saturation of the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the luminance of the image.
Scribbled Outlines
Scribbled Outlines is an edge detection-based effect that allows you to create scribbled brush strokes effects. The created
strokes are based on the source image's pixel colour value, but can also have a plain colour or a mixture of the two. This
effect also includes hand-drawing tools, such as the amount of pressure given to a tool or determining the length of strokes
along the edges.
Edge Detect Settings
- Edge Detect threshold minimum field
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This field displays the minimum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect threshold maximum field
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This field displays the maximum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect softness width field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the width of the edges.
- Edge Detect softness gain field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the gain of the edges.
Outlines Settings
- Outlines transparency field
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This field displays percentage of transparency applied to outlines.
- Outlines colour pot
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This colour pot displays the colour applied to the outlines.
- Outlines front mix field
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This field displays the percentage of colour from the source image that is visible.
- Outlines style options box
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Select an option to determine the style of the outline.
- Outlines smallest details field
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This field displays the amount by which the smallest outlines will be filtered out.
- Outlines longest outlines field
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This field displays the amount that the length of the longest strokes will be increased by.
- Outlines thickness field
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This field displays the amount of thickness applied to the outlines.
- Outlines strokes size proportional button
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This button enables proportional change for the Smallest Details, Longest Outlines and Thickness fields.
- Outlines straight lines field
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This field displays the amount of the straightest outlines that are visible.
- Outlines pressure field
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This field displays the amount of variation in the pressure applied to the outlines. The pressure varies with the style of
the outline.
- Outlines random strokes button
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This button enables random variation in the outline.
- Outlines variation field
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This field displays the variance applied to the thickness of the outline.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
- Front Controls hue field
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This field displays the amount of hue applied to the image.
- Front Controls saturation field
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This field displays the amount of saturation applied to the image.
- Front Controls luminescence field
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This field displays the amount of luminance applied to the image.
- Front Controls opacity field
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This field displays the amount of opacity applied to the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the hue of the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the saturation of the image.
- Front Controls variation field
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This field displays the amount of variance applied to the luminance of the image.
Sharp Outlines Settings
Sharp Outlines is an edge detection-based effect that allows you to create precise contour effects. The created contours are
based on the source image's pixel colour value, but can also have a plain colour or a mix of the two. The contours can be
modified using a wide range of effects. It also has pattern-warping capabilities that allow you to create textured paint effects.
Edge Detect Settings
- Edge Detect threshold minimum field
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This field displays the minimum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect threshold maximum field
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This field displays the maximum amount of colour restraint applied to the outline edges.
- Edge Detect softness width field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the width of the edges.
- Edge Detect softness gain field
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This field displays the amount of softness applied to the gain of the edges.
Warp Pattern Settings
- Warp Pattern option box
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Select an option to determine the type of warp for the outline.
- Warp Pattern amount field
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This field displays the amount of warp that is applied to the image.
Outlines Settings
- Outlines colour pot
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This field displays the colour applied to the image.
- Front Mix field
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This field displays the percentage of colour from the source image that is visible.
Pattern Transform Settings
- Pattern Transform position X field
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This field displays the position of the pattern along the horizontal axis.
- Pattern Transform position Y field
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This field displays the position of the pattern along the vertical axis.
- Pattern Transform scale X field
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This field displays the change in size of the pattern along the horizontal axis.
- Pattern Transform scale Y field
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This field displays the change in size of the pattern along the vertical axis.
- Pattern Transform proportional toggle button
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This button enables proportional size change of the Palette Reduction effect along the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) axes.
- Pattern Transform rotation field
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This field Displays the angle of rotation along the Z-axis. The object is always rotated around its centre point.
Front Controls Settings
- Front Controls blur field
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This field displays the amount of blur applied to the image.
- Front Controls hue field
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This field displays the amount of hue applied to the image.
- Front Controls saturation field
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This field displays the amount of saturation applied to the image.
- Front Controls luminescence field
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This field displays the amount of luminance applied to the image.