Topaz Impression transforms your photos into realistic looking works of fine art…oil painting, graphite drawing, watercolor and more! Rework your photo by applying a one-click preset such as ‘Van Gogh’ or create your own effect by choosing from 14 different realistic brushes. You can then adjust that brush as desired, manipulating its length, width, volume and how much is applied.įinalize your masterpiece by adjusting the color, lighting and by choosing from one of 72 different background textures like canvas and wood. When saving your own preset, it would be nice to add your own collections instead of only using the existing collections.Here at Topaz Labs we are excited to announce the release of our 15th photo-editing program Topaz Impression!.There are so many presets in Topaz Impression, a feature to compare selected presets would aid in deciding which preset to apply to your photograph.Topaz Impression has a ton of adjustments that you can make to your images including changing the brush, blending mode, color, and textures.
Painting the screen with selected presets, applying adjustments to the photo, and saving the image and returning to Photoshop are all performed quickly. I found the performance of Impression to be very fast. Over 100 presets come with Topaz Impression that can give you a head start on transforming your photo. Here are some of the things that I like most about Topaz Impression and a few features that may be missing from the software. I found Topaz Impression to be a well written piece of software. There are several plugins on the market that give your photographs a painted effect. On either screen, you can change the screen view so you can see the original and modified image side by side, top and bottom, and with a slider to see how the changes are applied to the image. Once you finish modifying your work of art, you can save it as a preset to apply to additional images. You can also move the center of the vignette and change the direction of the lighting.Īt the bottom of the detail page, there is also a selection of textures that can be applied to your art. In the lighting section, you can modify the brightness, contrast, and add a vignette to the photo. You can also change the hue, saturation, and lightness of each individual color in the photo. In the Selective Parameters panel, you can change the brush and stroke characteristics. You can also adjust the preset strength and change the blend mode like in Photoshop to further tailor your image.Ĭlick on the icon in the middle of the Preset to modify additional Selective Parameters to further fine tune your work of art. On the Presets Page, there are over 100 presets to choose from to start your work in transforming photos to a paintings.
These 100+ presets are organized into six collections in Topaz Impression: Ancient, Modern, Impressionistic, Painting, Pencil, Charcoal, and Pastel. Topaz Impression has over 100 presets to get you started in creating a painted look to your photographs. Topaz Impression is a plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom that will help turn your photographs into works of art.