
SA2 does not require, nor offer, drawing by your own hand-everything is done for you by the software. Hundreds of preset effects are only a click or two away. You do, however, have a vast array of options to control, via sliders, some variables such as brush size, color saturation, contrast, tone, light direction, and more.

Since the program is a plug-in, in order to use it you must have Adobe’s Photoshop CS3 or later, Elements 4.0.1 or later on Mac, Elements 6 or later on Windows, or Corel’s Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 or later, or Adobe’s Fireworks CS4. Whether you run it on Windows XP or later or Mac OS 10.4.11 or later, SA2 couldn’t be more straightforward.

Simply open a photo in one of the host programs, and choose Filter>Alien Skin Snap Art 2.
