Thank you for including Penup! I see some users ignoring it because at first glance looks like a Samsung bloatware app (of which samusng has a horrible reputation for) but it's a fun little sketching app for beginners! You can even browse a catalogue of premade linearts drawn by other people for anyone to download and practice your coloring on. Also it's probably one of if not the snappiest spen compatible app on Samsung tabs. The delay is almost non existent on it even on 60hz models.
Krita deserves a deeper dive! It might not have a "simple mode" like CSP, but it does have a 4-finger shortcut to show canvas only and different workspaces support! So you can download custom made templates or create your own workspace to reorganize the whole UI. Like Brad, I also like the UI out of my way when I'm drawing, and even on my Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, which nowadays feels tiny, Krita was a breeze to use with the right layout! I'd say it's even better than the doodle mode on CSP, because a custom workspace lets you CHOOSE which features you want hidden and how!
Omg thank you for this comment! I have the same tablet and I found krita super intimidating on first glance after not using it for years. Will definitely a revisit.
I use the S6 lite too. Fully agree, I don't have much of a problem using this size because it has these functions. And it doesn't run too slow, unless you use a large canvas or brushes.
1000% I'm using an S6 Lite with Krita and it's wonderful. A custom workspace with only the things you use, utilizing the 4-touch canvas, and disabling touch to paint and Krita is S tier IMO. I didn't know about disabling touch to paint until many months into drawing and I was all the time having to erase or undo accidental marks from my palm. Complete non-issue now. Love that program. Donate if you can.
Absolutely agree. I have made my own workspace and did share the process on Krita Artists org was a lot of fun playing around with that. But also a lot of trial and error. It's a bit of work, but it's absolutely possible to get almost the same experience as CSP.
Concepts is so much more than that. Fot technical illustrations, architectural stuff, and even vector design is top-notch. I use Concepts and CSP for different purposes. Both are great!
exactly. i just purchased a licence a few days ago, because i wanted an app for easy sketching and designing. and i fell in love with it in like 5 minutes. i highly recommend it.
Cool. trying it now. Love it on my Samsung, will try on my iPad and Windows desktop too. I like that they're constantly developing and working on the cross platform compatibility. I use, sigh, everything, so cross platform is a big plus for me. IOS doesn't cross over yet, but looking at their update record, I think it will soon.
So many others have mentioned Krita's four finger tap gesture to hide the UI and that makes me happy. Probably the biggest thing I love it for is that I can use the exact same brushes I'm using on the computer, I don't have to work in a different style or in a different way (I'm heavily reliant on the "Memileo Impasto" set of painting brushes), it's the /exact/ same painting experience as I'm used to the desktop but on a smaller screen that can be carried anywhere or used in bed.
Now most of the people say I don’t know how to use the app but I love autodesk sketchbook over procreate on my iPad and I have both apps , the size of sketching pencil in procreate and even if you increase the brush from brush settings , it will but It doesn’t behave properly.
I think the price you quoted for Clip Studio Paint is for the smartphone only subscription. For a tablet its more and starts at $4.49 a month or $26.99 per year for the Pro version in a single device. Thought this was worth mentioning. Great video and excellent info.
@@itsrealleaf I looked into this on their website and Clip Studio Ask both confirm that the smartphone plan does not work on android tablets like the Tab S9/S10. The cheapest plan is phone only.
@@RuthwikRao yeah! just checked their website to make sure LOL, all of android fits into a single category unless u use Samsung Dex with an external tablet (like a wacom one), if u do so u have to pay for the 26$ plan
Krita should really be first in my opinion. You literally have all the features all of these apps have, most even better and completely free, always. You can reposition, resize, and change every docker and tool bar on screen. Tap the screen with four fingers to hide all the UI and back, and then use the pop up palette for quick changes. I suggest trying all the dockers on one side of the screen, so that your dominant hand has all the space to draw.
FYI As with any piece of software they you are using to create things, be mindful of the User End License agreement, especially for some of these "Free" Apps. They may state that anything created with the application they have a right to sell, distribute, modify or do whatever they want with it. Not saying that all free apps are bad, even paid apps have bad license agreements, just do your research and be mindful.
I mean you don't need to leave anything. I use Procreate, Concepts and Affinity Designer extensively. It's all based on what you like or need for the task at hand. They cover the spectrum of bitmap and vector base art for me.
Infinite Painter is my fave (generally), but the Transfrom tools (especially Liquify) make my lines jagged. It can be frustrating but I love their UI. I have other much older apps like LayerPaint HD and CloverPaint that run smoother even at much higher resolutions. I think IP has some memory leak issues, not sure if it's their Project Restore or Screen Record... but my gut tells me it's one of them. I really wish there was a way to just toggle off some of the things that might be running in the background of the app and sucking up memory.
I draw on my phone and use Ibis Paint X, I used Infinite Painter, Art Flow, and HiPaint before. I like IBX the most currently, but thinking of trying Infinite Painter again. These give me more options thanks.
Man, there are some BANGERS missing from this list 2D artist - infinite design (Vector version of Painter) 3d artist - NomadSculpt - Prisma3D - 3D Modeling App Animation - roughAnimator - FlipaClip - Animation Desk Video editors to turn it all into HQ motion - PowerDirector - LumaFusion - NodeVideo
I mean animation, 3D and Video editors are not specifically ''drawing apps'' drawing apps meant in this video is drawing a static image with drawing tools. A separate video about those apps would be cool tho.
