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You could pay $ 700 for a professional mental image - redaction political platform like Photoshop ( ) , but if you ’re not a photo or computer graphic pro , it would likely be overkill . Check outSumo Paint , a detached internet - based , Photoshop - inspired image editor and Godhead that offers many similar nontextual matter - editing tool and inspiring rouge tool , first .
rent ’s say you ’ve used Photoshop before but you ca n’t afford your own transcript . You should feel correctly at home with Sumo Paint , as many of its tool and palettes work like Photoshop ’s . A distich of caution : some instrument are n’t available , and some are n’t as in - astuteness . you’re able to create a new document or open data file from your Mac , a Web page , or your Sumo accounting ( you ’ll require one to save layered images ) ; the app displays within your WWW web browser , let you work and bring through projects much like you would on your own desktop . Any connection speed and web internet browser that affirm at least Flash 9 should work .
For picture redaction , Sumo Paint offers many Photoshop standbys , including layer support , image adjustment tools ( levels , color balance , and so on ) , blending options , layer effects ( such as shadows , glows , and bevels ) , filters ( include deformation force , sharpen , and blur ) , a magic sceptre , and tool to transform and turn out layers , lasso selections , dead ringer section , draw , paint , add text , and more .
Sumo Paint is a Web-based program with a Photoshop-like interface. And it’s free.
Sumo Paint is a Web - free-base computer programme with a Photoshop - same port . And it ’s spare .
Sumo Paint is also a talented graphics and painting app , packing in some interesting form tools , cool brushes ( the basics , plus fun stuff — like 3 - D brushes and animated ones ) , and a Symmetry characteristic that makes designing elements wanton . research the Gravity option for some intriguing outcome . There ’s also a great Curve putz , which work something like a simplified Pen pecker , helping you shape rounded objects and corners more easily .
Sumo Paint is n’t gross : it works only with JPEGs , PNGs , and GIFs and saves only in JPEG or PNG format . I experience some quirkiness with certain pecker and layers , and the Text tool wo n’t permit you edit copy once you lay it down . That said , Sumo Paint is a dandy loose choice for fixing photos , designing graphic , and house painting , and I ’m have got a lot of fun with it .
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[ Kris Fong is a free lance writer . ]
