A rumor that reached the web back in March claimed that Microsoft was working on a completely new version of its popular Fresh Paint app specifically designed for Windows Blue users and supposed to bring quite a lot of innovations in the Windows Store.

By using Fresh paint, we can definitely import an image and transform it into a wet paint, which you can then smudge and blend to turn into a beautiful painting. For this, all you need to do is to click the Image or Camera button on the bottom toolbar, select the photo you want to use, and position the selected image on your canvas. 36,075 likes 15 talking about this. Fresh Paint, the ultimate canvas for your big ideas.

No other details have been provided since then, but today Microsoft officially introduced the new app, making it available for download from the Windows 8.1 Store.

The new Fresh Paint version comes with a watercolor medium available together with the previous oil color paint.

Preset - Click one of the preset options on the main Fresh Paint page. Blank Canvas - Click the red ＋ on the left side of the window, then click either Fresh Canvas or Custom Canvas. If you select Custom Canvas, set it up as needed and then click Start Painting at the top of the menu. After final adjustments were made Digital Art was rebranded as Fresh Paint and released to the public with Windows 8 in October 2012. In 2016, the app was remade for Windows 10 computers, and released to the Windows Store. Major Milestones. Project Gustav Research Unveiling March 2010; Digital Art public release with MoMA March 2011.

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“For the new watercolor medium we tested hundreds of combinations of brush, paper and pigment levels with real watercolors on different papers, and mixed with different mediums,” the company explained.

“We then spent hours adjusting our algorithms to create a realistic digital painting experience. Our technology actually models how much water and pigment is deposited, and how watercolor will bleed into the paper. This bleed effect is fun to watch and true to life.”

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In addition, Fresh Paint provides Windows 8.1 users with color pencils, small detail brushes, photo filters, a simplified interface, and enhanced OS integration.

From now on, users are allowed to pin paintings to the Start screen, launch the app in Snap View mode and customize the lock screen with the drawings they made.

Last but not least, Fresh Paint is now available on Windows Phone 8 too, so creating beautiful paintings on the go is possible too.

“The Windows Phone version of Fresh Paint has the same full oil paint experience as the desktop, including a blender, eraser, undo and redo and palette. Uniden bc220xlt manual free. It also includes real-time filter and lens integration so you can turn your photos into works of art,” Microsoft detailed.

More updates for Fresh Paint are expected to be released in the coming weeks, as Microsoft is getting ready to roll out Windows 8.1 RTM in August.