SketchBook Alternatives

SketchBook is described as 'Sketchbook drawing software features an artist-friendly, gesture-based user interface that is so fast and intuitive even new users can be productive within minutes' and is a very popular digital painting tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SketchBook for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone and Android apps. The best SketchBook alternative is Krita, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SketchBook are Adobe Photoshop, Photopea, MyPaint and Procreate.

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  1. MyBrushes icon
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    MyBrushes Paint for Mac app allows you to paint on infinite canvas and PLAYBACK whole drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. FotoSketcher icon
     26 likes

    Turn photos into beautiful paintings, sketches or drawings in seconds, automatically, locally and for free.

    32 FotoSketcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Mac
     
  3. Flame Painter icon
     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Sketchpad icon
     12 likes

    Whether you’re working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel.

    13 Sketchpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Charcoal icon
     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.
    67 Charcoal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Leonardo icon
     22 likes

    We believe artists deserve the best possible tools and we are determined to give it to them. The goal with Leonardo is to make the best painting application ever.

    112 Leonardo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. QAquarelle icon
     12 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Clover Paint icon
     1 like

    Clover Paint is a feature rich painting app with deep complexity. With Clover Paint, you are bringing a sketchbook with customizable canvas size, highly sophisticated brush and layer system, plus custom hotkeys and shortcuts for productivity.

    38 Clover Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. QueekyPaint icon
     11 likes

    QueekyPaint is a unique browser-based drawing tool for creating animated drawings online. Visit the massive gallerys and learn drawing by watching the process of your favourite artists. QueekyPaint is free and simple to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. Liquid Studio is a product born from TwistedBrush Pro Studio but with a focus on creation of individual objects with liquid paints.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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