Users will also gain the necessary tools to
mesh together multiple photos. By importing more than one photo on separate
layers, you will be given the option to adjust the opacity (transparency) of
layers. You can then merge the layers, and even adjust their coloring
individually or by using the match color feature. This feature will borrow all
of the colors and tones found in the bottom of most images and apply them to
the image or images that are above it. Just like in the desktop version, you
can easily turn on and off a given layer’s visibility, making it easier to mesh
and adjust images when working with multiple photos. You will also have access
to different “blending modes” which make it easier to mesh images together.
However, there are not near as many as one would find on the desktop version of
the software. Photoshop Touch users will get primary access to the blend modes;
Normal, Multiply, Screen, and Overlay. Typical users will find these modes to
be more than enough for most basic photo edits.
Perhaps the most interesting and
entertaining aspect of the program is the “Scribble Selection Tool.” This nifty
little utility will allow you to keep or remove unwanted sections of a photo in
a very simple manner. One you select the tool you will be given the option of
selecting “keep” or “remove.” Selecting “keep” means that you use your finger
to scribble over all of the portions of the photo you want to keep, the program
will then make a selection around the chosen sections of the photo and will
remove all other pieces of the image.
Selecting “remove” has the opposite effect
and will remove everything that you scribble over, leaving only the parts of
the photo you don’t touch. This makes meshing images together an easy process
for almost any user.
Photoshop Touch isn’t all perfection
though, and it is missing some key elements that you would find in the standard
desktop version of the software. For one, image size is limited to 1600 by 1600
pixels. While this is an impressive photo-size for tablets, it isn’t anything
to drool over. Most laptops and PCs can process much larger image sizes and
with a limited palette, Photoshop Touch wouldn’t be useful for crafting very
high-resolution images. The application also only works in the “landscape
orientation”, meaning that the iPad device has to be turned sideways at all
times. You cannot edit photos in portrait mode, which could make for some
difficulties when you are editing a smaller photo or one with “taller than
wider” dimensions. Lastly, adding text to photo’s in Photoshop Touch isn’t
exactly a pleasing experience. It isn’t that fact that it is difficult to type
in the program, it’s the fact that the type is “raster type” and it cannot be
edited once you add it to the photo. This be can quite the headache and is
cause for a lot of “undo” when your type ends up misplaced.
You can also easily save and share your
creations after you are done editing them. The program allows you to quickly
save a photo and any visible layers with it to your camera roll. You can also
send a photo via email or even immediately send it to your Facebook page to
share with your friends. You can also create different folders in order to store
creations you have made and continue to edit them by reopening them in the
program.
It’s important to understand that this
version of Photoshop isn’t anywhere near as complex and in-depth as the stable
version of Photoshop that can be found on desktops and laptops; however, this
is an amazingly useful photo-editing software and an immense value when you
really break it down. If you’re looking to make simple edits and
transformations, then this program will do more than enough for you. In fact,
for individuals who don’t want to spend all of the time attempting to learn the
original Photoshop program, Photoshop Touch offers what appears to be a very
simple learning curve. Its ease-of-use will appeal to the typical user that is
looking for entertainment value and a little touch up here and there to improve
their images. If you want to give photo-editing a try on the iPad 2 or new
generation then go ahead and grab the Photoshop Touch App, available now in the
Apple App Store.
