As I've played around with Snap Art's artistic effects, I've been mentally sizing up whether or not its worth the asking price of almost a hundred dollars. So tonight I decided to do a little comparison processing to better consider if Snap Art is worth having. What do you think?
Left to right: the original shot, Snap Art, Ribbet, iPiccy, BeFunky.
Ann I had to wait until I got to work so that I could see this on my big screen. What a lovely selection.
Being an impressionist art fan, I like the second one but the far right is also good, sharp and fresh.
I think they are all different Ann - like comparing apples to oranges. It might depend on your personal preference & how much you will use it. I own Corel Painter but have never come to terms with it at all. The one I like most that is a mix between auto (like snap art) & manual (Corel)
is DAP - http://www.mediachance.com/dap/ has a free trial
I have downloaded & imported additional DAP painting styles that I really prefer.
I like the variety. Have you looked at Smart Photo Editor? You can check it out and play with it. The only thing you cannot do is save the image unless you purchase the package. $29.95 is a great price I think
I actually like the BeFunky version the best, followed closely by the Snap Art one. So glad you posted this because I oploaded a catch-up shot last night that I'm going to try re-editing with a couple of these programs. I didn't like the original color so took the easy way out and made it B&W.
For color consistency, I prefer the original. For a soft and impressionistic feel, I'm drawn to the SnapArt result. I guess I'm not sure how easy it was to achieve the desired results with each editor, and whether or not that would justify the extra cost for one of the editors? Plus, how satisfied are YOU with each result?
@maggiemae Yes, thanks Maggie. That is the BeFunky "Underpainting" version.
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri! @mzzhope Thank you Hope! That's the BeFunky "Underpainting" version. @gratefulness Thank you Sandi and you're welcome! @dibzgreasley Thanks Debs! Of all the things I've tried out in Snap Art, that application (the name of which is escaping me now) is the one that would tempt me to buy it. None of the other programs I use has something like it. BUT that application alone is not worth $99 US! But I am with you, that is my favorite, but the BeFunky version is a very close second. @ltodd Thank you Lyn- and thank you for all that information. I will certainly come back to those links and check it out. I'm heading into a busy weekend, but I will get to it asap. And yes, choosing your favorite among these is purely subjective. I have to say though there is one I don't like and that's the iPiccy version. But it's not iPiccy's fault. I was too lazy to go back and fix it to my liking. There's only so many times you can process a gardenia! @axika Thank you Alexandra! @alia_801 Thanks Alia! I like a lot of the artistic applications on BeFunky and I can't say it enough- it's free!! @sangwann Thank you Dione! @cimes1 Thank you Carole! You and me both! @gerry Thank you Gerry and thank you so much for the fav! @digitalrn Thanks Rick! I'm so glad you mentioned it again because I was going to ask you the name again. I've really liked a lot of the pictures you've processed with it. And it's far more affordable!! @taffy Thanks Taffy! No, I'm not going to buy it. It's expensive in my opinion and judging from all the comments on the last panel- BeFunky (which is free!) is the program to stick with! @lilminimonka Thanks Brianna! @bill_fe Thanks Bill! BeFunky seems to be the program to beat. @edie Thanks Edie! @eudora Thanks Diane! You can go to the Snap Art site and upload a trial version for 15 days. That's what I've been using to test it out. It's worth the fun of playing around with it. @gratefulness Thank you Sandi! They are all easy to work with. The versions I use (Ribbet, iPiccy and BeFunky) are all free. You can upgrade each one, but I never have done that. All that I need is in the free version. I should point out that if you are an Ace member here on 365 you get Picmonkey which is similar to Ribbet and iPiccy. I would not buy Snap Art because I think you get just as much versatility and various effects from BeFunky that are equal to the ones in Snap Art for free. As for the above results, I do like the Snap Art version best, but the BeFunky version is a very close second. I also like the Ribbet version but I was lazy with the iPiccy version so that's the one I like the least. Bottom line- the free versions have all you need so why pay more? Why pay anything if you have a limited budget?! @nadaa Thank you Nada!
Are you on iPad or PC. There are some good free soft wares out there. If you ever update your PC, Hewlett Packard comes with photoshop elements on it. This is very useful.
well, the snapArt gardenia is rather cool, but are you going to use that on all your photos? $99 is rather steep but I'd go for it if i could use it at least 60%. then again, if you really like it, what i always say, go for it!
