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    iOS Photography App – Chalkspiration Now Available For iOS

    2014-02-04 / Comments Off on iOS Photography App – Chalkspiration Now Available For iOS

    Chalkspiration became available for Mac on 6 December, see here, and we’re delighted to see that it’s now available for iOS both on the iPhone and iPad. Chalkspiration has been developed by the incredible competent and copious app developer JixiPix, developers of the very popular apps including Dramatic Black & White, Grungetastic, Moku Hanga, PhotoArtista to name a few. ‘Chalkspiration starts by automatically converting your image to chalky outlines with light shading then allows you to place objects from a library of included flourishes, banners, embellishments and fonts. To get started, choose one of our ready to customize preset templates; or create your own using tools from within the app…

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    Grungetastic/HD – iOS Photography App – Temporarily Free

    2014-01-20 / Comments Off on Grungetastic/HD – iOS Photography App – Temporarily Free

    We just mentioned that Portrait Painter/HD by the same developer, JixiPix as Grungetastic/HD is free today. Seems they’re having a sale, so don’t miss this opportunity to pick up Grungetastic for iPhone and Grungetastic HD for iPad, both free. If you want to create distressed, distorted, ultra grungy images, this is the app for you! Click below to download whichever version you prefer: iPhone iPad/HD    

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    Portrait Painter/HD – iOS Photography App – Temporarily Free

    2014-01-20 / 1 Comment

    Portrait Painter for iPhone and Portrait Painter HD for iPad by the incredible photography app developer, JixiPix, allows the user to create a finely painted portrait from an image and adds colour, light and texture to harmonise intelligently. Usually the iPhone version retails for $1.99/£1.49 and the iPad for $2.99/£1.99, today both versions are free. Click the links below to download the version you require. iPhone iPad/HD

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    Aquarella – iOS Photography App – Temporarily Free

    2013-12-30 / Comments Off on Aquarella – iOS Photography App – Temporarily Free

    Aquarella offers a wonderful watercolour effect to your images, it’s a hugely popular app for iOS photography effects. JixiPix are the developers of Aquarella as well as numerous other highly successful and accomplished photography apps, including Dramatic Black & White, Grungetastic, PhotoArtista and more. Usually Aquarella retails for $2.99/£1.99, today you can download it here for free, don’t miss it.

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  • Daily App Giveaway,  Giveaways,  News

    Chalkspiration – We’ve Got Promo Codes To Giveaway!

    2013-12-10 / 14 Comments

    We mentioned this brand new Mac app Chalkspiration yesterday by the very accomplished photo app developers JixiPix and today, we have promo codes to giveaway. Each promo code is worth $7.99/£5.49. Chalkspiration is the new creative canvas for businesses and artists to create chalkboard layouts and art digitally. Creating chalkboard art is crazy and fun. Call it old school but chalkboard art is making a comeback and Chalkspiration is the main software tool to lead this new push. The swooshes, the light shading and the dusty backgrounds are just a few elements. This new app available for Mac OS 10.6 provides all the creative tools needed to transform an image…

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  • Mac Apps,  News

    JixiPix Software Releases New Chalkboard Artistic Software for Mac

    2013-12-09 / Comments Off on JixiPix Software Releases New Chalkboard Artistic Software for Mac

    JixiPix Software announces the release of a new chalkboard artistic creation software for Mac OS. Chalkspiration is the new creative canvas for businesses and artists to create chalkboard layouts and art digitally. Creating chalkboard art is crazy and fun. Call it old school but chalkboard art is making a comeback and Chalkspiration is the main software tool to lead this new push. The swooshes, the light shading and the dusty backgrounds are just a few elements. This new app available for Mac OS 10.6 provides all the creative tools needed to transform an image into a professional-looking piece of chalkboard art and is the perfect compliment to a series of…

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    JixiPix iOS Photography Apps On Sale Through To Cyber Monday!

    2013-11-28 / Comments Off on JixiPix iOS Photography Apps On Sale Through To Cyber Monday!

    JixiPix make some of the most fabulous iOS Photography effects apps and many are on sale today through to Cyber Monday! We have listed them below, make sure you pick them up, if you can.   Moku Hanga/HD The Moku Hanga app, Moku the Japanese word for “wood” while hanga is known as “print”, allows you to create an artistic wood-block print from any picture or snapshot — no need for time consuming carving — the artists from JixiPix do all the work for you! Both the iPhone and iPad versions are on sale today, see below: iPhone – was $2.99/£1.99 – now $0.99/£0.69/download iPad/HD – was $2.99/£1.99 – now…

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    Portrait Painter – New From JixiPix

    2012-10-17 / 1 Comment

    Leading app developer JixiPix Software today introduces Portrait Painter 1.0 for iOS, a pro-consumer natural media photo and creative design solution for Photographers, Artists and Hobbyists. Perfect for anyone who wants to produce stunning gallery-style portraits and professional works of art with absolutely no work, Portrait Painter automatically creates a finely painted gallery-style portrait from any image or snapshot then adds color, light and texture, which harmonize intelligently. Portrait Painter automatically creates a finely painted gallery-style portrait from any image or snapshot then adds color, light and texture, which harmonize intelligently. Art lovers will love watching their subjects transcend from the living to become immortalized in a timeless masterpiece. You…

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