Photo-Brush

Photo Brush is a comprehensive tool designed to help people edit their digital pictures and improve their images. It also acts as a painting program that provides a wide range of tools for photo adjusting and retouching. It was developed by MediaChance and has a price tag of $45.

Interface

Photo Brush has an installation file that takes 5.33 MB of disk space. It is quite easy to install. Aside from that, it has a multi-document interface that allows opening more than a single image. Although the interface may appear complicated at first, most users will find it easy to follow once they understand the significance of each set of tools.

By pressing on the File Tab, the user can choose an image to edit. This program allows editing a few photos at a time. Additionally, it displays the majority of the tools on the sides, bottom and top of the window making the interface look like it is not overloaded.

Brushes and Other Tools

The variety of brush effects and brushes will help people create original paintings. They can simulate oil colors, the size and the pressure of their brush. If they are not content with the default variety, they can even add their own library of brushes from their hard drive.

In the brushes bar, users can select the level of the opacity of the brush, the brush and the brush library. The brush mode helps determine how the paint will affect the color of the picture. Edge Smart is another useful tool for creating background images while the overlay option that mixes the brush color with the image is a favorite among users.

Adjusting Options

After opening or painting an image, people can adjust it as they like. Photo Brush provides users with a great variety of tone and color adjusting options. People can correct the values for brightness and contrast and make special effects within a portrait through the use of included plug-ins.

Additionally, the application supports plug-ins that are compatible with Adobe. People can either download or purchase these from the Internet. Users can improve the image, or it can be done automatically. In fact, they can adjust RGB curves, midtones, saturation and hue, apply sepia and more.

The level also displays the histogram. This allows the user to change the level values viewing the image’s tonal distribution. Other interesting adjustment options are Barrel Perspective and Distortion. The effect tools bar also has useful tools that include sparkle, flare, thermo and neon. This bar also allows users to apply special effects on their images.

The Bottom Line

All in all, Photo Brush is an important tool for people who intend to apply effects to their digital pictures. It comes with a lot of features as well. The great thing about this tool is that people can enjoy new outstanding improvements with every release.

• Pros
• Provides a lot of special effects
• Adjusting and retouching capabilities
• Comprehensive picture editing tools

• Cons
• Not the cheapest option
• Interface can seem cluttered