AKVIS Pastel

AKVIS Pastel is a cool Mac app that can turn your ordinary digital images into stunning art projects. It comes packed with tools that mimic the beautiful pastel painting technique. If you're looking to add some artistic flair to your photos, this software is definitely worth checking out!

Standalone or Plug-in Options

You have the choice of using AKVIS Pastel as a standalone app or as a plug-in. If you prefer working in Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or Corel Paint Shop Pro, you can easily integrate it into those programs. Just take a look at the compatibility chart online to see if it works with your favorite image editor.

User-Friendly Interface

The main window of AKVIS Pastel is set up in a really user-friendly way. You’ll find three main areas: the before-and-after preview tabs and the Navigator panel where most of the fun personalization happens. The top and left toolbars are there for easy access to essential tools like cropping, adjusting stroke direction, erasing, zooming in or out, saving, printing your project, sharing it, and even undoing or redoing actions!

Explore Customization Options

The Navigator panel is organized into three tabs that let you dive into different effects. One tab focuses on painting effects while another lets you add text stamps. The last tab helps you change the canvas model by picking from predefined patterns.

Adjust Everything Just Right

As you explore these panels, you'll be able to tweak things like stroke thickness, intensity, density, and even lightening or smoothing effects! Plus, you can play around with canvas textures—think brightness and embossing! And when it comes to adding text? You can choose its position along with font style and color.

Create Artistic Images Easily

With AKVIS Pastel, creating an artistic effect on your images using pastel techniques is super easy—no complicated tools needed! This software gives you tons of customization options and handy image processing tools. Oh! And if you've got multiple images? No problem—AKVIS Pastel can handle batch processing too!