Draft AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Draft

Draft is described as 'Straightforward sketch app for iPad. You can get it in the App Store for $9.99' 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, iPhone, iPad and Android apps. The best Draft alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Draft are MyPaint, Corel Painter, Artrage and Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint.

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Draft is a straightforward sketch app for iPad. You can get it in the App Store for $9.99.

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Draft alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021
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  1. Krita icon
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    Free, open-source painting software designed by artists for artists. Offers customizable UI, 9 brush engines, color management, tablet support, non-destructive editing, and privacy features. Portable and available on major platforms, supporting seamless texture creation.

    137 Krita alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    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.  Texture painting
    12.  Custom Brushes

    Krita VS Draft

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

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

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceDraft is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightDraft is not according to our users
  2. MyPaint icon
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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.

    121 MyPaint alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    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

    MyPaint VS Draft

     
  3. Corel Painter icon
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    Corel Painter offers realistic traditional media simulation with features like customizable brushes, extensive format support, layering, blending tools, and more, tailored for professional artists working in drawing, painting, and printmaking.

    75 Corel Painter alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Corel Painter Features

    1.  Paint simulation
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Conditional styles

    Corel Painter VS Draft

     
    • Corel Painter is the most popular commercial alternative to Draft.

    • Corel Painter is Paid and ProprietaryDraft is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Artrage icon
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    A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.

    60 Artrage alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    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

    Artrage VS Draft

     
    • Artrage is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Draft.

    • Artrage is Paid and ProprietaryDraft is also Paid and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint VS Draft

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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Artweaver Features

    1.  Portable

    Artweaver VS Draft

     
  7. Pixia icon
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    Pixia is a freeware bitmap graphics editor program for Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but has also been used in other branches of art.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Pixia Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Layers
    3.  Custom Brushes
    4.  Drawing Tablet Support
    5.  Sketch
    6.  Sketching

    Pixia VS Draft

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

    74 Tayasui Sketches alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    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 VS Draft

     
  9. Verve Painter icon
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    Verve (Dictionary: Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition...) is the result of a curious idea I had to try using the graphics hardware to run a fluid dynamics simulation.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Verve Painter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Vector painting

    Verve Painter VS Draft

     
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    RavioliPaint2 is paint application that supports multi-layer editing.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Android

    Ravioli Paint 2 Features

    1.  Support for Layers

    Ravioli Paint 2 VS Draft

     
  11. Seashore icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Seashore Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Crop images

    Seashore VS Draft

     
  12. FotoSketcher icon
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    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.

    32 FotoSketcher alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    FotoSketcher Features

    1.  Portable

    FotoSketcher VS Draft

     
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