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GeekWire’s app of the week: Fresh Paint

Oct 20, 2012, 12:09 PM | Updated: Oct 21, 2012, 1:29 pm

Fresh Paint, a painting and photography app, is one of the many new Windows 8 applications made for...

Fresh Paint, a painting and photography app, is one of the many new Windows 8 applications made for the new Microsoft Surface Tablet. (Photo: Microsoft App Store)

(Photo: Microsoft App Store)

Now that GeekWire’s Todd Bishop has ordered a Microsoft Surface Tablet, he’s enjoying exploring the first crop of Windows 8 applications.

Fresh Paint, a free Windows 8 app, is a painting application and one of the newest available Microsoft applications.

“It’s just a really cool painting application,” says Todd. “It lets you choose different brushes with your finger; it actually looks very much like a paint canvas on-screen.”

The application also allows users to upload and edit photos, painting over or distorting the image.

Todd likes the application because it’s fun for adults, but also a creative distraction for children.

“It’s just a nice little demonstration of the touch capabilities in Windows 8,” says Todd.

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GeekWire’s app of the week: Fresh Paint