DAP ~ Benson preset
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I recently conducted a creative workshop for a group of folks in Connecticut. Some of them belonged to a camera club that would not allow the use of outside texture overlay images for competitions. That makes sense in a way since it needs to be “completely your own” and you are not able to credit the texture to anyone during a competition. I decided to figure out a way to create a texture from my original image. I turned to Dynamic Auto Painter aka DAP (see info below). The program created a completely textured/painted look depending on how long you let it run (you’ll need to download the free trial to see what I mean here) to my base image. I then blended my base image and my new “painted” image together using the same methods that I would for one of my regular textured images.
Dynamic Auto Painter aka DAP ($49.95), it is a stand-alone program that can be used to render your traditional photographs as realistic paintings by mimicking the brush stroke styles of some of the old masters. The interface is easy to use and the results can be amazing. You can download a free trial copy or purchase the program here. Once you have the program on your computer you can enhance your experience by visiting DAP Café. To run DAP on a MAC
DAP ~ Aquarelle preset
______________________________________________________________ denise ippolito
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Really nice Denise – great work. I’m so looking forward to our next NYC Creative Skyline workshop in two weeks. I have some really cool time lapse equipment that I’ll bring in case anyone is interested in seeing it!! Going to Baxter State Park next week for moose, foliage and time lapse!!
Hey Scott, I can’t wait for the Manhattan Skyline Workshop- I have some new ideas!! Baxter is one of my favorite places to hike and photograph. Have fun and I can’t wait to see your time lapse stuff
denise
Wonderful images Denise. I really like the effect and the composition is wonderful.
Len, Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Your Banff image on your blog today is lovely
denise
I’m certainly not giving most of the credit for these great images to DAP, but you’ve convinced me to take a look at it. My first reaction was that I could just use Snap Art and get the same thing, but maybe not. I think I’ll download the DAP trial and run a head-to-head comparison. Not that I need another project …
Dennis, I use both, I like the brushstrokes from DAP and there is a difference in the two programs, certainly worth a free download
PS- Thank you for the kind words.
denise
Denise, I absolutely love the first image. It is such a lovely composition and colors are so beautiful. I think I’ll have to look into DAP.
Andrew, Thank you for stopping by. I think you will like DAP, but do download the free trial first
denise
Terrific images Denise. I really like this effect.
Edith, Thank you kindly
denise
You’re right, Denise. There surely is a difference in the two programs. Enough that I didn’t try the head-to-head. I doubt I’ll ever use the DAP output by itself, but it looks like there’s lots of potential as part of a Photoshop image makeover. This could be a lot of fun. Thanks for the tip.@Dennis Bishop
Dennis, I use the Benson preset a lot. When it first came out I applied it to everything…now I try to use it as a complimentary effect.
denise
Man, I almost missed that killer pink one with the yellow center. I am glad that I came cruising looking for something hot!
Artie, I hope you found what you were looking for…
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Thank you for this, Denise! After looking at this, I tried DAP and have since purchased it. I am enjoying exploring it’s possibilities, both as a stand alone and using it with other software. Again, thanks!
Ted, thanks. I really like the program and it is does have so many possibilities as you mention
denise