
PD Particles is a software program for sketching, doodling, painting and drawing with particles. It is loaded with features made for professionals, yet priced low enough for artists, students and hobbyists at all levels. If you like to draw, this is for you!
PD Particles contains a number of fascinating natural fx brushes and can be used as a complete, self-contained painting program. However, add it as a companion to your existing favorite photo editing, imaging and painting tools and greatly expand your brush library with the expansive list of included Particle Brushes. With an emphasis on Particle Brushes you'll be able to create images and artwork with shrubbery, foliage, trees and grass and many more effects based on painting with particles and bristles.
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 a free image manipulation programs, you will always find something new and exciting that you can do now with PD Particles.
PD Particles Features:
- 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.
- Particle system also includes a Bristles mode to convey a bristled painted look to an existing image. Great for turning a photograph to a unique piece of art that appears hand painted. Bristles mode also supports tablet pressure and even tilt.
- Tablet support (pressure controls size and/or opacity), both for normal brushes as well as in combination with particle brushes (using the 'Brush' style)
- Various natural media brushes and special FX
- Alpha channel support
- Supports popular image file formats: TGA(default), PSD, JPG, BMP...
- 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
- Powerful color gradient works by Drag-and-Drop from the color well
- Paper Textures can add realistic 3D surface look and bumpiness to paintings: stucco, paper, skins, etc...
- Special FX brushes like smear, dodge, burn, stars, flowers etc...
- Minimum of 128 MB RAM available, 256 MB or more recommended
- 20 MB free hard drive space
- Video card set to 1024x768 or higher resolution, and 24-bit or better (truecolor) depth
- MMX-enabled Intel Pentium 2/3/4 type or AMD equivalent, 1 GHz speed recommended
These are the only terms by which TheBest3D permits any use of the Software.
TheBest3D Licensing Agreement for PD Particles.
1. The Software.
The Software licensed under this Agreement is the computer program entitled 'PD Particles', which consists of executable files, data files, and documentation.
2. Grant of License.
TheBest3D grants you the nontransferable, nonexclusive right to use the Software in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
YOU MAY: (i) load the software into RAM as well as install it on a hard disk or other storage device, and (ii) make one copy for backup purposes.
YOU MAY NOT: modify, translate, disassemble, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works based upon the Software.
When you purchase the Software, you will receive the full registered version. You agree not to distribute the registered version to others and to use it only for your own personal use. You acknowledge that distribution of the registered version to others, whether intentional or unintentional, could damage TheBest3D both financially and professionally. Any unauthorized distribution of your registered version will result in immediate and automatic termination of your license, and may result in civil and criminal penalties.
3. Copyright.
The Software is owned by TheBest3D and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaties. TheBest3D reserves the exclusive copyright and all other rights, title and interest to distribute the Software, and to use Trademarks in connection with them. "Trademarks" refers to the name of the Software, the Software logo, the name TheBest3D, and the TheBest3D logo.
4. NO WARRANTY.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS". NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE AS TO IT OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON. THEBEST3D WILL PROVIDE NO REMEDY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM IT, INCLUDING SUCH FROM NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, EVEN AFTER NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
5. Term.
The term of this license grant is perpetual. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destroying all copies of the Software in your possession. Your license to use the Software will automatically terminate if you breach the terms of this Agreement.
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