FotoSketcher 2.60 officially released! 100% free, as always :-)

Hello all,

FotoSketcher 2.60 is now ready for download.
Head to http://www.fotosketcher.com/download-fotosketcher/ to get the latest version.

Here are the main changes in version 2.60:

• a brand new Painting 1 (watercolor) effect (which replaces the previous one)
• a new 'brushstrokes' frame
• a few bug fixes and interface improvements:
• solved the filename bug when dragging and dropping an image (thanks Casey for spotting that one)
• modified the naming convention to MyPhoto_FotoSketcher.jpg (better for sorting files alphabetically in a directory)
• solved a transparency bug with png files
• added a CTRL+S keyboard shortcut when an image is being processed to save an intermediate result
• added a progress bar when creating the new brushstrokes frame (which can take a few seconds)

Here is an example of the new Painting 1 (watercolor) effect (click on image for full-size view):

 

 (original photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29415407@N00/161436110/)

and here are the parameters used:

As always, you can use FotoSketcher completely for free, even for commercial work.

Enjoy!

Best regards,

David


 

FotoSketcher 2.60 Beta available for testing **updated**

** Post updated on 10/22/2013** Updates appear in red.

Hi all,

A new version of FotoSketcher is now available for testing. FotoSketcher 2.60 beta 2 can be downloaded here: http://www.fotosketcher.com/FotoSketcher_2.60_beta2.exe


The main changes are:
- a new Painting 1 effect (which replaces the previous one)
- a new 'brushstrokes' frame (with preview and 'in progress' icon)
- a few bug fixes and interface improvements (solved the filename bug when dragging and dropping an image, modified the naming convention to MyPhoto_FotoSketcher.jpg, solved a transparency bug with png files, added a CTRL+S keyboard shortcut when an image is being processed to save an intermediate result)

Here is an example of the new Painting 1 effect (click on picture for full view):

 

source image credit: http://photographpainter.de/venedig-hdr/

 and the parameters used:

There are still a few things that need to be polished, but you should be able to test version 2.60 with no problems.
Have fun!

All the best,

David

FotoSketcher 2.60 beta available soon

Hi all,

Just a quick post to let you know that I'm currently putting the finishing touches to version 2.60. There is still a little tweaking and debugging to be done, but I should be able to release a test version soon.

The main change will be a new watercolor painting effect which will replace the current Painting 1 effect that I'm no longer happy with. Here is an example of the new painting filter (click on image for full-size view):

Stay tuned :)

Regards,

David