Zen Brush AlternativesDigital Painting Tools and other similar apps like Zen Brush

Zen Brush is described as 'App that allows you to easily enjoy the feeling of using an ink brush to write or to paint. It allows anyone to easily perform fluent strokes while not compromising on the fascinating texture of a real ink brush' and is a digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Zen Brush for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android apps. The best Zen Brush alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zen Brush are MyPaint, Procreate, Microsoft Paint and Clip Studio Paint.

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Zen Brush alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2021
  1. Krita icon
     1321 likes

    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.

    142 Krita alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    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.  Texture painting
    12.  Dark Mode
    Krita iconZen Brush Icon

    Krita VS Zen Brush

    Is Krita a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
    • Krita is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to Zen Brush.

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

    • Krita is Free and Open SourceZen Brush is Paid and Proprietary
    • Krita is LightweightZen Brush is not according to our users
  2. MyPaint icon
     376 likes

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

    123 MyPaint alternatives
    MyPaint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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 iconZen Brush Icon

    MyPaint VS Zen Brush

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  3. Procreate icon
     158 likes

    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.

    57 Procreate alternatives
    Procreate screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    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
    Procreate iconZen Brush Icon

    Procreate VS Zen Brush

    Is Procreate a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
    • Procreate is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Zen Brush.

    • Procreate is the most popular commercial alternative to Zen Brush.

    • Procreate is Paid and ProprietaryZen Brush is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Microsoft Paint icon
     176 likes

    Paint (formerly Paintbrush) is a simple, ultra-basic graphics painting program that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows. It opens and saves files as Windows bitmap (24-bit, 256 color, 16 color, and monochrome, all with the .

    126 Microsoft Paint alternatives
    Microsoft Paint screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Remove Image Background
    4.  Support for Layers
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Text to Image Generation
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Pixel Art
    Microsoft Paint iconZen Brush Icon

    Microsoft Paint VS Zen Brush

    Is Microsoft Paint a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
    Comments about Microsoft Paint as an Alternative to Zen Brush
     
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    Zen Brush is for calligraphy.

    Negative commentJun 18, 2016
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    Microsoft Paint icon
    • Microsoft Paint is Free and ProprietaryZen Brush is Paid and Proprietary
    • Microsoft Paint is LightweightZen Brush is not according to our users
  5. Clip Studio Paint icon
     122 likes

    Professional software for comic and manga creation, optimized with panel layouts, perspective rulers, sketching, inking, toning, vector support, and 3D model import, suitable for artists seeking advanced drawing and coloring tools.

    102 Clip Studio Paint alternatives
    Blank Canvas

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Texture for brushes
    4.  Open PSD files
    5.  Tablet support
    6.  Smooth lines
    7.  Keyframe Animation
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Drawing Tablet Support
    10.  Built-in 3D model viewer
    11.  Add-ons
    12.  Vectorgraphic support
    Clip Studio Paint iconZen Brush Icon

    Clip Studio Paint VS Zen Brush

    Is Clip Studio Paint a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
    • Clip Studio Paint is the most popular Android alternative to Zen Brush.

    • Clip Studio Paint is Paid and ProprietaryZen Brush is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Clip Studio Paint is LightweightZen Brush is not according to our users
  6. PaintTool SAI icon
     135 likes

    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.

    91 PaintTool SAI alternatives
    PaintTool SAI screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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
    PaintTool SAI iconZen Brush Icon

    PaintTool SAI VS Zen Brush

    Is PaintTool SAI a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
  7. Corel Painter icon
     67 likes

    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.

    77 Corel Painter alternatives
    Painter on Mac OS X

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Corel Painter Features

    1.  Paint simulation
    2.  Sketching
    3.  Conditional styles
    Corel Painter iconZen Brush Icon

    Corel Painter VS Zen Brush

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  8. Artrage icon
     66 likes

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

    60 Artrage alternatives
    Artrage screenshot 1

    License model

    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 iconZen Brush Icon

    Artrage VS Zen Brush

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  9. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon
     6 likes

    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.

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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    2.  Sketch
    3.  Sketching
    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint iconZen Brush Icon

    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint VS Zen Brush

    Is this a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
  10. Pixia icon
     11 likes

    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.

    45 Pixia alternatives
    Main window.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    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 iconZen Brush Icon

    Pixia VS Zen Brush

    Is Pixia a good alternative to Zen Brush?
     
  11. Verve Painter icon
     20 likes

    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.

    55 Verve Painter alternatives
    Verve Painter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Verve Painter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Vector painting
    Verve Painter iconZen Brush Icon

    Verve Painter VS Zen Brush

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  12. Ravioli Paint 2 icon
     5 likes

    RavioliPaint2 is paint application that supports multi-layer editing.

    57 Ravioli Paint 2 alternatives
    Ravioli Paint 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Ravioli Paint 2 Features

    1.  Support for Layers
    Ravioli Paint 2 iconZen Brush Icon

    Ravioli Paint 2 VS Zen Brush

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