Sketch effects
Microsoft Expression Design offers nine different Sketch live effects: Angled Strokes, ChalkandCharcoal, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Crosshatch, Ink Outlines, Smudge Stick, GraphicPen****, and Reticulation. You can apply these effects to an object or text.
To open the Sketch effects list
At the bottom of the Effects section, click the Add Effect
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icon.Point to Sketch, and click one of the live effects on the list.
The following effects are available from the Sketch effects list.
For reference, here are three original objects that have no effects applied: a bitmapped image, a rectangle with a gradient, and a text object
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Angled Strokes Creates the appearance that the image was drawn with sharp colored paint strokes. The settings are Direction balance, Stroke length, and Sharpness. Angled Strokes has little to no effect on vector artwork or images with very flat colors.
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Chalk and Charcoal Creates the appearance that the image or object was sketched by using both chalk and charcoal sticks. The settings that you can control are Charcoal area, Chalk area, Stroke pressure, Charcoal color, and Chalk color.
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Charcoal Creates the appearance that the image was sketched by using a charcoal stick. The settings are Charcoal thickness, Detail, Light/Dark balance, Charcoal color, and Paper color. Charcoal has little to no effect on vector artwork or images with very flat colors.
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Colored Pencil Creates the appearance that the image was sketched by using colored pencils on white or colored paper. The settings that you can control are Pencil width, Stroke pressure, Paper brightness, and Paper color. Colored Pencil has little to no effect on vector artwork or images with very flat colors.
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Crosshatch Simulates sketching the image or object with diagonal lines using colored paints. The settings are Stroke length, Sharpness, and Strength.
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Ink Outlines Creates an effect similar to outlining the edges of the image with ink pens. The settings that you can control are Stroke length, Dark intensity, and Light intensity. Ink Outlines has little to no effect on vector artwork or images with very flat colors.
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Smudge Stick Simulates sketching the image or object with pastels or pencil, and then smudging the strokes with a stick or your finger. The settings are Stroke length, Highlight area, and Highlightintensity****.
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Graphic Pen Simulates sketching the image or object with sharp, short pen lines. The settings that you can control are Stroke length, Stroke direction, Light/dark balance, Ink color, and Paper color.
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Reticulation Simulates the crinkling effect of a photographic emulsion that has been subjected to wide temperature variations. The settings are Density, Black level, White level, Foreground color, and Background color.
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