Yep, what others said. The one I actually missed was ArtRage Vitae. As being an illustrator and digital painter, that's the closest thing I could find to Rebelle (but IMO Rebelle is quite better on desktop) on Android. My two favorite in the list and overall, though, are Krita and Infinite Painter (so, I disagree a bit with what is said in the video). Mostly as both do allow for fast picking color with the side pen (huge when digital painting) in a way that is not "flow/focus" breaking (if well configured on preferences). And also because IMO those two are better suited for serious realistic/complex painting. But if you want to mimic traditional painting (oils, etc), ArtRage Vitae is the best you can get for that on an Android tablet (Krita can get close with some smart use and configuration). BTW, I'd say Krita and Clip Studio have very nice and complete animation modes.
This was a great round-up. 😁😁I've tried HiPaint, Sketchbook, Penup, and Infinite Painter. I like them all but I haven't been able to find a texture feature for the canvas on any of the other apps besides Infinite Painter. I like having my canvas mimic various real life canvases. If there's a way to do this in HiPaint, Sketchbook or PenUp PLEASE let me know as there are things I like about those as well.
It's been a minute since I tested out concept, but if I remember right it does have a paper texture. Might be also remembering a different one that had the layers locked.
@ajwalker4416 The default is infinity, but you can change the size to fit a more uhhh restricted size. One thing to note semi related; the saving mechanism is.... Interesting. Likely due to working around the infinity option. Take note of what percentage you've got selected. It threw me for a loop.
I just installed Krita on my phone... yes, my phone (Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) because I don't have a tablet. Anyway, Krita seems to have the option of canvas only mode. 4 finger tap to get out of it (Apparently Tab key if you have a keyboard).
How do you get it to work? I installed it on my Note 20 Ultra but the UI flows off screen most of the time, so creating a new file involves so much window moving
@ASEM-1123 I just started using it today. It is very clunky for little screen and I alternate portrait and landscape and move the menus. As for the side panels. I closed all except the layers. I accidentally got the brush panel floating and not sure how to close it.🤷♀️ But I was using it to my advantage on canvas only mode (View - show Canvas only) , it stayed, so I just slide it to the bottom edge where it's just the top bar showing and raise it up to get the eraser or the pen. Currently, just doing line art. So it's going good for that.
The worst with subscriptions is that you do not own the app and if the company decide to not develop this app any more they will lock the app so you can not use it, a bit like subscription service for HP printers can brick your device as long as you don't pay a monthly fea to own it. I rater are without updates than lose an app like I used and built my workflow around.
Oh my goodness so Huion Sketch is Hipaint?? I really love Huion Sketch but sadly it was removed, I am just so glad it's back again I miss it so much, I remember being so happy to see Huion sketch because it's literally procreate on android
You did forget to mention on Concepts that you can buy some parts just one time. You do not need to do a subscription to it. Plus it is vector art, not pixel based. I love it for digital inking and coloring if I am going to edit it later in Adobe Illustrator.
Hey from 11:35 to 12:05 you talking about "force feedback" on the S-Pen whilst painting in "Pen Up". I have a Tab s10+ and never felt something like this?! Do I need to turn it on first or did I missunderstood something? If anybody knows something about this, pls tell me. ❤
I think he stroked out when he said that. S-Pens don't have any vibration motors to do things like that. Not sure what he thought he was talking about.
Yeah the s pens that come with the s9 and s10 series tablets don't have a battery or require bluetooth to work. They use Wacom's EMR technology. I was really confused when he said that because that's not the case at all.
@Dillonbninja Well, they do have a battery, but it's only used for air commands where you can wave the spen around and control different actions. Definitely no vibration motor for spen feedback though.
Ah, it's great to see an Android round up. Thanks! Brad, would you mind setting the focus and exposure on the desk camera? Especially in the sped up segments the flickering brightness and random blur becomes distracting from the great content. I've been using ArtFlow and Sketchbook for a long time now but I love the look of Concepts. If the one off purchase gives me enough flexibility I could see it becomingly my new favourite for on the go drawing!
Perfect timing, next month I am gonna shoot my shot on a Samsung Tab S9 FE+, and I would like to dive into digital art once again after a longer pause. Thanks Brad.👌
Very nice tablet, excellent purchase. The FE+ is the one with the bigger screen, so, good choice. I have a s7 FE (in the 7th gen that was the big size of 12.4, unlike now) and I am very happy with it. For me (in this order), Krita, Infinite Painter, ArtRage Vitae and Sketchbook really work fantastic on the FE. I can work on large canvases (I mean in pixels dimensions, print resolution), so, I guess, more the case with the S9 FE+.
@@Bloomkyaaa while what 3polygons said is true. I'm little bit surprised to hear that. Me and my friend bought tablets together (i got s8+ and he got s7fe) for long term and heavy use need more ram and decent chip inside. Whereas he was having some issue after about two years. Little laggy ui when multitasking and switching around apps. But once u get into app it works flawlessly. FE is more get cheap and switch in 3 years or so(just personal opinion)
Okay all of these apps are amazing so I wanted to talk about some of 'em: - Ibis Paint x is good. I wish it had a true dark theme though. - Krita is fun. It doesn't perform very well on the more lower-end tablets (like my 2019 s6 lite lol) - Hipaint is also good I guess, but the brush engine just doesn't do it for me. - Concepts is super fun but it feels a little gimmicky. But you know, it's made for a very niche type of art so you can't really blame it. - Medibang feels old idk it just feels outdated.
Hey Brad, I have 2 questions: 1. Would you say Procreate on iPad is better than all the Android Apps here? 2. How would you rank the apps you've mentioned? What are the top 3 according to you?
