Info for Windows Users

Starting with Studio Artist 5.5 the system requirements are for Windows 10 and 11 (once it becomes available).  You can run 5.5 on 7 and 8 but only for still images. Windows users will notice that most of the online documentation presented here is using Apple Macintosh screenshots and hot key conventions. However, if you…

Old Layer Keyframe Features

Versions of Studio Artist prior to v4 had various keyframe options in the layer timeline. These included bezier, source, and content keyframes. Version 4 integrates the old layer timeline into the PASeq timeline. The old layer keyframe functionality is now accessible by using the new v4 Context action steps recorded in a PASeq. This tip…

Working with Editor Panels

Studio Artist Editor At the bottom of every preset window there is an editor toggle.  If you do not see this make sure the Editor is checked in the Windows menu. Some Studio Artist Modes have only one Editor Panel such as Image Operations and some have multiple Editor Panels, such as the Paint Synthesizer…

Building Tone in an Image

This tip is going to discuss some Studio Artist features useful for building up tone in an image. Tone or mass can be thought of as representing the visual weight of a sketch or artistic rendition and relates to building some kind of representation of the original source luminance in the artistic rendition of that…