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Psykosoft releases Psykopaint as standalone Mac App

Psykopaint 1.2.1 is a painting application with a twist, that allows you to paint while the colors are selected automatically based on a photo. Until now the app was accessible exclusively online and now as a fully packaged app for Mac. Psykopaint features 6 different brushes, with 72 built-in presets and so much more. Sporting a complete redesign of the interface, version 1.2.1 introduces support for Retina Display, an improved mad cannon brush, fixes canvas zoom issues and more.

The app has been used widely as a tool for art teachers and as an art therapeutic tool. The web version receive more than a million visits per month, created an entirely new category in between painting and photo-editing, and is according to Chrome Store reviews the best painting experience on the web today.

Features round up:
* 6 brushes : Paint Brush, Spraycan, Ribbons, Cannon, Knife, Pointillist and Eraser
* 72 built-in presets (variations for a brush): like Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir etc.
* Apply some FXs: Saturate, Black & White, Brightness, Hue, Old Style and more
* Colorize your photos
* Paint with or without photo
* Layers: with blend modes

New features include:
* Complete design overall
* Support for Retina display
* Available in French, German and Spanish
* Up to 8000px image support
* New interactive persona giving you tips

You can download a trial of this app here – or if you would prefer to download the full version, it retails for $29.99/£20.99/download.

 

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Joanne Carter BA (Hons), ARPS is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator, and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).Her journalism, criticism and editorial work have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography and NikonPro, among other international publications.Through TheAppWhisperer, she brings together academic knowledge, professional photographic expertise and more than 17 years of specialist editorial experience to examine contemporary photography, mobile imaging, computational photography, photographic applications and emerging imaging technologies.