It really depends what you need from a drawing program, I consider Krita and clip studio paint way better than procreate, but that's because I learned digital art on complex programs like that so a very simplified app like procreate feels off to me (I also dislike the brush engine there). Procreate is good if you don't need extra bells and whistles.
It seems that his top 3 are CSP, Ibix, Hipaint. He mentioned that he is using CSP most of the time, so that is his 1. Only makes sense for the next to be his 2.
The video I was searching for - thx 👍 coming from procreate on iPad and wanted to find an app for my Samsung - it's crazy that most of these you actually need to subscribe and pay monthly for the app.
Infinite Painter has by far the best UI and is my favorite in terms of user experience. If only the brushes were better, it would undoubtedly be the best drawing app on Android.
I think Brad made a mistake here that option is for smartphones only. For a tablet it's more. (Edit) I checked and it starts at $26 a year for the Pro version, EX costs more and has all the multiple pages options etc.
Has Krita's touch implementation improved? I used to always have trouble with it recognize panning/zooming gesture as pen strokes. Edit: I've tried it out again after changing the touch painting setting as suggested and it's a miles better experience. Still a little bit finicky going between pen and touch but definitely usable now.
You can disable touch painting to be sure. And all my gestures work as long as I have my pen separated enough from the screen, I suspect that is how they detect the difference.
Medibang Pro from iPad will be ported to android hopefully by the end of the year, medibang was my favorite PC app but Medibang Paint just felt slow in my tablet. Planning to switch to Medibang Pro once it comes out.🎉
Hey Brad, Thanks for this great vid on all these apps. Question if you don’t mind. Are you more IOS or Android on your artwork that you do? Just wondering cause in the near future I am going to be purchasing a 27” or 32” ALogic touch monitor 4k or wait for their 5k. They can work with MAC OS but I know the PC works great with them as well. I ask because it will help me in choosing which Mini desktop I want to get or building my own desktop and then it will be PC then. Appreciate you.
Krita for Android needs a "Procreate mode"/a "Clip Studio Doodle mode"... (somebody tag the Krita community...) // _Edit:_ I just notice from reading the comments that Krita has a powerful UI rearrangement interface; somebody needs to use that to create a Krita Doodle Mode...
@@FerdinandZebua you can do it yourself, just use the popup pallete for brushes and color wheel, put the tools you most frequently use on the edit tool bar so they show on the canvas mode and thats it, the krita development team is so small that they can't work on a new ui at the moment for tablets, they say its comming at some point but not soon
Thanks for the video! I have a question. How do I import a PSD file into HiPaint? Previously, this was possible, everything opened with layers, now the application does not open the PSD format at all. It seems to work with the HSD format, but in the same Photoshop there is no way to save a file in this format
what I would like is an app that has some sort of infinite canvas and only aplies a resolution when exporting it but untill then gives you the option for for zoom in and not be limited by pixels.
@noncinque I tried it too. But the brush size is still limited by a pixel size value which is coupled to the original zoom of the canvas. So even though your actual resolution is calculated by the dpi when exporting (means you can't even set it yourself) the pixel limit us still there. Besides that, Concepts feels kinda like a scatch/note app (even though I have to admit that this is currently my skill limit anyway in terms of drawing and drawing apps anyways, so what do I know xD) and is comparably expencise when you don't want to have a subscription.
Do any of these apps compete with Fresco's suite of tools? Eg. Vector, live brushes, animation etc. I'm desperate to be rid of my ipad pro m4, but I mainly use Fresco, so that's stopping me from jumping ship to an Android tablet. As an Android phone user, I find the ipadOS to be absolutely horrendous.
I would like to use hipaint but it constantly crashes to the gallery and ive not found a way to prevent it. If anyone knows how to fix the crashes that would be great.
Brad love your work... just for those curious - Here in Australia, for CSP it's $6.49AUD a month PRO or $40.99AUD per annum. Or Ex is $12.99AUD a month or Ex is $111.99AUD per annum! Fairly ridiculous when infinite painter was roughly $15-20AUD for life. 😢 Now if you did a rate exchange of USD to AUD. Your price mentioned of $6.15USD per annum should rate exchange to $9.51AUD. we're far from that figure, we are being robbed downunder 😢
Clip studio is affordable only if you buy it when they put it on discount.. otherwise it would be more than 4$/month.. no perpetual option as for desktop :/ Concepts can be really good but it has a huge bug/defect. The layer opacity doesn't work as expected. It doesn't apply to the layer but to the brushes you use in the layer, this means that if pass over with the same brushes (100% brush opacity) in a layer that's less than 100% opacity, you will end up summing the brush until you reach 100% opacity anyway.. impossible to do shading / lighting this way.. a real bummer
Could you make a video about the best features and specs to look out for in an android drawing tablet (stuff like recommended ram, Screen size etc all in one dedicated video) and compare what you'd recommend? I want a galaxy tab but I'm very unsure if I should look try and get a 7, 7 plus, 8 or even something newer. I just wanna know what I should be prioritising when I look.
Get what you can afford. Years ago I followed Brad's suggestion and went with the tab 6 lite. It was what I could afford at the time. This past year I upgraded to a tab s9fe based off of Brad's review of that tablet. The higher specs help with Ibis Paint size of canvas and layers. Plus it is slightly larger. I also use it with the app EasyCanvas as a second screen/drawing monitor like a Wacom XP-pen drawing monitor for my Asus Rog Ally. A great little travel art studio on the go.
