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This article is from April 2, 2009, and is no longer current.

Convert Photos to Sketches with AKVIS Sketch 8.6

AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning program for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings. AKVIS Software Inc. has released AKVIS Sketch v.8.6 for Windows and Macintosh. The software converts photos to pencil drawings and watercolor paintings. Version 8.6 improves the way a photo is converted into a watercolor painting and fixes the compatibility bug that caused the Sketch plug-in to crash on Macintosh computers running Photoshop CS3 and CS4. It also improves plug-in compatibility on Windows and adds support of 32 bit images to the plug-in (earlier available only in the standalone version). Upgrade for registered users is free.
For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. Details are available at https://akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php.
AKVIS Sketch is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plug-in to a photo editor. The plug-in version of AKVIS Sketch is compatible with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and Ulead PhotoImpact. AKVIS Sketch runs on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista and on Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4-10.5, PowerPC/Intel.
AKVIS Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for $72 USD or 55 Euro, downloadable from www.akvis.com. Home users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plug-ins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle (Sketch, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Enhancer, LightShop, SmartMask, ArtSuite, Magnifier and ArtWork) for USD $325 USD, huge savings over purchasing each separately. Also AKVIS Sketch comes bundled with AKVIS ArtWork (photo-to-oil painting software) and AKVIS ArtSuite (frames and effects) with a discount of 44 USD in the Artistic Bundle. For business licenses consult the
official website.
One license key allows activating the software on two computers, for example, on a desktop and a laptop.

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