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I must admit I never enjoyed very much playing with digital filters: those in Photoshop seem mostly a waste of time and it was only with Lightroom that I discovered the fun of presets. I've said that here before and I have to say it again. I've discovered Topaz Labs software only recently. Yes, I tried it before but I guess I was not much into it. Lately I've grown fond of the tricks the software offers you and the fast ways to achieve results, or at least starting points for other explorations.

Today, talking with a photographer and friend I've known for nearly 30 years, we found that we both liked Topaz Labs products. Suddenly we're talking about the fun of it, the ease of getting either a simple enhancement or going beyond that to complete surreal results. It was during the conversation, over the phone, that the idea came to me: I was, we're, as excited as kids talking about their new box of colored pencils found on the chimney on Christmas morning.

I liked the idea: in fact one can think about Topaz Labs Adjust 5, to just mention a product that is launched today, the 15th of November, as a box of colored pencils. So I took some time this evening to play with the new program to show you a gallery of some 12 effects you can get very easily done with the program.

There are much more - more than 100, in fact -  and each of them can be changed at will, but this dozen tricks are enough to convince you that even adults can have their own box of colored pencils. And I absolutely think that this can be even more fun than playing with the old pencils. Because with just a few clicks you can go from the graphite pencil like appearance of a sketch to a dreamy crayon like texture or the strong black charcoal look. So, this is much more than a 12 colored pencils box, or even a bigger box, with lots of pencils that usually only the kid next door got for Christmas. And this one costs much less.

So, if you want your box of colored pencils, the time is now. Get Topaz Adjust 5  now, with a 30% discount that you can use to just the program or any of the bundles Topaz Labs has. Use the link on this page and when asked for a code use ADJUSTME. The code is valid until the last day of November (30/11/11). If you already have Adjust, the upgrade is free.