Customize Filter Settings
Here’s the cheat sheet for our apps settings, so you can advance to “Jedi-master” photo editor. Adjust the following settings to explore the vast possibilities for each filter, and create more captivating (and unique!) paintings.
Note: The following are all the available settings for our filters, but keep in mind that not all will be applicable for every effect. We have a second tutorial for Color Composition Settings that you can check out here.
Basic Settings
Transparency
The transparency toggle determines how much of the original image comes through the filter. The default is set to 1, which is the max available for this setting. If you slide the toggle to the left, the filter application will decrease and you will be able to see more of the original photo. The following examples were made with the Booked Filter in Painnt.
Brightness
This setting will determine how bright or dim your artwork will look. The default value is set to 0, and by moving the toggle to the right your image will look more illuminated. The example was done with Palm filter on Painnt.
In the same fashion, moving the toggle further to the left will result in darker images, for a more sombre look. This example was done with the Composition filter on Painnt.
Contrast
The contrast toggle will increase the difference between lighter and darker elements in your photo, giving it a much more vivid look. Moving the contrast toggle to the right will give your image more contrast, while moving it to the left will result in a grayer overtone. The following examples were done with the Etching and Spirit filters on Painnt.
Saturation
This toggle will increase or decrease how saturated the colors in your artwork will look. When you slide the toggle to the right, the colors will appear more “pure”. Sliding the toggle to the left gives your artwork a more subtle color application.
Hue
Moving the Hue toggle will modify the colors on your image to different combinations. Each filter will vary significantly in the color possibilities you can obtain, go crazy with the results! The following examples were made with the Motley Filter on Painnt.
Detail Settings
Noise reduction
This toggle helps reduce some of the intricacies in the filters that may make it look “noisy”. See how on the left the image has more details and texture, and the image on the right is a little less complex? The example was done with the Coral filter on Painnt.
Sharpness
The sharpness toggle will help bring out the lines and shapes in your image, giving it a crisper finish. The example was done with Buccaneer filter on Painnt.
Smooth
Move this toggle to the right to make the lines in your image more fluid and smooth. The example was made with the Hyperrealism filter on Painnt.
Wash
This setting replicates the Wash technique in art where a fine layer of color — usually diluted ink, bistre, or watercolour - is spread with a brush over a broad surface evenly enough so that no brush marks are visible in the finished product. The wash setting is another way of making your image less detailed and with a smoother overall look. The following examples were made with the Amulet filter on Painnt.
Brush Settings
Intensity
The brush intensity will determine how many layers of a filter are applied to your image. By increasing the intensity, the filter will have a stronger look. The following example was made with the Brandy filter on Painnt.
Size
Sometimes you will edit an image in the Medium output setting and will like the way the selected filter is applied (for example, this image edited in Peacock):
But when you switch to Large or Custom sizes the overall look is not the same, it can look a lot more complicated than the smaller size:
This is due to the brush size — in the same way you will need a small paintbrush for a single piece of paper and a very large one for a wall, the brush size setting will determine how large the (metaphorical) “brush” is when applying the filter to your image. When you apply the same small brush to a Medium and a Custom size image, the stroke will look larger in Medium and very small and detailed in Custom.
In order to replicate they way the filter is applied in the Medium setting to larger output resolutions, you can change the Brush size. This is an example made in a Custom output size (2032x1354px) and with a brush size set to 2:
The image now resembles more closely the original edit in Medium size, but scaled to a much larger resolution and can now be printed or used otherwise as HD artwork.
Here’s another example of the brush size differences made with the Candy filter:
Tiling
Overlap
When you process an image on Painnt, the app breaks down the original photo into smaller “tiles” to filter each individually and then put the final result back together. Sometimes the seam between one tile and the next will be slightly visible in the final artwork. To improve this, increase the Overlap in the tile seams and the tiles will be joined closer together.
Tap here to see how the color composition settings will help you create unique and stunning art pieces.
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