![]() When it comes to photography, Pixelmator Pro 2 is something of a halfway house between Lightroom and Photoshop. Pixelmator also lets you customise the menus, so if there are only one or two illustration tools you’ll ever need, you can add those to your menus and hide the rest, which is smart thinking. (Note: all the screenshots you see here are in the Default look, where the full range of tools are on offer.) ![]() This cleverly adapts the toolbars in the software so that, for example, if you’re only interested in tweaking photos, you only see the tools that are relevant to that job. Talking of Preferences, this is where you’ll find the option to choose one of four different workspaces for Photography, Design, Illustration or Painting. The software has been tweaked to match Big Sur (the latest version of macOS) and it will work with either older Intel-based machines or Apple’s new M1 Macs.īy default, the software has the dark black look that every app seems to shoot for at the moment, but you can pick a lighter design in Preferences. One of the biggest changes in this new version of Pixelmator is the revamped interface. Don’t fear that you’re buying an old version. Although the Pixelmator team refer to this new version of the software as “Pixelmator Pro 2”, it’s simply labelled as Pixelmator Pro in the Apple App Store (it’s Mac only, sorry Windows fans). One other thing to note before we get cracking. Pixelmator Pro 2 does have tools for illustrators and designers, and I will touch on these, but I simply don’t feel qualified to offer a definitive opinion on them. In this review, I’m going to look at it largely from the point of view of a photographer, because that’s where my skills lie. That’s £38.99 full stop, not every month. Pixelmator Pro 2 doesn’t cover anywhere near the full breadth of Adobe’s Creative Suite, but if all you really use is Lightroom, Photoshop and Illustrator, then it could be a genuine replacement – and it costs only £38.99. If you want the full suite of apps, Adobe will relieve you of £50 per month. A mask is needed, but that is one-directional.Adobe Creative Suite is magnificent, but also magnificently expensive. Another con is the feather/soft edge tool is not usable with objects. I understand that the earlier Pixelmator did convert eps files. These cannot be edited with Pixelmator Pro and I haven't found a way to integrate these vectors into my workflow-for example, even using free convertors online does not enable them to be brought into Pixelmator Pro. I use Depositphotos, and many graphics images often are available as eps files. FInally, the best aspect is the one-time purchase rather than rental/membership. Also I appreciate that there are forums out there of other users, so if I have a question/problem I can usually find an answer/work-around. I'm not an expert in design, but this app enables me to learn as I go. ![]() I use this app every day and enjoy creating graphics using Pixelmator Pro. ![]() I can do (just about) anything graphic with Pixelmator Pro and it seems more intuitive than Photoshop. I still would like to figure out how to do some filters, but I know there are many more features awaiting my learning them in Pixelmator Pro. I learned a new one just yesterday as I had need-by finding the answer in a forum and applying that. There are many features in Pixelmator Pro that I do not yet use. I create book covers and detailed banners/graphics/ promotional materials for both our church and for my business using Pixelmator Pro. I do almost all my graphics on PIxelmator Pro, thought I do use Canva for quicker cut/paste creations and final rendering. ![]()
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