So, I wanna ask a question (Hope Brad replies :c) Earlier this year, I bought a Galaxy Tab S8+, but couldn't get to make it work properly. Whenever I would make a stroke, lift my hand, and rest it again, it would undo the stroke I just made. It happened every 20 strokes or so, but after long drawing sessions it started to get on my nerves. I did EVERYTHING on my power to avoid those undos. - I ditched the magnetic case, because that would apparently interefere with the funcionality - I bought a silicone case, and a plastic stand - I also bought the Wacom One stylus, bought a glove, used it with and without matte screen protectors and the bug would still persist :( I ended up ditching it, and buying an iPad Has anyone else had that problem?
Habit mostly. You kinda need to make sure the screen register your stylus first (indicator/cursor appearing) before you place your hand. I myself got a lot of unwanted dots, never got anything like unwanted undo, which needs 2-point tap in most apps. Do you place both hands on the screen while drawing?
@ no, I only place my drawing hand on the display, and the display was registering properly without any big issues I point out to the fact that the screen may be defective. As said, I haven’t had those kinds of issues with any other tablets, just that one S8+
I'm not sure about all of them, but I know Clip Studio Paint has both raster layers and vector layers. If you'd like a glimpse into CSP's vector layers, shar made a video recently about her experience using CSP for animation.
Great video! I've tried a bunch of these apps and right now I prefer Infinite Painter. It does have its quirks, I have to watch lots of videos to learn the different features. Which android app would you recommend for your digital art course? You use Procreate in the course, but I would love to see the tutorials done on an android, or even just a video of work arounds for the features from procreate that don't transfer well to the other apps. Thanks!
A S-pen! Is a pen that comes with Samsung tablets, developed in collab with Wacom if I don't mistake, and, like a drawing tablet stylus, it doesn't need to be charged. It is, overall, a very nice pen!
I used Krita for windows for around 4 years now. Trying the mobile version on my samsung tab S4. the brushes are waaay better than ibis or anything i've tried. But it's not good in terms of pen button mapping (you can't, at least now), and no shortcuts like double tap, and the palm rejection is kinda meh. The interface also not very tablet friendly especially on my tab, it's okay if it was on my 27 inch monitor, but on 10 inch tablet is just... not that good
For Krita you need to tap with 4 fingers to hide the UI
And just wait for version 5.3! There you have the feature, to display your dockers in the popup-palette! So no UI just drawing
@@rudolphspinner4418 yeah, I really can't wait for the update!!!
Cant wait after using krita any other apps feel like toy @@rudolphspinner4418
@@rudolphspinner4418 Awesome. I did not know that.
Yes, def the way to go, when drawing on a tablet at least.
Thank you for including Penup!
I see some users ignoring it because at first glance looks like a Samsung bloatware app (of which samusng has a horrible reputation for) but it's a fun little sketching app for beginners!
You can even browse a catalogue of premade linearts drawn by other people for anyone to download and practice your coloring on.
Also it's probably one of if not the snappiest spen compatible app on Samsung tabs. The delay is almost non existent on it even on 60hz models.
Там стоит ограничение холста до 2400х2400. Это больно осознавать, так как есть люди, которые рисуют в 3К и 4К.
What? That sounds super fun to share your sketch around
Krita deserves a deeper dive! It might not have a "simple mode" like CSP, but it does have a 4-finger shortcut to show canvas only and different workspaces support! So you can download custom made templates or create your own workspace to reorganize the whole UI. Like Brad, I also like the UI out of my way when I'm drawing, and even on my Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, which nowadays feels tiny, Krita was a breeze to use with the right layout!
I'd say it's even better than the doodle mode on CSP, because a custom workspace lets you CHOOSE which features you want hidden and how!
If you have a keyboard paired with your tablet you have access to all the shortcuts you're used to on desktop.
Omg thank you for this comment! I have the same tablet and I found krita super intimidating on first glance after not using it for years. Will definitely a revisit.
I use the S6 lite too. Fully agree, I don't have much of a problem using this size because it has these functions. And it doesn't run too slow, unless you use a large canvas or brushes.
1000% I'm using an S6 Lite with Krita and it's wonderful. A custom workspace with only the things you use, utilizing the 4-touch canvas, and disabling touch to paint and Krita is S tier IMO. I didn't know about disabling touch to paint until many months into drawing and I was all the time having to erase or undo accidental marks from my palm. Complete non-issue now. Love that program. Donate if you can.
Absolutely agree. I have made my own workspace and did share the process on Krita Artists org was a lot of fun playing around with that. But also a lot of trial and error. It's a bit of work, but it's absolutely possible to get almost the same experience as CSP.
Infinite painter You can move up the tools you use the most to a top toolbar, and that makes it sooo much more usable
Concepts is so much more than that.
Fot technical illustrations, architectural stuff, and even vector design is top-notch. I use Concepts and CSP for different purposes. Both are great!
Thanks for the info
exactly. i just purchased a licence a few days ago, because i wanted an app for easy sketching and designing. and i fell in love with it in like 5 minutes. i highly recommend it.
Cool. trying it now. Love it on my Samsung, will try on my iPad and Windows desktop too. I like that they're constantly developing and working on the cross platform compatibility. I use, sigh, everything, so cross platform is a big plus for me. IOS doesn't cross over yet, but looking at their update record, I think it will soon.
So many others have mentioned Krita's four finger tap gesture to hide the UI and that makes me happy.
Probably the biggest thing I love it for is that I can use the exact same brushes I'm using on the computer, I don't have to work in a different style or in a different way (I'm heavily reliant on the "Memileo Impasto" set of painting brushes), it's the /exact/ same painting experience as I'm used to the desktop but on a smaller screen that can be carried anywhere or used in bed.
Now most of the people say I don’t know how to use the app but I love autodesk sketchbook over procreate on my iPad and I have both apps , the size of sketching pencil in procreate and even if you increase the brush from brush settings , it will but It doesn’t behave properly.
