by Sheffield (FxFactory)·VFX
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Artitude appears in the toolfarm library at rank 194, and earns its place for packing five distinct stylization sections — paint, texture, smoothing, and toon among them — into a single effect, with blend-mode compositing at the end.
Artitude begins by analysing the image, finding edges and local "flows", then uses that analysis for the processing that follows. A Tweak adjustment controls the smoothness of this analysis. The work is organised into five sections: Paint, Texture, Smooth, Toon, and a final processing section.
Paint applies an initial gamma adjustment and color correction to intensify and sharpen colors, plus two styles of painting simulation, a caricature-like organic distortion, and a thresholded gaussian blur to smudge the results. Texture handles outlines, stipple, and shading. Smooth provides bilateral smoothing that retains edges, with an adjustable threshold and iteration. Toon separates the image into hue, saturation, and luminance, allowing discrete quantization of each channel and the ability to map the hue to real-world ink colors.
Final processing mixes any of these sections using Photoshop-style blend modes, with a slider for blend intensity and a final edge-sensitive smoothing; any section not used to create the final image is bypassed. Because these techniques carry high processing costs, a Turbo mode increases interactivity at the cost of some resolution, which you turn off before rendering. Presets offer a starting point to tweak.
Sheffield Softworks Artitude is best for artists building painterly, textured, and toon stylizations in After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro.
Sheffield Softworks Artitude is completely free to download and use.
Artitude requires Noise Industries FxFactory to run, and FxFactory is a free download. Once FxFactory is installed, Artitude works as a plugin inside your supported host application. There is also FxFactory Pro, a paid version that shares the same system requirements as the free version. Because requirements can change over time, refer to the FxFactory page linked from the developer's page for the most current details before installing.
Artitude works in Final Cut Pro X, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve, and it runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel processors. Since it depends on Noise Industries FxFactory, you'll need FxFactory installed before Artitude becomes available in these hosts. System requirements match those of FxFactory itself, so for the most current specifications across your chosen application, check the FxFactory page linked from the developer's page.
Artitude includes a Turbo mode that increases interactivity while you work, at the cost of some resolution. This is useful because the techniques involved carry high processing costs, and the plugin exposes a very large number of settings to experiment with. When you're happy with the look you've built, turn Turbo off and render. It functions as a working-preview aid rather than a setting for your final output.
Artitude is listed as free in this catalog. It does require Noise Industries FxFactory, which is itself a free download, though FxFactory also offers a paid Pro version that carries the same system requirements as the free one. Licensing and availability can change over time, so for current details on both Artitude and FxFactory, check the developer's page before you commit.
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