![]() ![]() Tapping the button next to it opens up some layer settings - giving you the option to change the opacity and blend mode of the layer, as well as the ability to merge layers and delete the layer. Tapping the plus (+) button lets you add a new layer, either as an empty layer, a duplicate layer (of the layer currently selected) a photo layer (importing an image) or a layer from the current selection. To hide a layer, simply tap the little circle in the top left corner of the thumbnail, and it will turn into an exclamation point (!) indicating the layer is not visible. If transparency is used in layers, you will be able to see through to what is underneath that top layer. Each layer is displayed as a thumbnail, and like on the desktop, the layer that is highest in the stack is what is visible. To the right of the screen is the layers palette. Photoshop on your Mac or PC is still available for when you need to do complicated and advanced tasks, but for a lot of other tasks, you could probably migrate to the iPad and Photoshop Touch.Įnough with the introduction, let’s dive into our review of Photoshop Touch. truck analogy that Steve Jobs rather famously explained. Sure, Photoshop Touch is still not as powerful as the desktop version, in fact it’s quite a distance away from reaching such parity - but it all comes down to the car Vs. It’s the apps that make the iPad great and Photoshop Touch is perhaps the prime example of the potential of the device and how flexible it is at becoming a great machine for a whole slew of different tasks, from reading, to writing, to viewing to editing and now, to using Photoshop for more than just basic photo edits. To me, it is the latest iPad app that has demonstrated that the iPad is for more than “content consumption” - that’s just an old myth now. Photoshop Touch is a powerful and capable version of Photoshop for the iPad, without a doubt. After a couple of hours playing around in the app (it accidentally went live yesterday, then Adobe pulled it) I’ve come away very impressed with what Adobe has accomplished. So when I finally got to try out Adobe Photoshop Touch, I was intrigued to see what Adobe had accomplished. I didn’t think Adobe could pull off creating a great tablet version of Photoshop, and I wasn’t sure the iPad would be a good fit for the tasks in Photoshop. At best I thought it might give you some good editing tools to fix and correct photographs, perhaps with some layer support and effects. I presumed it would be a very limited app compared to the powerful desktop app, or maybe just a slightly improved version of Photoshop Express. For now, though, it's a pretty solid offering with a whole lot of potential - and it only costs $10.When I first heard that Adobe was bringing Photoshop to the iPad sometime last year, I was sceptical. With the added plugins it becomes a solid companion to desktop Photoshop, and here’s hoping there’s even more integration when CS6 arrives sometime later this year. Adobe has already addressed some of our initial concerns from the Android implementation, but now we'd like to see more robust storage and exporting options in the future. The new Scribble Selection tool is a handy solution to a task that would normally require a multitude of clicks, and Adobe has made many design choices to make this app as useful as possible. I was wary of its ability to actually perform tasks, but it's surprisingly functional and even fun to use. The primary user for Photoshop Touch will probably spend more time making photo compositions than doing heavy duty retouching, and the app's design reflects that. Photoshop Touch is a surprisingly functional app that takes the best elements of its desktop counterpart and gives them applications that make sense for a tablet. ![]()
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