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Tutorial: AKVIS ArtWork

Pen & Ink (Using Settings in "Painting" Tab)

 

Pen and Ink is a technique in which colored inks are applied to paper using a pen - from modern pens to a quill dipped in an inkwell. Since the ink is applied with a hard edge, the result will look different than when using a soft lead pencil.

In the Painting tab in Settings Panel you can adjust the parameters to convert a photo into a pen and ink drawing.
Original Image Pen Drawing: Purple Ink Pen Drawing: Grey Ink
Original Image Pen Drawing With Violet Ink Pen Drawing With Grey Ink

 

Parameters:

Level of Detail (1-100) – This parameter affects the level of detail and strokes that form the border.
Low Level of Detail High Level of Detail
Level of Detail = 25 Level of Detail = 60

Sensitivity (0-100) – This parameter affects the intensity of boundary lines. The higher the value of this parameter, the more lines are applied to the image. The value should be reduced to remove extra lines.
Low Sensitivity High Sensitivity
Sensitivity = 35 Sensitivity = 65

Thickness (1-100) - This parameter affects the thickness of the black boundary lines. At the minimum value lines are one pixel in width, while increasing the value makes lines thicker.
Thin Lines Thick Lines
Thickness = 20 Thickness = 90

Definition (0-8) – This parameter affects the size, appearance, and position of lines, as well as how lines define areas of an image. At higher values of this parameter more lines are used and the details of an image are more defined.
Weak Defintion Strong Definition
Definition = 1 Definition = 7

Sharpen (0-100) – This parameter affects the sharpness of lines. At higher values lines have more clarity and more vividly and accurately trace boundares. At lower values lines become thicker and blurred.
Blurred Image Sharp Image
Sharpen = 10 Sharpen = 90

The color used for the drawing's outlines is shown in the Outline Color plate. To choose another color click on the plate and select a new color from the Select Color dialog.

The color used for the drawing's background is shown in the Background Color plate. To choose another color click on the plate and select a new color form the Select Color dialog.

 

 
How It Works How It Works
   — Workspace — Workspace
   — How To Use The Program — How To Use The Program
   — Oil Painting from Photo — Oil Painting from Photo
   — Comics from Photo — Comics from Photo
   — Pen & Ink — Pen & Ink
   — Add Text to a Painting — Add Text to a Painting
   — Painting on a Canvas — Painting on a Canvas
   — Working with the Presets — Working with the Presets
   — Preferences — Preferences
Examples Examples
   — Harmony — Harmony
   — City Canal View — City Canal View
   — Greetings from Canary Islands — Greetings from Canary Islands
   — Summer Coloured Green — Summer Coloured Green
   — Casandra's Portrait — Casandra's Portrait
   — ArtWork for Art Students — ArtWork for Art Students
   — Day At The Beach — Day At The Beach
   — Sketch and Comics: Effect Combination — Sketch and Comics: Effect Combination
   — ArtWork Gallery — ArtWork Gallery
   — Emergency Cow — Emergency Cow
   — Animated Comic of a Cat — Animated Comic of a Cat
   — Orchid: an Oil Painting of Flowers — Orchid: an Oil Painting of Flowers

 

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