New iPhone Photo App: MobileMonet

MobileMonet is a photo sketching/painting app for the iPhone and iPod touch.

MobileMonet allows you to interactively create an artistic rendering of a photo using a creative two step process.

The Unique Sketch/Paint Process

MobileMonet generates a black and white sketch version of any picture you select. There are settings to adjust the sketch to your liking.

MobileMonet then lets you paint onto the sketch using a soft flow brush tool that applies a painterly version of the original photo. The more you brush, the more paint is applied. It’s deceptively simple, but very creative. Brush in just the areas you want to highlight. You can adjust the paint settings to get just look you want.

See the screenshots for some examples. You really have to try it yourself to see how fun and creative it can be.

Complete Professional App

MobileMonet supports multiple undo, live controls, high speed brushing, pan and zoom, device orientation and saves at high resolution. Images can be loaded from the Photo Album, Camera, Clipboard or Facebook and can be saved to the Album, eMail, MMS, or Facebook.

App Store Link: MobileMonet; Price: £0.59/$0.99/€0.79

Editors comments: This is a nice easy to use app that offers full resolution, and as my sample below shows, gives a painterly look to your iPhone photos.

Comments

[fred]

I like this app a lot. I try to leave out certain areas in my photos -- like a sidewalk or the sky, makes for an interesting effect. BTW, I love your site.

[Nigel Reyes]

Purchased this one this evening and I love it. Tried it on photos on my camera roll with great results. Very simple to use with very satisfying (impressive) results.

[Ryan]

I have a iPod Touch 4th gen. This app does a nice job, even with the super-low resolution Touch camera. This app sorta reminds me of the ToonF-X app.

[Rduatc]

One of my new favorites. Very easy to use with outstanding full res results. This one will stay on my iPhone 4. Five stars in my opinion.