I think the price you quoted for Clip Studio Paint is for the smartphone only subscription. For a tablet its more and starts at $4.49 a month or $26.99 per year for the Pro version in a single device.
Thought this was worth mentioning. Great video and excellent info.
I'm in Canada, and the prices are different. It's like $6/month or $36/year for CSP Pro.
@@itsrealleaf I looked into this on their website and Clip Studio Ask both confirm that the smartphone plan does not work on android tablets like the Tab S9/S10. The cheapest plan is phone only.
@@itsrealleaf wait is this real??
@@RuthwikRao yeah! just checked their website to make sure LOL, all of android fits into a single category unless u use Samsung Dex with an external tablet (like a wacom one), if u do so u have to pay for the 26$ plan
I don't know if they still have this bundle, but at one point they offered users who had the older version the updated desktop and app together.
If there's one guy I trust to make a CSP tutorial, it's Brad.
It's crazy you posted this video right when I needed it
Krita should really be first in my opinion. You literally have all the features all of these apps have, most even better and completely free, always. You can reposition, resize, and change every docker and tool bar on screen. Tap the screen with four fingers to hide all the UI and back, and then use the pop up palette for quick changes. I suggest trying all the dockers on one side of the screen, so that your dominant hand has all the space to draw.
Android only tho.
Poor iOS folk
The only thing about Krita was finding a brush that I really felt comfortable sketching with. I did eventually, tho.
FYI As with any piece of software they you are using to create things, be mindful of the User End License agreement, especially for some of these "Free" Apps. They may state that anything created with the application they have a right to sell, distribute, modify or do whatever they want with it. Not saying that all free apps are bad, even paid apps have bad license agreements, just do your research and be mindful.
Awesome timing for me whoaa, just snagged a deal on the galaxy tab s9fe here in India 😊 thanks as always for your wonderful work and insightful takes
bro, was literally now watching your last android apps list from years ago then i refreshed my youtube and boom.. there you are
Ibis Paint X and Infinite Painter are my go to drawing apps!
Concepts guy. Really tried to leave for procreate or Affinity designer but I always bounce back for the infinite canvas and scalability.
I mean you don't need to leave anything. I use Procreate, Concepts and Affinity Designer extensively. It's all based on what you like or need for the task at hand. They cover the spectrum of bitmap and vector base art for me.
I love Sketchbook's UI and versatility. Hope that someday, the Affinity apps
get an Android release.
Infinite Painter is my fave (generally), but the Transfrom tools (especially Liquify) make my lines jagged. It can be frustrating but I love their UI. I have other much older apps like LayerPaint HD and CloverPaint that run smoother even at much higher resolutions. I think IP has some memory leak issues, not sure if it's their Project Restore or Screen Record... but my gut tells me it's one of them. I really wish there was a way to just toggle off some of the things that might be running in the background of the app and sucking up memory.
Woohoo finally I've been waiting. We need more vector apps like affinity designer for Android
Indeed!
And animation apps too!!
May God bless the krita devs
Clip studio paint is not 99 cents a month. For tablets it's 4,49.
😢
Yeah, 99c is for mobile version.
Good to know Sketchbook still makes the list. I still use it on my tablet when I'm not drawing directly on my desktop apps.
Please what tablet are you using?
I draw on my phone and use Ibis Paint X, I used Infinite Painter, Art Flow, and HiPaint before. I like IBX the most currently, but thinking of trying Infinite Painter again. These give me more options thanks.
Man, there are some BANGERS missing from this list
2D artist
- infinite design (Vector version of Painter)
3d artist
- NomadSculpt
- Prisma3D
- 3D Modeling App
Animation
- roughAnimator
- FlipaClip
- Animation Desk
Video editors to turn it all into HQ motion
- PowerDirector
- LumaFusion
- NodeVideo
Bruh the title clearly says "10 Best Android Drawing Apps." Drawing apps. Drawing. Apps.
Cool app list, but the title says “drawing apps”.
I mean animation, 3D and Video editors are not specifically ''drawing apps'' drawing apps meant in this video is drawing a static image with drawing tools. A separate video about those apps would be cool tho.
Yep, what others said. The one I actually missed was ArtRage Vitae. As being an illustrator and digital painter, that's the closest thing I could find to Rebelle (but IMO Rebelle is quite better on desktop) on Android. My two favorite in the list and overall, though, are Krita and Infinite Painter (so, I disagree a bit with what is said in the video). Mostly as both do allow for fast picking color with the side pen (huge when digital painting) in a way that is not "flow/focus" breaking (if well configured on preferences). And also because IMO those two are better suited for serious realistic/complex painting. But if you want to mimic traditional painting (oils, etc), ArtRage Vitae is the best you can get for that on an Android tablet (Krita can get close with some smart use and configuration).
BTW, I'd say Krita and Clip Studio have very nice and complete animation modes.
bro did the waffles and pancakes thing.
This is great! next time someone asks me what drawing programs they can use with an android device, I can just send them this 🥰
This was a great round-up. 😁😁I've tried HiPaint, Sketchbook, Penup, and Infinite Painter. I like them all but I haven't been able to find a texture feature for the canvas on any of the other apps besides Infinite Painter. I like having my canvas mimic various real life canvases. If there's a way to do this in HiPaint, Sketchbook or PenUp PLEASE let me know as there are things I like about those as well.
It's been a minute since I tested out concept, but if I remember right it does have a paper texture.
Might be also remembering a different one that had the layers locked.
