Anyone can look like a professional graphic artist!
Written: Jun 21 '00
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Pros: Intuitive use, infinite possibilities, lots of online resources
Cons: After two years I can't find one
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| QueenLyssa's Full Review: BladePro Texture Generator |
There are a ton of Adobe compatible filters out there for such graphics titles as PhotoShop, PhotoDeluxe, and Illustrator, but none match the ones created at Flaming Pear. BladePro is Flaming Pear's jewel in a crown of useful and user-friendly filters, a surface and texture generator that can make anybody (even me) look like they're a professional artist.
BladePro takes any image or selected shape and creates a custom surface and texture from a variety of user-selected options. Any pict image can be used to generate texture (the 3d shape of the applied surface) or environment (the image that appears to be reflected in the surface created to give it its color traits). The user also controls the height and shape of the texture, the amount the environment is reflected, glassiness of the surface, angle and color of lighting, and a variety of other factors. You can create anything from bizarre and alien textures to incredibly realistic surfaces.
The settings can then be stored as preset files. BladePro comes with hundreds of presets for you to choose from if you're not interested in fiddling around to create your own, and there are dozens of collections of presets available from other BladePro users on the internet. A converter is included with BladePro to make every preset multi-platform, just like the filter itself. Presets themselves can then be edited to fit your individual graphic needs. The combinations are infinite.
What makes BladePro simply the best texture editing software available, however, is how easy it is to use. Most filters are full of technical mumbo-jumbo, but BladePro makes sense. Adding to the intuitive value is the preview, which lets you see exactly what every change does before you apply it. Even better, BladePro is fun to use. You'll feel like a professional CG artist rather than a kid with a coloring book using it.
Anyone who thinks that they have to be a techno geek or an artistic wizard to create breathtaking graphics simply must get ahold of BladePro. Flaming Pear offers a fully functioning demo on their website, so you can try before you buy with no risk. Once you try BladePro, you'll never know how you got along without it.
Recommended:
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