Alien Skin Software today announced the release of Eye Candy 5: Textures (US$99), a collection of ten graphics plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Fireworks. The first of a three-part upgrade to Eye Candy 4000, Textures produces a variety of photo-realistic surfaces, including snake and lizard skin, fur, brick, stone and wood. The company said Textures includes settings for over 200 frequently used effects. An improved settings management system makes it easy to scroll through effects. Importing and exporting settings expands the palette. Alien Skin also said that the remaining two releases of Eye Candy 5 will be available by the summer of 2005. Eye Candy 5: Nature will simulate fire, smoke and more. Eye Candy 5: Impact will include “the classic graphic design effects that made Alien Skin Software famous.”