I like the snap art one, but I like the warm color tones on the one on the right. So...I'd snap art it to paint it, then warm color tone it in something else. They are all very pretty
Thank you Anita and Vikki! I see the title was somewhat misleading. No, I am not shopping for a photo software program per se. I was just comparing the overpriced SnapArt version to the freebies I already work with. Of all the options on this particular program, the one I like is not worth the $99 cost. If I were to buy anything I would buy the program Rick uses above. I've seen the variety of things he does with it and I like them. But right now, I'm satisfied with iPiccy, BeFunky, Ribbet and Picmonkey (which we get free through 365 Project as ace members). The other drawback I see with SnapArt is that, in my case, since I don't have a basic program already in the computer, I can't do the basic edits I normally do- color, sharpen, straighten if necessary, and so on to the picture before I apply the effect. So that's another barrier to buying it. Anyway- thanks for the advice!
@espyetta Thanks Marybeth! The difference between the two is that I can work with the color, sharpening and such in all those programs but Snap Art. You have to have program already installed in your computer ahead of time to be able to work on those things before you apply the artistic applications- or you can purchase them separately of course!
Very nice shot and very nice processing and comparisons. Personally I think the freebie sites offer just fine processing. No need to spend $100 on something that you may not use very often (well, me at least because I suck at processing or editing). Save your money.
Being an impressionist art fan, I like the second one but the far right is also good, sharp and fresh.
is DAP - http://www.mediachance.com/dap/ has a free trial
I have downloaded & imported additional DAP painting styles that I really prefer.
Using the layers & mask layers & matercolour brush tips has been the manual style I am happiest with so far - http://365project.org/ltodd/365/2012-02-26
A comparison is at http://digital-painting-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
@mzzhope Thank you Hope! That's the BeFunky "Underpainting" version.
@gratefulness Thank you Sandi and you're welcome!
@dibzgreasley Thanks Debs! Of all the things I've tried out in Snap Art, that application (the name of which is escaping me now) is the one that would tempt me to buy it. None of the other programs I use has something like it. BUT that application alone is not worth $99 US! But I am with you, that is my favorite, but the BeFunky version is a very close second.
@ltodd Thank you Lyn- and thank you for all that information. I will certainly come back to those links and check it out. I'm heading into a busy weekend, but I will get to it asap. And yes, choosing your favorite among these is purely subjective. I have to say though there is one I don't like and that's the iPiccy version. But it's not iPiccy's fault. I was too lazy to go back and fix it to my liking. There's only so many times you can process a gardenia!
@axika Thank you Alexandra!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia! I like a lot of the artistic applications on BeFunky and I can't say it enough- it's free!!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole! You and me both!
@gerry Thank you Gerry and thank you so much for the fav!
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! I'm so glad you mentioned it again because I was going to ask you the name again. I've really liked a lot of the pictures you've processed with it. And it's far more affordable!!
@taffy Thanks Taffy! No, I'm not going to buy it. It's expensive in my opinion and judging from all the comments on the last panel- BeFunky (which is free!) is the program to stick with!
@lilminimonka Thanks Brianna!
@bill_fe Thanks Bill! BeFunky seems to be the program to beat.
@edie Thanks Edie!
@eudora Thanks Diane! You can go to the Snap Art site and upload a trial version for 15 days. That's what I've been using to test it out. It's worth the fun of playing around with it.
@gratefulness Thank you Sandi! They are all easy to work with. The versions I use (Ribbet, iPiccy and BeFunky) are all free. You can upgrade each one, but I never have done that. All that I need is in the free version. I should point out that if you are an Ace member here on 365 you get Picmonkey which is similar to Ribbet and iPiccy. I would not buy Snap Art because I think you get just as much versatility and various effects from BeFunky that are equal to the ones in Snap Art for free. As for the above results, I do like the Snap Art version best, but the BeFunky version is a very close second. I also like the Ribbet version but I was lazy with the iPiccy version so that's the one I like the least. Bottom line- the free versions have all you need so why pay more? Why pay anything if you have a limited budget?!
@nadaa Thank you Nada!
Thank you Anita and Vikki! I see the title was somewhat misleading. No, I am not shopping for a photo software program per se. I was just comparing the overpriced SnapArt version to the freebies I already work with. Of all the options on this particular program, the one I like is not worth the $99 cost. If I were to buy anything I would buy the program Rick uses above. I've seen the variety of things he does with it and I like them. But right now, I'm satisfied with iPiccy, BeFunky, Ribbet and Picmonkey (which we get free through 365 Project as ace members). The other drawback I see with SnapArt is that, in my case, since I don't have a basic program already in the computer, I can't do the basic edits I normally do- color, sharpen, straighten if necessary, and so on to the picture before I apply the effect. So that's another barrier to buying it. Anyway- thanks for the advice!
Thanks Suse and Bev- sorry for the belated response!