@@Anjel1e Thanks, I'll check it out. But isn't Concept an "infinite canvas?" I'll be interested to see how that works.
@ajwalker4416 The default is infinity, but you can change the size to fit a more uhhh restricted size.
One thing to note semi related; the saving mechanism is.... Interesting. Likely due to working around the infinity option. Take note of what percentage you've got selected. It threw me for a loop.
I just installed Krita on my phone... yes, my phone (Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) because I don't have a tablet. Anyway, Krita seems to have the option of canvas only mode. 4 finger tap to get out of it (Apparently Tab key if you have a keyboard).
How do you get it to work? I installed it on my Note 20 Ultra but the UI flows off screen most of the time, so creating a new file involves so much window moving
@ASEM-1123 I just started using it today. It is very clunky for little screen and I alternate portrait and landscape and move the menus. As for the side panels. I closed all except the layers. I accidentally got the brush panel floating and not sure how to close it.🤷♀️ But I was using it to my advantage on canvas only mode (View - show Canvas only) , it stayed, so I just slide it to the bottom edge where it's just the top bar showing and raise it up to get the eraser or the pen. Currently, just doing line art. So it's going good for that.
you can always use dex
The worst with subscriptions is that you do not own the app and if the company decide to not develop this app any more they will lock the app so you can not use it, a bit like subscription service for HP printers can brick your device as long as you don't pay a monthly fea to own it. I rater are without updates than lose an app like I used and built my workflow around.
In that case Krita would be your best choice, it's open source and completely free.
Sketchbook is my joint since like 2015
This is the best timing just got my pen for xiaomi pad 6
krita is way ahead than paid ipad apps
I really enjoy the content you bring and the honesty, so helpful! ♥
insane that i got a tablet in the mail an hour ago and found this vid same day it released
Oh my goodness so Huion Sketch is Hipaint?? I really love Huion Sketch but sadly it was removed, I am just so glad it's back again I miss it so much, I remember being so happy to see Huion sketch because it's literally procreate on android
Huge help, thanks for making!
Have been waiting for this
My top:
1. Krita / Ibis Paint
2. Concepts / Infinite Painter
3. PENUP
ArtRage Vitae! :) ;) Huge for painting.
Sketchbook and Krita are some OG apps!
Also my favorites!
You did forget to mention on Concepts that you can buy some parts just one time. You do not need to do a subscription to it. Plus it is vector art, not pixel based. I love it for digital inking and coloring if I am going to edit it later in Adobe Illustrator.
Hey from 11:35 to 12:05 you talking about "force feedback" on the S-Pen whilst painting in "Pen Up". I have a Tab s10+ and never felt something like this?! Do I need to turn it on first or did I missunderstood something? If anybody knows something about this, pls tell me. ❤
Hey, yeah! I've a Tab 7+ and same thing.....
I think he stroked out when he said that. S-Pens don't have any vibration motors to do things like that. Not sure what he thought he was talking about.
Yeah the s pens that come with the s9 and s10 series tablets don't have a battery or require bluetooth to work. They use Wacom's EMR technology. I was really confused when he said that because that's not the case at all.
@Dillonbninja Well, they do have a battery, but it's only used for air commands where you can wave the spen around and control different actions. Definitely no vibration motor for spen feedback though.
Ah, it's great to see an Android round up. Thanks!
Brad, would you mind setting the focus and exposure on the desk camera? Especially in the sped up segments the flickering brightness and random blur becomes distracting from the great content.
I've been using ArtFlow and Sketchbook for a long time now but I love the look of Concepts. If the one off purchase gives me enough flexibility I could see it becomingly my new favourite for on the go drawing!
I use Krita both on my computer and on my Samsung tablet.
sketchbook and infinite painter are my go to
Perfect timing, next month I am gonna shoot my shot on a Samsung Tab S9 FE+, and I would like to dive into digital art once again after a longer pause. Thanks Brad.👌
I would still suggest tab s8+ or s9+ is u find a good deal on it
@@tusharkadam4390 Why?
Very nice tablet, excellent purchase. The FE+ is the one with the bigger screen, so, good choice. I have a s7 FE (in the 7th gen that was the big size of 12.4, unlike now) and I am very happy with it. For me (in this order), Krita, Infinite Painter, ArtRage Vitae and Sketchbook really work fantastic on the FE. I can work on large canvases (I mean in pixels dimensions, print resolution), so, I guess, more the case with the S9 FE+.
@@tusharkadam4390 they're much more expensive, and at that price might as well buy an ipad pro (if you specifically want the tab for art).
@@Bloomkyaaa while what 3polygons said is true. I'm little bit surprised to hear that. Me and my friend bought tablets together (i got s8+ and he got s7fe) for long term and heavy use need more ram and decent chip inside. Whereas he was having some issue after about two years. Little laggy ui when multitasking and switching around apps. But once u get into app it works flawlessly. FE is more get cheap and switch in 3 years or so(just personal opinion)
Concepts also has a one-time purchase option but it's not a cross-platform purchase.
I don't know why, but I keep returning to Sketchbook. Something about the way some of the brushes feel and the layout just seems perfect for me.
Okay all of these apps are amazing so I wanted to talk about some of 'em:
- Ibis Paint x is good. I wish it had a true dark theme though.
- Krita is fun. It doesn't perform very well on the more lower-end tablets (like my 2019 s6 lite lol)
- Hipaint is also good I guess, but the brush engine just doesn't do it for me.
- Concepts is super fun but it feels a little gimmicky. But you know, it's made for a very niche type of art so you can't really blame it.
- Medibang feels old idk it just feels outdated.
