Prism

Have you seen how your contacts and profiles fill their Instagram with photos that look like frames ? You may not have heard of Prisma, but it's the app that's making those artworks And it is causing a sensation thanks to the effects it achieves. A simple tool that allows you to go from the hyperrealism of a common photograph to the more abstract cubism, the colors and strokes of a pop work or even the look of a watercolorAll this with surprising results

This is a photo editing application that is attracting attention thanks to the quality of its effects Transform a normal image in a painting, a comic or a drawing is nothing new, but when you manage to represent the brush strokes, the texture of the canvas or very defined styles, things change. And that is precisely the added value of this application that has been popular for weeks, when it began to be available on the platformiOS

Now coming to Android so more users can transform their selfies , a landscape or a family photo in a real chartAll this in a simple way, choosing a photo already saved in the gallery of the device, or capturing an instant through the camera for selfies or the rear camera From then on it starts the real fun.

As if it were Instagram, Prisma forces give a square format to the user's photo. After cropping and rotating it, if necessary, filters are applied These appear in a carousel at the bottom of the screen sorted according to frequency of use Again, as in the photography social network, it is possible to choose the desired one and apply it on the chosen photograph. This process can take several seconds, requiring a constant Internet connection This is explained because images are processed on application serversTherefore, the process requires to send the image, apply the effect, and download it. This can take several seconds.

The result is well worth the wait. Prisma Features 36 different effects that touch on a wide variety of painting styles. In this way, the real image can be transformed into a painting abstract, expressionist, realistic, a watercolor, a comic”¦ just choose the filter and see the result on the screen. A process that, although slow, is almost hypnotic. All this being able to choose the percentage of application of said effect on the real image by simply sliding your finger to the left or right over the photograph.

Once the ideal result has been found, all that remains is share the resulting image.To do this, it is possible to use the Facebook and Instagram buttons, which allows you to carry out the process directly, or through the share button to choose a different application.

It must be said that Prisma has a seal or watermarkwhich is placed in the lower right corner. Of course, it is possible to get rid of it in the settings menu, in the gear icon on the main screen of the application. No need to pay for it.

In short, a photo editing tool that is causing a sensation and can now be downloaded for free at Google Play Store Beware of the large number of unofficial copies. It is also available on App Store It is completely Free