The document discusses how mobile phones have evolved from communication tools to creative devices that allow users to generate original artworks. It describes how users can now easily edit and manipulate personal photos and videos on their mobile devices using a variety of applications. Some of the applications mentioned for photo editing, collaging, doodling, and creating special effects on Android and iOS devices include Pixlr, Pic Collage, Photo Grid, Doodle Booth, Photo Booth, Magic Mirror Booth, Pic Monkey, Flipagram, PicsArt, and Snapseed.

4. MOBILE PHONE ART
THE MOBILE PHONE THAT YOU CONSTANTLY HOLD
HAS EVOLVED FROM A MERE COMMUNICATION
TOOL, INTO A CREATIVE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU
TO GENERATE ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART FOR AN
ENTIRE RANGE OF PURPOSES.

5. THESE COULD BE PERSONAL
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS THAT YOU
CAN MANIPULATE WITH A MYRIAD
SPECIAL EFFECTS, BOTH VISUAL AS
WELL AS SOUND AND MUSIC.

6. AND THE WONDER OF IT ALL IS THAT YOU
CAN DO ALL THESE RIGHT ON YOUR OWN
MOBILE DEVICES, PARTICULARLY THE NEW-
GENERATION MODELS KNOWN AS ANDROID
TABLETS, PHONES, AND COMBINATION OF
BOTH CALLED “PHABLETS.”

7. •THE TASKS THAT TRADITIONAL PHOTO EDITORS USED
TO PERFORM MANUALLY—CROPPING, RETOUCHING,
AIRBRUSHING—ARE NOW JUST A FEW OF THE MANY
EDITING EFFECTS DONE FOR YOU WITH SPLIT-SECOND
EASE AT THE CLICK OF A MOUSE, A KEYBOARD
COMMAND, OR A FEW TAPS AND DRAGS OF YOUR
FINGER ON A TOUCH SCREEN.

8. APPLICATIONS THAT RUN
ON ANDROID DEVICES
TODAY

9. •PIXLR – A POWERFUL, FREE ONLINE IMAGE EDITOR
•PIC COLLAGE – ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE COLLAGES
INCORPORATING PHOTOS, STICKERS, TEXT, AND
FRAMES
•PHOTO GRID – A DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION FOR
ANDROID PHONES THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE
COLLAGES OUT OF IMAGES FROM YOUR PHOTO GALLERY

10. •DOODLE BOOTH – AN IPAD APPLICATION (WITH A FREE
DOWNLOADABLE VERSION) THAT ENABLES YOU TO
‘DOODLE’ ON YOUR IMAGES USING AVAILABLE STICKERS
•PHOTO BOOTH – AN APPLICATION FOR TAKING PHOTOS
AND VIDEOS USING AN IPAD OR IPAD MINI (A VERSION
FOR THE IPHONE, CALLED SIMPLE BOOTH, IS ALSO
AVAILABLE)

11. •MAGIC MIRROR BOOTH – AN IPHONE APPLICATION THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE AMUSING, DISTORTED IMAGES,
SIMULATING CAMERA EFFECTS
•PIC MONKEY – A FREE ONLINE PHOTO EDITING TOOL THAT
PROVIDES FILTERS, FRAMES, TEXT, AND EFFECTS TO
MANIPULATE YOUR IMAGES

12. •FLIPAGRAM – A DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATION THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO ‘BRING YOUR PHOTOS TO LIFE’ IN
SHORT VIDEOS SET TO MUSIC OF YOUR CHOICE
•PICSART – A FREE PHOTO EDITOR AND DRAWING
APPLICATION, AS WELL AS A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR
YOU TO SHARE YOUR ART WITH OTHERS

13. •SNAPSEED – A PHOTO APPLICATION THAT ENABLES
YOU TO ENHANCE, TRANSFORM, AND SHARE YOUR
PHOTOS; A FREE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION FOR
ANDROID PHONES IS AVAILABLE
•INSTAGRAM – A FAST AND FUN WAY TO SHARE
IMAGES WITH OTHERS; SNAP A PHOTO, CHOOSE FROM
AMONG THE AVAILABLE FILTERS, AND SHARE VIA
FACEBOOK, TWITTER, TUMBLR, AND MORE

14. Original image
Modified with cropping, superimposed text,
and a ‘silk’ texture

15. Original image
Modified to ‘pencil sketch’ effect
in gray scale, plus rounded corners

16. Mirror Photo – Multiple Mirror Images

17. Modified with color retained on selected
portions
Original image

18. Modified to a completely different color
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19. Modified to a multi-image collage in
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