Andrew's Plug-ins Series 16
Reviewed: Geetesh Bajaj
Date Created: August 28th 2006
Last Updated: February 27th 2009
This is a preview of Series 16 of Andrew's Plug-ins from Graphicxtras -- for more previews, explore the links from the Andrew's Plugins index page.
Series 16 is GXPowerBlend -- this plug-in series provides stunning gradient designs.
This page of preview images shows you the default effects as they are without any tweaking of the sliders. Also, I'm keeping the text narrative to a minimum -- let the pictures speak for themselves.
This original image was sourced from Indezine Photos.
Original Picture
Figure 1: Distort - GridEdge generates effects like glass, ripple, mirror, etc.
Figure 2: Gradient - PowerBlend applies gradient variations with plenty of blending modes to choose from.
The following images show some more variations:
As you can see, most of these effects work best when combined over separate layers with blending modes although you could also use one of these all in itself as well.
To download a free demo, or to buy the product ($9), visit the Graphicxtras site...
Specifications
 Photoshop Versions: |
6+ |
Platforms: |
Windows only |
Site: |
Graphicxtras |
Price: |
US$9 and above |
Trial Version: |
Demo plug-ins available |
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