Painter

Sure enough most pictures are now easily taken with the right devices and processed with powerful computer tools. These software components help add extra effects over regular pictures, depending on your interest. For instance, Painter can help create artistic impressions of any image you feed it.

Just so you’re sure the application works, it’s best to check whether or not your computer is fitted with Java Runtime Environment. This means that you can use it on other operating systems other than Windows. The program itself doesn’t require installation, so it’s easy to carry it around on a USB flash drive to use whenever needed.

The application supports popular picture file formats like JPG, BMP, PNG, and more, with the possibility to load and save under these formats. Note that you can only work on one file at a time, and loading it needs to be done through the built-in browse dialog, because dropping it over the window has no effect.

The paint process starts as soon as the picture loads. Effort on your behalf is minimum, and only consists of adjusting brush stroke size, and color vibration sliders. The application takes care of processing, which constantly attempt to find balance until the dedicated progress slider gets filled up.

Brush stroke size determines how large paint bubbles on the canvas are, creating a fuzzy effect the greater the intensity. Color vibration, on the other hand, is used to tell how far off to deviate from original colors. Every time a slider is adjusted the process starts over. Sadly, there’s no possibility to pause in the middle of the process if you like a particular layout.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Painter doesn’t really have a particular area of expertise, rather than to help apply quick fixes to your photos before uploading them to social networks. It’s lightweight, can be used on the go, and requires a minimum amount of effort on your behalf.