Public domain photo of a gondola approaching a Venice bridge in the late nineteenth century that was altered with the Topaz DeJPEG plug-in, then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in, then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (contrast boost edgy effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (hint of blue light effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush (base image), then the Topaz Impression plug-in on the base image (da Vinci sketch effect), then the AKVIS Sketch plug-in on the base image (charcoal high effect), then the da Vinci image was overlaid and merged with the charcoal image, then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (medium contrast boost effect), then the Topaz Glow plug-in (soft bloom effect), then the Topaz Adjust plug-in (dodging), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure plug-in (crush blacks effect), and then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (streaming afternoon light effect). Public domain image courtesy of the Library of Congress.