Microsoft's Fresh Paint makes a splash on (some) Windows Phone 8 devices

Following Photo Editor by Aviary, that was released earlier this month, yet another picture editing app is now available on Windows Phone 8 -- the Microsoft-developed FreshPaint. The new offering arrives on the tiled smartphone operating system six months after the launch of its Windows 8/RT sibling.

According to Microsoft, FreshPaint for Windows Phone 8 "lets you make original works of art, or turn your photos into beautiful paintings with just a few taps". The app is quite easy to use, allowing users to snap pictures, add filters on-the-fly (users can choose between three distinct ones when taking a photo) and create new digital paintings, as the main highlights.

FreshPaint can be used as a camera lens, by tapping on the adjacent icon and selecting the app, or simply by launching it from the Windows Phone 8 app list. The former is optimized for quick snapping of filtered photos (like previously mentioned, users can choose between three filters), while when going with the latter route all the available functionality is available right after powering it up.

Users can also import existing pictures, in order to edit them. More talented (or inspired) folks can create digital drawings (that mimic oil paintings) by using the provided brushes (colors, type of brush, line thickness and other options can be altered). As you might expect, the usual sharing options -- email, social networks, etc. -- are also available.

FreshPaint can only be installed on Windows Phone 8 handsets that ship with 1 GB of RAM, which excludes lesser devices like the Nokia Lumia 520/521, Lumia 620, Lumia 720 and HTC Windows Phone 8S, among others.

FreshPaint is available to download from Windows Phone Store.