Zen Brush Alternatives

Apps similar to Zen Brush include Krita, which is free and open source. Other options are MyPaint, Clip Studio Paint, Microsoft Paint and Procreate. Digital Painting Tools like Zen Brush are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android.

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  1. Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint icon

    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.

    73 Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Artecture Draw, Sketch, Paint screenshot 1
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  4. Tayasui Sketches icon

    Tayasui Sketches

     26 likes

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

    82 Tayasui Sketches alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Tayasui Sketches screenshot 1
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    Flame Painter

    Flame Painter is a unique paint program that lets you create original artworks with flame brushes.

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  7. Seashore icon

    Seashore

     69 likes

    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.

    114 Seashore alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Global
    Seashore screenshot 1
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  9. openCanvas icon

    openCanvas

     25 likes

    openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is a popular Japanese image editing program.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • JP flagJapan
    openCanvas 7
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  10. Verve Painter icon

    Verve Painter

     19 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • TR flagTürkiye
    Verve Painter screenshot 1
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  11. Gimp Paint Studio icon

    Gimp Paint Studio

     30 likes

    GPS (aka Gimp Paint Studio) is a collection of brushes, patterns, color gradients, accompanying tool presets and dynamics. Tool presets are a simply saved tool options, highly useful feature of the GIMP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GIMP
    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU
    Gimp Paint Studio screenshot 1
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  12. scri.ch icon

    scri.ch

     6 likes

    scri.ch is a hackable, open source and minimal drawing tool. Learn more about tips and hacks on http://about.scri.ch/

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    scri.ch screenshot 1
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  13. PaintStar icon

    PaintStar

     13 likes

    PaintStar is a versatile digital image processing software suitable for such tasks as retouching of photographs, composing and authoring images, image morphing, screen capture, and displaying image thumbnail in Windows Explorer context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CN flagChina
    PaintStar screenshot 1
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  14. Charcoal icon

    Charcoal

     6 likes
    • 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    ChibiPaint

     4 likes

    ChibiPaint is an open source oekaki applet, a software that allows people to draw and paint online and share the result with other art enthusiasts.

    • Filter, Tablet Pressure, Multiple Layers, Rotating Canvas, High-Quality Brushes...
    • Open Source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ChibiPaint SS1
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