Adobe Sketch AlternativesTop Digital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Adobe Sketch

Adobe Sketch is described as 'Sketch gives you drawing tools that interact naturally with the canvas, including a graphite pencil, ink pen, and blending markers. Built-in brushes open up even more creative possibilities. Use Split View to keep your drawings and toolbox side by side on the same screen' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Adobe Sketch for a variety of platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Android apps. The best Adobe Sketch alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe Sketch are MyPaint, Procreate, PaintTool SAI and Corel Painter.

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  1. Krita icon
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    Krita

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    Krita is a professional Free and open source (FOSS) painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone within concept art, texture and matte painters, illustrations and comics.

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    Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
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    Gamut Mask editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Digital Drawing
    2.  Blending brushes
    3.  Keyframe Animation
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Advanced brush settings
    6.  Drawing Tablet Support
    7.  Digital-painting focused
    8.  Sketching
    9.  Color blending
    10.  Support for Layers
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Cross-Platform
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    Krita VS Adobe Sketch

    Is Krita a good alternative to Adobe Sketch?
     

    • Most users think Krita is a great Adobe Sketch alternative.

    • Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Adobe Sketch.

    • Krita is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Sketch.

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceAdobe Sketch is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightAdobe Sketch is not according to our users
  2. MyPaint icon
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    MyPaint

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    MyPaint is a fast, distraction-free, and easy painting tool for digital artists. It supports graphics tablets made by Wacom, and many similar devices.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    The 0.9.0 interface

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Portable
    5.  Drawing Tablet Support
    6.  Fullscreen support
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Custom Brushes
    10.  Color blending
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  4. Procreate icon
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    Procreate

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    Procreate is a versatile, award-winning app for creative digital drawing and painting on iOS. It delivers a robust, professional toolset with hundreds of configurable brushes, a powerful layering system, vector graphic tools, and comprehensive design capabilities, ensuring desktop-level flexibility and power.

    58 Procreate alternatives
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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Top Procreate Features

    1.  Apple Pencil support
    2.  Texture for brushes
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Love
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for Layers
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Support for 4K
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Drawing Tablet Support
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    Procreate VS Adobe Sketch

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    • Procreate is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe Sketch.

    • Procreate is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe Sketch.

    • Procreate is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Sketch is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Adobe Fresco

    This app is for drawing and Painting on the iPad and other devices.

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  6. PaintTool SAI icon
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    PaintTool SAI

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    PaintTool SAI is high quality and lightweight painting software, fully digitizer support, amazing anti-aliased paintings, provide easy and stable operation, this software make digital art more enjoyable and comfortable.

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    PaintTool SAI screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top PaintTool SAI Features

    1.  Pen Stabilization
    2.  Texture for brushes
    3.  Color blending
    4.  Sketching
    5.  Support for Layers
    6.  Pressure Sensitivity
    7.  Audio lessons
    8.  Stabilizing
    9.  Brush Stabilizers
    10.  Out Of The Box
    11.  Drawing 2D
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  7. Corel Painter icon
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    Corel Painter

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    Corel Painter is a raster-based digital art application created to simulate as accurately as possible the appearance and behavior of traditional media associated with drawing, painting, and printmaking.

    81 Corel Painter alternatives
    Painter on Mac OS X

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Corel Painter Features

    1.  Paint simulation
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Conditional styles
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  8. Artrage icon
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    Artrage

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    A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.

    65 Artrage alternatives
    Artrage screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top Artrage Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for 4K
    4.  Drawing Tablet Support
    5.  Apple Pencil support
    6.  Texture painting
    7.  Multi-choice brushes
    8.  MultiTouch
    9.  Color blending
    10.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    11.  Sketching
    12.  Colour control
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    Artrage VS Adobe Sketch

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    • Artrage is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Sketch.

    • Artrage is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe Sketch is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Adobe Fresco icon
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    Adobe Fresco

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    This app is for drawing and Painting on the iPad and other devices.

    16 Adobe Fresco alternatives
    Adobe Fresco screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Adobe Fresco Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Drawing 2D
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    Adobe Fresco screenshot 3
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  11. Tayasui Sketches icon
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    Tayasui Sketches

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    Sketches is a perfect mix of beauty, simplicity and power, a truly unique combination you won't find anywhere else.

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    Tayasui Sketches screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Tayasui Sketches screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Apple Pencil support
    5.  Automatic brightness dimming
    6.  Open PSD files
    7.  Support for styluses
    8.  Color blending
    9.  Sketching
    Tayasui Sketches iconAdobe Sketch Icon

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  12. Charcoal icon
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    Charcoal

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    • Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start drawing. There are no layers, properties panels or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes.
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Charcoal Features

    1.  Sketching
    2.  Sketch
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  13. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon
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    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint

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    Artecture enables you to sketch, draw and paint like never before. If you love to draw, regardless you are an amateur or a pro, this drawing app provides all the tools and brushes that you’d love.

    66 Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint alternatives
    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching
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  14. Linea icon
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    Linea

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    Linea is an elegantly simple sketchbook for Apple devices optimized for use with Apple Pencil. It opts for a minimal interface with only the essential options, rather than overkill like many other apps.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Linea Features

    1.  AirPlay Support
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Drag and Drop
    4.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    5.  Open PSD files
    6.  Split-screen view
    7.  Sync with iCloud
    8.  Apple Pencil support
    9.  Sketching
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  15. Tayasui Sketches School icon
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    Tayasui Sketches School

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    Because beautiful tools make beautiful drawings, we endlessly refined Sketches brushes to create the most realistic drawing tools.

    65 Tayasui Sketches School alternatives
    Tayasui Sketches School screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Tayasui Sketches School Features

    1.  Watercolor
    2.  Sketch
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    Tayasui Sketches School iconAdobe Sketch Icon

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