Life & fun · September 12, 2017
Watercolor Effect
The simplest app to turn your photos into watercolor art
Watercolor Effect launched on September 12, 2017 with 7 votes, #1,099 of 3,072 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
What it does
Download Watercolor Effect Art Filters by Whistle Studios LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Watercolor…
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. The iTunes Store is now flooded with filter apps that mimic illustrative and graphic style (I should know, I own most of them). This is one of the best. It has a nice selection of color and black & white filters. And it's fast! Finally, it doesn't choke on big iPhoto cloud libraries like Vinci does. The only feature I would add, is the ability to hide the palettes after you run a filter to see what your final work looks like before you decide to save it. Otherwise, this is a must app to have! The iTunes Store is now flooded with filter apps that mimic illustrative and graphic style (I should know, I own most of them). This…from apps.apple.com
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