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Photo Art - Color Effects
Tested version: 1.2
Latest version: 1.7.9
Requires Android: from 2.1
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Summary
Amateur photographers everywhere—lend me your ears! Have you spent hours on post-production using complicated programmes such as Photoshop?
If so, and if you are fed up with spending so much time retouching photos or adding effects to them, check out our review for Photo Art - Color Effects.
Today’s review is brought to you by Paulina, a high school student.
Features & Use
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Test device: HTC Desire Z
Android version: 1.2
Root: No
Runs as of: 1.6
The application is a relatively simple one, it’s purpose being to help the user add or change the colour scheme of new or already existing photos.
There are a lot of available options: black & white, grayscale, sepia, posterize, negative…
Small previews are available to give the user an idea of what the finished product will look like, which is actually very useful, as I really didn’t know what to expect from certain effects options (“laplace”? never heard of it).
Once a colour scheme has been selected you can continue editing in some detail.
For instance, there’s an option for adding colour to a part of the image (the “Painting Mode” effect), provided the picture was shot in colour and then changed to sepia or black & white. Select the brush size you want and colour in the section using your finger. The sections you select will then turn back to their original colours. This can be a bit tricky if you are looking to change small sections of the image, due to the already not very big size of the displayed image on the small screen of a smartphone. In order to work more precisely, zoom in.
Should you make a mistake or not like the outcome, hit the back button in the menu. You’ll also find the save function in the main menu.
I find Photo Art - Color Effects to be a useful app on the whole. It’s easy and fun to use and focuses on the essentials, which is adding cool effects to photos.
Screen & Controls
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I’ve used a few editing programmes, and while I was always able to master them I often found them to be overly complex. I was very positively surprised by Photo Art - Color Effects on the other hand.
It may not compare with a professional graphics editing programme, but it suits the needs of an amateur such as myself just fine.
The first thing to do is pick a picture from the gallery or shoot a new one. The image pops up on the screen; buttons for drawing, erasing and zooming are located below.
Your finger is your number one tool: use it to zoom, draw, erase.
Photo Art - Color Effects’ menu and design are top notch in my opinion.
Speed & Stability
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I was very satisfied with Photo Art - Color Effects' overall performance. I experienced one force close, but it was smooth coasting aside from that.
Price/Performance Ratio
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Photo Art - Color Effects can be downloaded for free from the Android Market.
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Market Comments
Ciara, Apr 18, 2012
Waste Very hard to understand not to many options ...not happy
Ilka, Apr 18, 2012
Suuuuuucccckkk balls
nikki, Apr 17, 2012
Easy So easy to use hate that it for closes tho fix that!
Nicole, Apr 17, 2012
Hard work for nothing Doesn't save my edited pics this app sux isnt worth it they need to fix the bug
Matthew, Apr 17, 2012
Matthew This app
Jessie, Apr 17, 2012
Galaxy ace Luv this app... Awsum...
dheeraj, Apr 17, 2012
SONY xperia Nice app.....
ty, Apr 17, 2012
Love the app... I make really beautiful pics
Holly, Apr 17, 2012
Wtf??? Will allow me in paint mode,but gives no color options and wont let me paint!! Dissapointing.... Uninstalled
Makayla, Apr 17, 2012
Galaxy S 2 Excellent must have
Myrtle, Apr 17, 2012
Photo art Love this app
garikayi, Apr 16, 2012
Absolute rubbish It simply changes colours lyk any other app.u cant paint anything
zuvali, Apr 16, 2012
Good app I can hours of fun changing the way A photo will look.
Nicole, Apr 16, 2012
Horrible freezes my phone everytime I want to use iy
Manuel, Apr 15, 2012
jojo love it
Jamela, Apr 15, 2012
Rate it! I love this app. It's so amazing
Steve, Apr 15, 2012
Awesome !! This app is amazing !! Has lots of effects and all of them work. Had no problems will installation or start up.
Jamie B, Apr 15, 2012
Great interface and features. Does what so many other apps claim to do but fail to deliver. Would donate 50c if there was a market option.
Bernie, Apr 15, 2012
Great App
guaygen, Apr 15, 2012
The iguana scares the hell out of me
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