BenVista PhotoArtist

PhotoArtist is a simplistic tool which enables you to transform your favorite image files into pieces of art.

The interface of the application is plain and easy to navigate through. Images can be imported via the file browser only, since the "drag and drop" method is not supported (and neither is batch processing).

You can use a brush, select a filter and preset, and start transforming your pictures. But you can also select the blend mode, opacity and filter source.

There is a wide range of filters that you can choose from and they include sketches, cartoons, watercolor, black and white film, solarize and shredder.

Plus, you can fill the picture, view the original image, preview the filter, increase or decrease the brush size, use the undo and redo functions, check out examples, change the interface language and the toolbar size, hide the tool panel, and more.

The application runs on a moderate-to-high amount of system resources, includes a comprehensive help file with snapshots for beginners, has a very good response time and didn't cause us any difficulties during our tests. Aside from the fact that the interface needs some improvements, since it is slightly outdated, we strongly recommend PhotoArtist to all users.