Could arrive in Photoshop CS5

Adobe is experimenting with several new technologies which could appear in Photoshop CS5, a new video suggests. Among these is the concept of "wet" paint, which can be smeared across a surface like its real-world counterpart. The paint dries and tapers off after a certain distance, and can also be blended with other paint in order to create new colors.

New brush tools may more precisely simulate real brushes, such as ones with straight, pointed or fanned bristles. The video lastly demonstrates a warping technology similar to After Effects' Puppet tool, allowing 2D images to be manipulated as if they are 3D objects. Control points can be added to lock or manipulate portions of an image, such as joints on a body or areas in an image which need perspective correction.

Photoshop CS5 is generally expected to be released in the second quarter of next year, possibly around mid-April; however, no official release date exists.

by MacNN Staff