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Draft is described as *'straightforward sketch app for iPad. You can get it in the App Store for $9.99.

It only comes in black. You can draw in white or red.

It automatically saves whatever you draw.

You can share sketches via email or Campfire.

See, there it is in Campfire. That too'* and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Draft for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android Tablet. The best alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Draft are MyPaint, Corel Painter, Tayasui Sketches and Artrage.

Draft alternatives are mainly Digital Painting Tools but may also be Image Editors or Photo Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Draft.
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Draft is a straightforward sketch app for iPad. You can get it in the App Store for $9.99.

It only comes in black. You...

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  1. Krita icon

    Krita

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows S
    • Android Tablet
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • Epic Games Store
    132 alternatives to Krita 

    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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    1.  Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in Krita, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
    2.  LightweightKrita consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
    3.  Support for LayersKrita supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
    4.  Non Destructive EditingKrita allows you to make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
    5.  Drawing Tablet SupportKrita supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
    6.  Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Krita.
    7.  Pressure SensitivityKrita can change attributes like thickness or opacity, based on how much force you apply to your stylus/finger.
    8.  PortableKrita can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
    9.  Color PickerKrita allows you to select and copy a color property from an image, object, or shape.
    Main Window
    Startup page with news
  2. MyPaint icon

    MyPaint

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    123 alternatives to MyPaint 

    MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.

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    1.  Support for LayersMyPaint supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
    2.  Drawing Tablet SupportMyPaint supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
    3.  PortableMyPaint can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
    4.  Distraction-freeMyPaint has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
    5.  Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in MyPaint.
    The 0.9.0 interface
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  4. Corel Painter icon

    Corel Painter

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    80 alternatives to Corel Painter 

    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.

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    Painter on Mac OS X
  5. Tayasui Sketches icon

    Tayasui Sketches

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    68 alternatives to Tayasui Sketches 

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

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    1.  Distraction-freeTayasui Sketches has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
    2.  Drawing Tablet SupportTayasui Sketches supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
    3.  Support for LayersTayasui Sketches supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
    4.  Custom BrushesYou can use modified/custom brushes in Tayasui Sketches.
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    Artrage

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    68 alternatives to Artrage 

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

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    1.  Support for LayersArtrage supports the organization of elements through a hierarchical order that can be manipulated/viewed independently.
    2.  Works OfflineArtrage can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
    3.  Support for 4KArtrage supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
    4.  Drawing Tablet SupportArtrage supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
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  8. Artweaver icon

    Artweaver

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    102 alternatives to Artweaver 

    Artweaver is a simple Freeware program for creative painting, i.e. Artweaver offers you all artistic effects which you need for your work.

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    1.  PortableArtweaver can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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  9. FotoSketcher icon

    FotoSketcher

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    35 alternatives to FotoSketcher 

    Turn your photos into beautiful paintings, sketches or drawings in seconds. FotoSketcher is a 100% free program which can help you convert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a pai.

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    1.  PortableFotoSketcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
    Example Old Bridge
    Room
  10. Seashore icon

    Seashore

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    • Mac
    127 alternatives to Seashore 

    Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS. It features gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMPs technology and uses the same native file format.

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    1.  Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Seashore simultaneously.
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  11. QAquarelle icon

    QAquarelle

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    68 alternatives to QAquarelle 

    Qaquarelle is a very young opensource Qt4-based painting application that is supposed to provide a native way of painting with emulated traditional instruments, including watercolor simulation, full support for tablets and OpenGL-based processing in GPU.

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    Discontinued

    Latest vsersion: 0.0.4 from 2010-02-09. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/qaquarelle/files/

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    Charcoal

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    66 alternatives to Charcoal 
    • 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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