Hey Brad, I have 2 questions:
1. Would you say Procreate on iPad is better than all the Android Apps here?
2. How would you rank the apps you've mentioned? What are the top 3 according to you?
It really depends what you need from a drawing program, I consider Krita and clip studio paint way better than procreate, but that's because I learned digital art on complex programs like that so a very simplified app like procreate feels off to me (I also dislike the brush engine there). Procreate is good if you don't need extra bells and whistles.
IMO top 3 on android are - Clip Studio Paint, Infinite Painter, Krita.
It seems that his top 3 are CSP, Ibix, Hipaint. He mentioned that he is using CSP most of the time, so that is his 1. Only makes sense for the next to be his 2.
Hi brad can you also make a list of 2d puppet animation apps for android (if you could include some opensource or free to use ones it would be great)
Man i was JUST thinking to install a new drawing app (used ibis paint, the ads were dreadfull)
Krita is the way to go, the best drawing app ever made, every feature a real professional would ever need.
@@bongkem2723 thank buddy🙌🙌
Bro I just searched for videos like these yesterday and was wandering why you haven't made one in 2024 😅
The video I was searching for - thx 👍 coming from procreate on iPad and wanted to find an app for my Samsung - it's crazy that most of these you actually need to subscribe and pay monthly for the app.
Do you know brad , i found your channel by a video just like this, in that video you recommend many android apps.
Infinite Painter has by far the best UI and is my favorite in terms of user experience. If only the brushes were better, it would undoubtedly be the best drawing app on Android.
I can't seem to find the 6,50 price of CSP anywhere... It's $50 annually everywhere I looked
I think Brad made a mistake here that option is for smartphones only. For a tablet it's more. (Edit) I checked and it starts at $26 a year for the Pro version, EX costs more and has all the multiple pages options etc.
Has Krita's touch implementation improved? I used to always have trouble with it recognize panning/zooming gesture as pen strokes.
Edit: I've tried it out again after changing the touch painting setting as suggested and it's a miles better experience. Still a little bit finicky going between pen and touch but definitely usable now.
You can disable the "Draw with finger"-feature. This way your finger-input stays a gesture.
You can disable touch painting to be sure. And all my gestures work as long as I have my pen separated enough from the screen, I suspect that is how they detect the difference.
@@Jj82op I'll be honest I didn't even realize that was an option, I'll definitely try to look for it.
As others have said, def disable touch painting. You'll end up with weird dots all over the place no matter how careful you are.
Damnn the amount of pron I used to draw on Paint X... Wait what?
Medibang Pro from iPad will be ported to android hopefully by the end of the year, medibang was my favorite PC app but Medibang Paint just felt slow in my tablet.
Planning to switch to Medibang Pro once it comes out.🎉
It does have a bit of slow performance, it's true. I still find it pretty usable tho.
Hey Brad, Thanks for this great vid on all these apps. Question if you don’t mind. Are you more IOS or Android on your artwork that you do? Just wondering cause in the near future I am going to be purchasing a 27” or 32” ALogic touch monitor 4k or wait for their 5k. They can work with MAC OS but I know the PC works great with them as well. I ask because it will help me in choosing which Mini desktop I want to get or building my own desktop and then it will be PC then. Appreciate you.
Krita for Android needs a "Procreate mode"/a "Clip Studio Doodle mode"... (somebody tag the Krita community...) // _Edit:_ I just notice from reading the comments that Krita has a powerful UI rearrangement interface; somebody needs to use that to create a Krita Doodle Mode...
@@FerdinandZebua you can do it yourself, just use the popup pallete for brushes and color wheel, put the tools you most frequently use on the edit tool bar so they show on the canvas mode and thats it, the krita development team is so small that they can't work on a new ui at the moment for tablets, they say its comming at some point but not soon
Thanks for the video! I have a question. How do I import a PSD file into HiPaint? Previously, this was possible, everything opened with layers, now the application does not open the PSD format at all. It seems to work with the HSD format, but in the same Photoshop there is no way to save a file in this format
what I would like is an app that has some sort of infinite canvas and only aplies a resolution when exporting it but untill then gives you the option for for zoom in and not be limited by pixels.
Concepts.
@noncinque I tried it too. But the brush size is still limited by a pixel size value which is coupled to the original zoom of the canvas. So even though your actual resolution is calculated by the dpi when exporting (means you can't even set it yourself) the pixel limit us still there.
Besides that, Concepts feels kinda like a scatch/note app (even though I have to admit that this is currently my skill limit anyway in terms of drawing and drawing apps anyways, so what do I know xD) and is comparably expencise when you don't want to have a subscription.
Csp is by far greater than the others in terms of working on really big canvases
Hi brad, your reviews are very crisp!thanks.
What is your opinion on lenova tab m12? Is it good for drawing?
Thanks!
thanks i really appreciate it
Do any of these apps compete with Fresco's suite of tools? Eg. Vector, live brushes, animation etc.
I'm desperate to be rid of my ipad pro m4, but I mainly use Fresco, so that's stopping me from jumping ship to an Android tablet. As an Android phone user, I find the ipadOS to be absolutely horrendous.
Would you know if Sketchbook was able to replace the alcohol marker tool after Copic withdrew its support and disappeared up its own backside?
I would like to use hipaint but it constantly crashes to the gallery and ive not found a way to prevent it. If anyone knows how to fix the crashes that would be great.
What kind of pad device are you using?
