The Playstation Vita is a hell of a device. It has a super-slick 5 inch OLED capacitive touch screen. Like Flipnote Studio and Picto-Chat were for the DS/DSi, "Paint Park" shows off the artistic capabilities of the device. Full review after the jump.
Yes, everyone can be an artist on the Vita now. With paint park you can finger-paint stunningly detailed nudes or cinematic shots of Batman over Gotham. Okay, so you won't be really showcasing your artistic skills with this free Vita App, but Sony wants to think that you will.
At its core, Paint Park is a finger-painting app. You can import pictures to vandalize or take pictures directly within the app to doodle on. Painting contests can be held with friends via Ad-Hoc in a similar style to the popular iOS game "Draw Something".
The tools are basic and simple. You have 4 different brush-heads and 12 colors (excluding orange) to work with. The canvas covers the entire screen. To bring down a menu, you simply tap a little triangle at the top of the screen. In the menu you will be able to see your brushes/colors, go to the home screen, undo/redo, import pictures,take a picture, view contests, and view your gallery. If you choose to go to the home menu (pictured above), the app asks you if you would like to save your painting, view settings, and see your stats.
In the settings, you can disable background music and sound effects, and even turn on a little magnifying glass to show you where you are currently painting.
While your Mona Lisas cannot be exported directly to your photos, you can simply take a screenshot of your work of art.
All as stated, the app is rather sophisticated. As I recall, flipnote studio only had 4 colors and a handful of textures. Flipnote Studio doesn't hold a candle to Paint Park.
Now, you still won't be able to make quality art without a capacitive stylus, but you can doodle all day long if want. Da Vinci would be proud.
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| Paint Park on the Live Area | Menu |
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