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Distribution Title: Announcing the release of PD Particles 1.0 Date: Santa Clarita, California - August 1, 2006 TheBest3D.com and Dan Ritchie have announced the release of PD Particles, a lightweight and playful paint companion for PC which is based on the award-winning particle brushes from Project Dogwaffle. PD Particles is a standalone version of a plugin module found in PDPro, called Optipustics. It is software for sketching, doodling, painting and drawing with particles and a variety of brushes that simulate natural media such as oil, watercolor and tempera. When painting with particles, the PC generates numerous particle traces which shoot out of the cursor under the control of the mouse or tablet pen. These particles leave traces which shrink in size, change color, are affected by gravity, mouse speed and motion. They can also split into more particle traces and carry other brushes which paint natural media effects. The resulting effect produces effects like foliage, grass, shrubbery, hair, furr, waterfalls, fireworks and more. It can also be used with effects brushes such as smearing to turn photos into a handpainted or stylized look. "The effects are quite fun and, frankly, addictive.", said Philip Staiger of TheBest3D.com. "We've wanted to create a tool that would be both intuitive and affordable but also produces professional quality results and can be used well with other popular image editing and photo composition software which lack particle brushes." *** Features & Benefits * Particle brushes for grass, hair, trees, shrubbery, foliage etc... includes mass, gravity, velocity, splits, follow mouse, shrinking lines, with alpha, shaded, fog and tinting and many other parameters for millions of unique looks. * Many Presets for Particles from where to spend lots of time exploring more styles. Additional settings can be created and saved and found online. * tablet support to affect size and opacity, even angle (based on tilt) for some brushes * Alpha channel support * supports popular image file formats: TGA(default), PSD, JPG, BMP, TIF... * Predefined brushes: Particles (default), Simple, Airbrush, Pen, Pencil, Oils, Tempera, Pastels, Watercolor, Effects, Organic effects. * Numerous brush settings to customize new brushes * Choice of built-in brush images (Brushset) * Powerful color Gradient works by Drag-and-Drop from the color well * Paper Textures can add realistic 3D surface look and bumpiness to painting: stucco, paper, skins, etc... * special fx brushes like smear, dodge, burn, starry, flowers etc... * Active-X technology easily allows for developers to integrate PD Particles into their software's workflow, making PD Particles a powerful addition to imaging and 3D animation tools in need of painting capabilities. "I originally developed my particles to assist me in quickly painting fantasy art and scenic backdrops within Project Dogwaffle,", added Ritchie. "It is my hope that this standalone version will enable many more artists to discover the fun and joy of painting with particles." Whether you are a professional photographer and use the high-end leader of photo editing software, or a free-spirited hobbyist expressing your artistic visions with low-cost image manipulation or 3D animation software, PD Particles adds a new dimension to your creative universe. It lets you easily create fascinating artwork containing shrubbery, foliage, trees and grass, and a variety of other effects based on painting with particles and bristles. *** Availability & Pricing PD Particles 1.0 is offered online at http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp as a download edition for a mere $19 USD. It is aimed as a companion to existing image editing software or 3D animation tools, but it can also serve as a paint program in its own right. *** About Dan Ritchie and Squirreldome.com PD Particles is derived from Project Dogwaffle technology, which is the result of 8+ years of development by Dan Ritchie, a Hollywood special fx artist and the author of a novel, "Silver Squirrel". Dan can be contacted at http://www.squirreldome.com *** About Philip Staiger and TheBest3D.com Philip Staiger is the owner of TheBest3D.com where he consults with artists on affordable tools for artistic creativity. *** Press contacts For Press inquiries and NFR copies to arrange for a review please contact Philip Staiger at Web: www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/presszone email: admin-at-thebest3d-dot-com Skype: staigermanus Phone: +1-858-208-7377 PD Particles and Project Dogwaffle are trademarks of Dan Ritchie. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and only used for identification purposes. |
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