![]() That is doubly true if you own both an iPad and iPhone and edit photos on each – given Pixelmator's Universal architecture, you can buy it once and use it on both devices. Wrap upĪll around, I'm impressed and couldn't give a stronger recommendation for the app. Layering functionality is also fairly extensive, although I only find myself rarely using layers in a complex way, so I will tread lightly here. A nice selection of fonts is provided, and the selection and sizing tools are as intuitive as anything else in the app.įinally, you’ll find a host of arrangement tools provided here, including size adjustments and the ability to rotate or flip images. Text overlay support is also provided here, and is extremely intuitive and should prove useful for periodic text edits and additions that come up during my day job. These are fun to play with, but ultimately not my cup of tea, although your mileage may vary, especially if you often find yourself into surreal or minimalist styles to which these would lend well. This release of Pixelmator also includes some interesting “Distort” tools to create stretching or swirling effects in your photos. Such a procedure would likely prove too meticulous to be done regularly on a smartphone, but it is nice to know it’s there if you need it. In other words, you could select an elliptical selection from a photo then subtract from that selection using the magic wand. Manual cropping and selection are also available, including a variety of select tools (free selection, elliptical selection, magic wand, etc.) and the option to either add to or subtract from a selection. Here, I desaturated an image and adjusted levels to simulate a red black & white filter. When opening either the “Adjust colors” or “Add effects” menus, you are presented with an array of filters related to that selection.Ī number of manual adjustments are available as well. Not your Grandpa's filtersįilters are nothing new in a mobile editing app, but I must say Pixelmator’s selection and implementation are the best I have seen, especially for users seeking deeper functionality. These can be combined, of course, but I often found myself going with one or the other. When editing a photo, you are generally funneled into one of two workflows: manual edits or filters. All versions of Pixelmator also support handoff, so you can begin editing an image on one device and quickly transition to another - if you are mid-way through an edit at your desk but need to run, you can quickly bring it up on your phone to finish the job. The interface felt great on an iPhone 6, and I imagine would be outstanding on an iPhone 6 Plus with even more real estate. I have no doubt it would work fine, but you would likely face some stiff processing times. The developer supports devices back to the iPhone 4S, but I would be interested in testing performance while using the more robust, processor-intensive features. The power of these tools is impressive and on par with their desktop counterparts. It really is surreal to take out my phone, open a photo, apply a repair brush with my finger to remove a major element of a photo, then watch it vanish seamlessly several seconds later. With that said, off we go.Īfter: Sample image with intelligent repair brush applied. Finally, all testing was done on an iPhone 6, and I did not have prior experience with the iPad app. If you are interested the full suite of tools offered, including any photo tools I explicitly mention, the company has produced this handy page outlining all supported features. As such, my review won’t cover the core features that cater to those audiences. My day job involves some technical project support on websites, so from time-to-time I use the more graphic-art oriented tools on my laptop’s image editing software, but I doubt I will be a heavy user of these tools on Pixelmator for iPhone.Īlthough I may dabble in that functionality, you’re better off getting those perspectives from a fully-fledged web designer and/or digital painter (which I am not). First, my main use for this app is photo editing, as I imagine is the case with many readers of this site. ![]() Pixelmator for iPhone markets itself as an on-the-go app for photographers, digital painters, and graphics artists, and as such provides an array of tools for these various use cases.īefore delving into my review, I should give some background. ![]() This app is a steal for $4.99 -you won’t regret it. Put simply, Pixelmator for iPhone is equally praiseworthy. If you have been waiting for a killer iPhone photo editor with desktop-class tools, read no further. The recently announced Universal version (both iPad and iPhone) joins the tried-and-true OS X application as well as the more recently released iPad app, which has already received a glowing review from Joseph. Pixelmator has arrived to iOS in full force.
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