Penup is perfectly fine for beginners
I really like the social media aspect, so you can see all the good stuff that other people can do in the app
I might be trading sketchbook for high paint..and that's cause highpaint have a refernce window you can use. And animate on it
Gracias por poner multiples idiomas. :D
IBIS PAINT X❤
Brad love your work... just for those curious - Here in Australia, for CSP it's $6.49AUD a month PRO or $40.99AUD per annum. Or Ex is $12.99AUD a month or Ex is $111.99AUD per annum! Fairly ridiculous when infinite painter was roughly $15-20AUD for life. 😢 Now if you did a rate exchange of USD to AUD. Your price mentioned of $6.15USD per annum should rate exchange to $9.51AUD. we're far from that figure, we are being robbed downunder 😢
it's the same price everywhere, he just go the pricing wrong
I'd love this kind of rating but for when you're drawing on your smartphone.
I wish adobe fresco would come to android 😢😢😢😢
Clip studio is affordable only if you buy it when they put it on discount.. otherwise it would be more than 4$/month.. no perpetual option as for desktop :/
Concepts can be really good but it has a huge bug/defect. The layer opacity doesn't work as expected. It doesn't apply to the layer but to the brushes you use in the layer, this means that if pass over with the same brushes (100% brush opacity) in a layer that's less than 100% opacity, you will end up summing the brush until you reach 100% opacity anyway.. impossible to do shading / lighting this way.. a real bummer
Can you do a video featuring the 3rd party accessories that go with ipadpro/Samsung s10ultra?
Could you make a video about the best features and specs to look out for in an android drawing tablet (stuff like recommended ram, Screen size etc all in one dedicated video) and compare what you'd recommend? I want a galaxy tab but I'm very unsure if I should look try and get a 7, 7 plus, 8 or even something newer. I just wanna know what I should be prioritising when I look.
Get what you can afford. Years ago I followed Brad's suggestion and went with the tab 6 lite. It was what I could afford at the time. This past year I upgraded to a tab s9fe based off of Brad's review of that tablet. The higher specs help with Ibis Paint size of canvas and layers. Plus it is slightly larger. I also use it with the app EasyCanvas as a second screen/drawing monitor like a Wacom XP-pen drawing monitor for my Asus Rog Ally. A great little travel art studio on the go.
Appreciate this! Thank you Brad.
2:12 More like 4 euros a month and 25,50 euros a year. Seems like they increased the price massively just after you made this video.
Artflow app y ibis paintx ❤️❤😊😊
Does the Android version of Ibis Paint have Full Screen Mode? The Windows Ver. doesn't, while the iOS version has.
Yes
@@elisafaleschini2404 Thx much for the info!
So, I wanna ask a question (Hope Brad replies :c)
Earlier this year, I bought a Galaxy Tab S8+, but couldn't get to make it work properly. Whenever I would make a stroke, lift my hand, and rest it again, it would undo the stroke I just made. It happened every 20 strokes or so, but after long drawing sessions it started to get on my nerves.
I did EVERYTHING on my power to avoid those undos.
- I ditched the magnetic case, because that would apparently interefere with the funcionality
- I bought a silicone case, and a plastic stand
- I also bought the Wacom One stylus, bought a glove, used it with and without matte screen protectors
and the bug would still persist :(
I ended up ditching it, and buying an iPad
Has anyone else had that problem?
Habit mostly.
You kinda need to make sure the screen register your stylus first (indicator/cursor appearing) before you place your hand. I myself got a lot of unwanted dots, never got anything like unwanted undo, which needs 2-point tap in most apps. Do you place both hands on the screen while drawing?
@ no, I only place my drawing hand on the display, and the display was registering properly without any big issues
I point out to the fact that the screen may be defective. As said, I haven’t had those kinds of issues with any other tablets, just that one S8+
Was this app dependend or in every app you used?
What app are you using? Tab s8 plus user here
@@rudolphspinner4418 it happened a little less in other apps, but it mostly happened on Clip Studio Paint and infinite painter
Does anyone knows if any of these have vector brushes? Been looking for one to improve the sketchy lines in my paintings
I'm not sure about all of them, but I know Clip Studio Paint has both raster layers and vector layers. If you'd like a glimpse into CSP's vector layers, shar made a video recently about her experience using CSP for animation.
Great video! I've tried a bunch of these apps and right now I prefer Infinite Painter. It does have its quirks, I have to watch lots of videos to learn the different features. Which android app would you recommend for your digital art course? You use Procreate in the course, but I would love to see the tutorials done on an android, or even just a video of work arounds for the features from procreate that don't transfer well to the other apps. Thanks!
clip studio and infinite painter are the best . 😳😳
Can you make a top 10 animation apps for android.
Csp is a full version .
Doodle mode? You mean simple mode!
The mode where only the interface is simple
Which ones can you have multiple devices for one account though? 👀
Infinite painter
Hiii i hope you can review the latest huawei matte tab
What tablet is this?
Looks like a samsung tab ultra, idk which series tho
CSP is 6 dollars for smart phones not tablets
Plz make a video on redmi pad pro 5g with redmi smart pen
IbisPaint squad woooo !
HiPaint is a great app but the import/export function does not work on Android
What pen is he using in this one?
most likely the samsung pen.
A S-pen!
Is a pen that comes with Samsung tablets, developed in collab with Wacom if I don't mistake, and, like a drawing tablet stylus, it doesn't need to be charged.
It is, overall, a very nice pen!
I used Krita for windows for around 4 years now. Trying the mobile version on my samsung tab S4. the brushes are waaay better than ibis or anything i've tried. But it's not good in terms of pen button mapping (you can't, at least now), and no shortcuts like double tap, and the palm rejection is kinda meh. The interface also not very tablet friendly especially on my tab, it's okay if it was on my 27 inch monitor, but on 10 inch tablet is just... not that good