AKVIS Software Inc. announces the release of AKVIS MultiBrush v.4.0 for Windows and Macintosh. AKVIS MultiBrush makes it easy to retouch damaged photos and enhance portraits. It is available as a standalone application as well as a plugin to the mot popular photo editors. AKVIS MultiBrush is a new enhanced version of AKVIS Stamp, therefore the registered users of Stamp can activate MultiBrush for free.

AKVIS MultiBrush makes it easy to retouch photos and enhance portraits in Windows and Mac. Featuring a collection of healing and enhancement brushes, cloning and stamping tools, AKVIS MultiBrush helps artists, photographers and home users to perform portrait enhancement, retouch image flows and remove unwanted objects from digital pictures.

AKVIS MultiBrush removes wrinkles, scars, scratches, and enhances imperfect skin on portraits in the most natural way. Spots, stains, and dust are easy to mask and remove.

The Chameleon Brush of MultiBrush heals skin problems and removes dust, spots and scratches without affecting background texture, lighting or colors. This unique brush is similar to Adobe Healing Brush, yet offers more flexibility and customization options.

The Artistic Cloning mode makes AKVIS MultiBrush truly unique. This innovative mode makes it possible to clone parts of a picture in a really smart way. Sample, adjust and re-source parts you’re about to multiply through the image, and create impressive collages with little effort.

There are many more tools in AKVIS MultiBrush to retouch and enhance portraits, restore scratched pictures, and create artistic collages and compositions. All pens and brushes found in AKVIS MultiBrush feature automatic adjustments to preserve the original’s color and tonal range, texture and brightness, lighting and shadows. As a result, the restored part of the image or the cloned object blends into the original background seamlessly and looks absolutely natural.

AKVIS MultiBrush v4.0, showing the lighten tool in use. Photo provided by AKVIS Software Inc.

AKVIS MultiBrush is a new enhanced version of AKVIS Stamp. The name change reflects the tremendous changes in the program. Now it has much more functionality and improves compatibility with the newest versions of Windows and Macintosh and such photo editors as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, etc. The registered users of Stamp can activate MultiBrush for free.

AKVIS MultiBrush makes the advanced healing tool available for stand-alone customers and users of photo editing products such as Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro and PhotoImpact, Corel Photo-Paint, ACD FotoCanvas and Photo Editor, and many more supporting Adobe Photoshop plug-in architecture on Windows and Mac platforms.

For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days to play with the fully functional program.

AKVIS MultiBrush sells for $49.00 USD. Home users can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plugins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle (Sketch, Chameleon, MultiBrush, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Enhancer, LightShop, SmartMask, ArtSuite, Magnifier and ArtWork) for USD $325 USD, huge savings over purchasing each separately. One license allows activating the software on two computers, for example, on a desktop and on a laptop.

About the program: akvis.com/en/multibrush/index.php

Screenshot: akvis.com/en/multibrush/screenshots-brush-tools.php

Download: akvis.com/en/multibrush/download-brush-tools.php

Tutorial: akvis.com/en/multibrush-tutorial/index.php

The blur tool in AKVIS MultiBrush v4.0. Photo provided by AKVIS Software Inc.