Sketch Guru

Do you use any phone editing apps when you take photos with your phone? I’m not a photographer. I don’t have a fancy camera anymore. I just use my little iPhone, and I’m sure it’s obvious. And I love the editing apps. Instagram is my go-to for all photos which show up here on the blog. Well, and the occasional PicMonkey edit, if I want words.

Alligator Christmas wishes — This Christmas alligator brought to you courtesy of PicMonkey.

But while I was at Bark World, my friend Collette, Ghillie’s mom, showed me the Sketch Guru app for the phone. I LOVE IT. This is Collette’s Ghillie.

Ghillie the working Aussie — Ghillie! Ghillie is Collette’s Australian Shepherd. Ghilllie is a big boy for an Aussie and one of my all-time favorite dogs. He’s bred large, being working class. And oh boy does this dog love Jones! Collette use Sketch Guru on this shot. Or I did. Hmm.

And this, my friends, is my Chewy on Sketch Guru.

Pencil Sketch Affen in Sketch Guru — This is my sweet Affenpinscher using Pencil Sketch filter.

I like it. A lot. And no single filter works for every photo. There are some that I hate, but are the only filter that would work for certain subject matter and lighting. Like this one of Gadget. Here, I’ll show you the before photo.

Cone head Brussels Griffon — This poor, sweet boy wants nothing more than to be rid of the cone.

Yes, he’s still wearing the cone. The doc pretty much removed his rear end and stitched it back on, so the cone stays on until the hair has grown in some more. Now check out the after shot.

Sketch Guru Colored Pencil filter — I’m pretty sure this is the Colored Pencil filter. Because the original background is so light and filmy, this works.

What better time for messing around with new apps than Christmas? The whole routine has been thrown off. Plenty of new toys to play with. So I played with photos. And they weren’t all of dogs. Check it out.

Sketch Guru boy — This is the kid who lives with us. He looks good in black and white, yes? Sketch Guru has been fun to play with.

My niece, using the Watercolor filter. I love this shot.

Sketched Aussie — And some I wasn’t so happy with. This shot of Flash, in Colored Pencil, isn’t the greatest. Like I said, it’s dependent on the lighting and the subject.

Pretty cool, huh? And it’s free, like every other app on my phone. Now that I’ve told you about it, I’d like to hear what photo editing apps you use on YOUR phone. Pretty please? While you’re at it, what treats did your dog get for Christmas? Chewy spent the most time gnawing on a stinky Hoof. He’s madly in love with that Hoof.

A dog and his Hoof — Don’t take this dog’s Hoof away. He’s obsessed.

Flash and Patches aren’t gnawers, so they consumed mass quantities of Beef Liver Taffy and Chicken Jerky. It was a good day. I hope that you had a good Christmas as well.

Until I write again …

Flea

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