![]() ![]() For example, the illustrations in these articles on composition were created in just a few minutes using Pixelmator’s vector tools and image layers. It’s like an inexpensive odd-job tool that can do more than you think and turns out to be more useful than you expected. What Pixelmator does is combine these disciplines in a speedy, lightweight package. For professional illustration and digital art, you might want to look at Illustrator or Affinity Designer (or Corel Painter, if you’re a Windows user) instead. If you want a powerful photo editor, you’re probably better off with Photoshop or Affinity Photo. It’s fast and streamlined and does what it does without the ‘bloat’ that can make other programs hard work. It’s not very expensive and not terribly deep in its features, but it would be a mistake to cast it as an ‘amateur’ program simply because of that. It’s really useful when you need to turn photos into diagrams, infographics or even posters. Pixelmator would be ideal for photographers looking for a fast, lightweight adjustment tool that can also handle layers, masking and minor retouching without all the fuss of Photoshop.īut its strongest appeal is perhaps for broader ‘digital artists’ who use photography alongside design, illustration and even hand-drawn digital painting. This fusion of line art and photograph was easy to create in Pixelmator, blending a duplicate of the image layer with the original and using one of Pixelmator’s Artistic presets. It’s also available for a one-off license fee, not a subscription. Like Photoshop, it’s aimed at multiple disciplines, not just photography, but, unlike Photoshop, it’s very, very quick, both in startup time and editing tasks. ![]() In a way, it’s a little like Photoshop, but radically different at the same time. See also: Best image editing software – what to look for, how to choose.Photo editing is probably its most prominent role, but it weaves in text, graphics and paint tools to take photos in a different direction to most photo editors. It’s really rather hard to categorise because it straddles several genres. I think that Apple Photos is a fantastic application and Apple has been gradually improving it over the years.Pixelmator Pro is a Mac only application that is part photo editor, part vector illustration program and part digital painting tool. However, its range of editing tools does not compare to the more advanced tools available in other applications. If you are looking to enhance your photo editing skills and take your photography to the next level, I recommend looking at alternative photo editing tools. You may also wish to use several tools, picking the best tool for the specific type of photo edits you wish to make. I use a combination of Apple Photos, Pixelmator Photo, and Affinity Photo, with Apple Photos being used to manage my photo library and for basic editing of photos taken with my iPhone, Pixelmator Photo for more advanced edits, and Affinity Photo for photos taken with my mirrorless Fujifilm camera. I find the additional and more refined editing tools in Affinity Photo are better suited to enhancing my photography hobby when using my mirrorless camera and Affinity Photo seems to process the notoriously fussy Fujifilm raw files better. I am less inclined to edit my iPhone photos any more than basic exposure and cropping adjustments. The iPad has slowly grown to become a viable alternative to a more traditional laptop/desktop computer. The increases in processing power, the familiarity of using a touch interface to edit photos, and the availability of desktop-class applications have given people a reason to no longer only use their iMacs or Macbooks to edit photos. When reviewing iPad applications, it is important that they make full use of the differences (and benefits) of the iPad. Whilst the largest iPad is 12.9 inches, 11 and 10.9 inches are also popular. We test on both an 11 and 12.9 inch iPad Pro to ensure the interface remains usable across all sizes. I still love editing photos on my 27” iMac, the larger screen size really helps to view more of the photo and allows more editing controls to remain onscreen. However, the speed of panning and zooming on the iPad easily compensates and you quickly get used to the smaller screen, even on the 11-inch iPads. One of the benefits of the iPad and ipadOS is the touch interface. Pixelmator Photo Curves Adjustment (Source: Pixelmator) I find editing photos on the iPad more intuitive, especially when combined with the Apple Pencil. The touch interface lends itself well for editing photos. It is easier to move sliders and make adjustments with your finger rather than moving a cursor around using a mouse or trackpad. The Apple Pencil is a useful, if expensive, addition to any iPad. ![]()
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