ColorSplash turns ordinary images into arty, interesting and…well, cool, photographs.
It’s also fun and easy to use. ‘Tart up’ an image from your photo collection or take one on the camera phone and edit it.
The creators of ColorSplash say:
ColorSplash lets you quickly and easily give photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color.
In a nutshell
Take a photo and load it into ColorSplash. The image is automatically converted to B&W. Using the native abilities of the iPhone you can zoom in and out with the pinch and flick technique and then wipe your finger over a part of the image to restore the colour.
Step by step to photoart (the basics)
1. Open ColorSplash
2. Tap Start new session
3. Choose your image
Here is a photo I took with my iPhone. On opening it in ColorSplash all the colour is wiped out.
4. Select the the Pan & Zoom tool (bottom left)
5. Flick to zoom in and find the place where you want to reinstate colour.
6. Select the Color tool and the wipe your finger over the section…just like magic, huh?
Keep switching between the Pan & Zoom and the Color tools until you are satisfied. Made a mistake while editing? Zoom into the section, select the Gray tool and wipe the color back out.
What next?
7. Save (and upload to Flickr so we can see your works of art. Also put a link in the comments below!)
Final image – fire hydrant in red
The ColorSplash tools revealed
This photography app has a ton of in-built tips. I will quickly list the tools here but you will find more in-depth assistance from the Help icon.
Top bar tools from left to right you have:
Menu – Help – Two View Modes – Brush selection – Undo (always handy)
Bottom bar tools from left to right:
Pan &Zoom – Color (select and wipe across image) – Gray (select and wipe to remove colour)
Get the app
Go to the iTunes Apps Store to buy ColorSplash. It is well worth the money (AUD$2.49)
