Prisma App Makes Art Out of Photos

Prisma App Makes Art Out of Photos

Pokémon GO is the most popular app in the world right now. But another new app is also getting a lot of attention. And it’s free. Prisma lets users add filters to photos to interesting, beautiful and strange effect. The app is going viral this summer with over 1 million daily users in its first month.

Prisma is a free app that adds filters to your photos to turn them into beautiful works of art.The app has 35 filters to use with your photos. All of the filters are included free with the app.

Each filter gives a different look to photos. Many of the filters are in the style of famous artists.

They range from pencil drawings to modern art to classic art with many styles in between. Filters have names such as Coloured Sky, Tokyo, Papered Art, Heisenberg, Mosaic¹, Illegal Beauty, Dreams, and Running in the Rain.

How Prisma Works

Using Prisma is about as easy as an app can get. Download the Prisma app to your phone or tablet and give it permission to use your photos and camera.

The Prisma app is available free for:

No need to set up an account. Users do not have to log in or link any social media accounts to use the app.

The phone must be connected to the Internet for Prisma to work. The app works in the Cloud, not on your phone. Users who have a limited data plan may want to use Prisma when connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Filtering a Photo

Tap the small square in the lower right corner of the screen to see the photos on your phone.

Choose a photo, then tap Use in the upper right corner of the screen. The next screen has options to crop and rotate photos. Prisma only works with square photos.

After the photo has been cropped or rotated, tap Next to add filters to the photo.

The filters are shown below the photo. Tap a filter and a triangle will appear that becomes solid as Prisma completes the effect.

When Prisma has finished, the photo will appear and look like a work of art.

If you are not satisfied with the photo, you can change the intensity² of the filter.

Settings

Prisma automatically adds a watermark to the photos. But you do not have to keep it. Touch the gear icon³ to open Settings within the app. Slide the watermark off to remove the Prisma watermark.

The app will remove the watermark on all future photos.

Another Settings possibility is to save every photo automatically, although this is a bad idea. You will likely try many filters and if you save every photo you create, you will be filling up your phone fast. Better to manually save the photos you like. If you forget, you can always create the artwork easily again.

Saving and Sharing Your Prisma Photos

When you have created a piece of art you want to share, tap the sharing icon, then tap Save Image. Your Prisma art will be saved and can be found in your Photos app.

The app also allows users to share their Prisma art on social media.

Examples of Prisma Art

Here are some examples of Prisma art.

More Prisma art can be found on Twitter:

What Else You Need to Know about Prisma

Prisma does not work every time. The app gets very busy because it has become popular so quickly. Sometimes you have to wait and try again.

Prisma is free. The app’s only advertising⁴ is for an American soap company called Palmolive. The company added its name to the Impression filter. But the name does not appear on photos. Prisma’s privacy policy and terms of use suggest that the app may add advertising in the future.

Prisma does not gain ownership of the images users create through the app. But Prisma does get an unlimited⁵ license⁶ to use those images. Be sure to read the privacy policy and terms of service if these issues concern you.

Words in This Story

filter – n. a program that changes lighting⁷ levels in specific ways to create special effects (photography)

range - v. to include everything between specified⁸ limits

Cloud – n. storage on a computer that is accessed using the Internet

data plan – n. a service offered to access the Internet using a cell phone network

crop - v. to cut off part of (a picture or photograph)

rotate - v. to move or turn in a circle

watermark – n. an image added to photos to show a brand

automatic - adj. allow something to work or happen without being directly controlled by a person

manually - adj. operated or controlled by a person

advertise – v. to make the public aware of something (such as a product) that is being sold

license – n. the ability to use a work of art

1 mosaic   

n./adj.镶嵌细工的，镶嵌工艺品的，嵌花式的

参考例句：

• The sky this morning is a mosaic of blue and white.今天早上的天空是幅蓝白相间的画面。
• The image mosaic is a troublesome work.图象镶嵌是个麻烦的工作。

2 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

3 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

5 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

7 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

8 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。