There are three versions of Filter Forge. Sounds simple but don't expect a giveaway, you will have to earn it.' Contributors You submit filters, they get popular with the users, we send you a free copy of Filter Forge. This means the more people use Filter Forge, the better it gets.ģ. Anyone can contribute their textures and effects to the online filter collection so it grows with every submitted filter. You get free access to 3137 user-created filters. All filters automatically support 16- and 32-bit modes in Photoshop, real-world HDRI lighting, bump and normal maps, huge resolutions and seamless tiling.Ģ. Filter Forge comes with a visual node-based editor allowing you to create your own filters – textures, effects, distortions, backgrounds, frames, you name it. Rather than describe Filter Forge in my own words, the description from the Filter Forge website is much better. It will go into Photoshop CS-CS3, Corel Painter IX and Corel Photo-Paint X3. When you install it, it asks where you want the plugin to go. It is a Photoshop plugin that also will work with other programs that are compatible with Photoshop plugins.
Filter Forge is a program to create filters. While I will probably look back at this filter and see that it didn't do much, I will know that it was my first step in understanding the program, and it did not take me long. It is very exciting to create your first filter.
