anybody out there seen the intel commercial getting heavy play lately? In the beginning of it, some chick is taking pictures of a garage band, then she pulls them up on her computer, and uses some filter or something to change the photo to make it look like a pencil/pen drawing, similar to the Incubus video for 'Drive'. I was wondering if anyone knew how to accomplish this in Photo-shop or Photo-paint. Thanks in advance, George

not sure, but incidently the Incubus video was traditionally animated, cel-style, by the singer himself.

There are a few filters around that can do this (of course I'm no help because I can't remember what they were called). I've seen quite a few images in the 2d gallery where people have used this method to try and pass of so-called "drawings" as their own.

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Something I stumbled upon, and use every week once (not as a rule, but as an indication), is the program Studio Artist. It simulates strokes by analyzing the content of the photo, with knowledge of the way artist paint. They say. It works on moving pictures also, but I haven't seen any mtv examples of it yet. Click the link. Yesterday I painted Michael Dell (the one from those pc's) in the Dutch Cobra style. From a photo. It sells as digital art, for the price of the package alone. So if anyone wants to 'pass off photos as real art', this is the tool of the trade, I think. Major Oops... I just realized. It's Mac-only. Sorry for the rest.

nice, thx. i goin to bother even lookin, cuz few non-pro image editors out there r 4 mac.... never seen a mac-only b4....;)

fraid i dont like the program much. i might change my mind after watvhing part of the 8-hour tut, but 4 now, i'll stick to posers sketch designer.

and excuse my spelling - i got a cat lying in 1 arm...

I have a lot of fun with the program, also with poser-renders. And beyond the sketch designer I think. The fun part with Studio Artist is that it can be totally, eh, hand operated (?). Not an effect that affects the whole picture, but hand-induced, but still sketching/painting loads of lines around the tip of my Wacom. It's fast and people are willing to pay for the results. Not the most important aspect for everyone, but luckily I can use it to earn a decent buck every now and then.