Picture Painter

by Chief Architect

Product Features

• No Design Experience Needed
• Simply take a picture and start changing colors, textures, and more
• Point-and-Click to change colors
• Select from name brands like Benjamin Moore and Cultured Stone
• Change cabinets, countertops, flooring and more

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009T2SDE
• Item model number: 045-PP-CAN
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 28, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,665 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #62 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Gardening & Landscape
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

What if you could see what your home projects will look like before you even buy your first can of paint? With Better Homes and Gardens Picture Painter software you can see in an

Change indoor colors with the click of a mouse. View larger.

You can explore creative options on the exterior of your home, too. View larger.

instant what your house would look like with a new color, or with new windows, flooring, countertops, doors, and more.

See Better Homes and Gardens Picture Painter in action (Flash movie).

With Picture Painter, you can let your creativity run wild. Start with a picture of your home, then quickly and easily start changing walls, windows, doors, flooring, countertops, and wall-coverings. You can even change your siding and stone style. With Picture Painter's intuitive tools, you can easily compare colors, textures, trim, and more to find the perfect interior or exterior combinations for your next project. All the changes you can imagine are just a few clicks away. You can use pictures of your own home or try sample photos. Simply specify which regions you want to paint, and immediately begin trying different colors. The whole process of visualizing your project is easy, and it only involves three easy steps:

1. Take or scan a picture. Use your digital camera and snap an interior or exterior photo.
2. Load the picture on your computer. Copy your photo to your computer and mask the areas to paint.
3. Choose colors and materials. Visualize new colors and materials on your own photo before you paint!

Picture Painter includes over 1,000 paint colors including paints from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams. You can also experiment with thousands of materials and colors from several other brand name manufacturers, such as Armstrong Flooring, Warner Wall-coverings, Corian and Zodiaq countertops, Mohawk Carpets, Cultured Stone, and Daltile.

Product Description

Take a picture and paint it using Picture Painter. Interiors or Exteriors, Picture Painter by Chief Architect allows you to quickly visualize new colors, textures and materials before you repaint or remodel. Wonder What Your House Would Look Like With a New Color? With Picture Painter you can take a picture and quickly change colors, textures, trim and more. Simply take a picture and start changing windows, doors, roofing, and sidewalks, or change your siding and stone style. It’s Fun, and It’s Easy! Point-and-click to change the look of your interior using the built-in photo editing tools in Picture Painter. Select from name brands like Benjamin Moore® to visualize your room before you begin. Change your cabinets, countertops, or flooring with the built-in Library of over 4,000 materials and colors.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice product but not 5 star, September 29, 2006

By 

Russ "Russ" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Picture Painter (CD-ROM)

This is a very nice product. Chosing what you want to paint or change is very simple. It installed easily and is quite simple to learn.

My dislikes are that you do not have the option of manually adjusting the color tone. Many of the colors appear to be one color in the color selection panel but are much lighter when placed on the project. It would be nice to be able to manually darken or bighten the color. Because I was limited to the color selections they offer, I was not able to find the right color for my kitchen.

1.0 out of 5 stars Pleased with the transaction in general, August 20, 2010

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This review is from: Picture Painter (CD-ROM)

Unfortunately, the software did not work, but I communicated with the seller and she was always very prompt and positive in her responses. Seller gave me a full refund plus the cost of the shipping back! That's commitment! I would definitely buy from her again.

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate 'What If" tool for the home owner and Home Improver, July 28, 2009

By 

D. Potter (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Picture Painter (CD-ROM)

This is not the tool you need if you are thinking of room/space additions to a home; it is the ultimate tool for seeing different colors and materials on an existing home or other building; all you need is a digital photo image.

You import a photograph into the software and then you can see that same photograph with different wall materials, roof materials and more, all at your choice.

People who own Roofing companies can show prospective clients what thier structure will look like with different roof materials and colors instantly, painting and siding contractors can do the same with exterior walls AND it is easy to learn and use.

David Jefferson Potter
Austin, Texas