EyeCandy 5 - Textures review

Verdict:

3D modellers will delight in the ease with which they can now generate both natural and man-made textures, and we can expect to see fur and lizard-skin lettering adorning magazines and websites in the months to come

Review Date: 6 Aug 2004

Price when reviewed:

Reviewed By: Steve Caplin

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

As the first set of EyeCandy spin-offs, Textures is something of a mixed bag. The good stuff is very good - the natural world filters are enormously convincing and hugely customisable - but the brick and stone walls have a nagging model railway feel to them. And while the Swirl filter can generate reasonably convincing Van Gogh lookalikes, it's been demonstrated a dozen times before that no one actually wants to do this.

Whereas EyeCandy filters have in the past appealed to mainstream Photoshop users, this selection is more targeted at those who need to generate textures for 3D modelling. The ability to generate seamless tiles from all textures is one they'll certainly value, as it will allow them to create texture maps that can be applied infinitely to 3D surfaces.

The price point of Textures has been set low enough for users to be able to buy the set for the one filter they need; all the rest can be regarded as optional extras. 3D modellers will delight in the ease with which they can now generate both natural and man-made textures, and we can expect to see fur and lizard-skin lettering adorning magazines and websites in the months to come.

NEEDS: Photoshop 7 or later or Photoshop Elements 2 or Fireworks MX 2004

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