Tutorial: AKVIS Charcoal

Charcoal & Chalk Effects Presets

AKVIS Charcoal imitates the technique of drawing with charcoal and chalk. The program includes a number of ready to use Presets which help you start working. When moving a cursor over an AKVIS preset in the drop-down list, the quick result appears in the small window near the list. The presets can be applied "as is" or can be modified.

A preset contains the settings of all tabs. To process the image with a certain preset, select it from the list and press .

You can apply one of the AKVIS presets or modify the parameters to achieve the desired result.

To create your own preset, adjust the settings, type a name for the preset, and press Save.

To return to the default settings of the selected preset, press Reset.

To delete a preset, choose it from the drop-down list and press Delete. The AKVIS built-in presets cannot be removed.

Add a preset to Favorites by clicking on next to the list of presets. The selected preset will be marked with a red heart .

Presets Gallery

Click the Presets button in the top panel to switch to the visual display mode of presets with the real-time approximate preview.

Presets Gallery

You will see a list of presets sorted alphabetically (AKVIS presets) or by creation date (user presets). When an image is loaded into the program, preset thumbnails are generated.

Click a thumbnail to select the preset. Double-click the thumbnail to process the entire image.

Double-click the name of the user preset to rename it. The AKVIS built-in presets cannot be renamed.

Use these buttons to change the display of presets:

- to show AKVIS Presets;