The amount of customization offered by each filter varies. I would consider its automatic layer copy a beneficial feature that greatly offsets any negative performance impacts, so no problem there. This may be because Eye Candy creates a copy of the layer you’re working on and modifies the new copy which leaves the original intact.
The only part where I noticed lag is when you actually process the filter into the Photoshop workspace. I think that is one of the key highlights found in this plugin that less expensive competitors can’t get an edge on. Performance on this thing is smoking fast. At the bottom-left is a smaller “original image” window. Filters can be found on the left, settings for the filters are on the right. All of the settings are reminiscent of what you would find in the basic Photoshop menus. Like other Alien Skin plugins, the Eye Candy 7 interface is really intuitive and easy to use. Prepare yourself, this is a long list of examples.
Rather than talk all day about what each filter does, I’ve attempted to compile a premier example of what can be done with a simple text shape and the majority of the filters found in the plugin. Though ot does have some filters that specifically require a full source image to be useful, so I’ll cover both as best as I can quickly. To top that off each filter is generated based on a random seed template, and there are thousands of possible seeds to reset it to.Īs mentioned, this plugin is mostly focused on objects. I could literally spend hours customizing each filter before exhausting all of the customizations. There are 32 filter types available in all, and within each one are dozens of presets and settings that offer a wide variety of customization. But, there’s definitely plenty to see regarding what this plugin has to offer. Filters range from useful and complex, to redundant duplicates of what can be done with easily be done with the basic Photoshop blending options. Eye Candy 7 is like a trail mix of jumbled features.
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