ibis Paint X

Feature rich digital art studio for beginners and experts

ibis Paint X delivers a surprisingly powerful drawing experience that rivals many desktop suites, wrapped in an interface that stays approachable for newcomers. It’s clearly designed with illustrators, manga artists, and hobbyists in mind, but its depth is enough to satisfy demanding creators.

The star attraction is its enormous toolset. With tens of thousands of brushes and materials, more than 2,000 fonts, and a generous selection of filters, screentones, and blending modes, you can build anything from loose sketches to fully inked and colored pages. Layer support is virtually unrestricted, and the inclusion of clipping masks, vector tools, and blending options gives you the kind of control usually found in professional software.

Performance is excellent. Strokes feel smooth and responsive, with up to 60 fps rendering and reliable stabilization to tame shaky lines. Perspective and symmetry rulers make complex compositions (like mandalas or comic panels) faster and more accurate, while the animation feature lets you produce short looping sequences or simple storyboards directly within the app.

A standout feature is time-lapse recording of your drawing process. You can replay your work, share it, or browse others’ process videos through the built-in community, which doubles as a learning hub alongside the developer’s official tutorials.

The free version is ad-supported and some advanced features sit behind optional subscriptions, which may distract during long sessions. However, the core drawing toolkit is already extremely generous.

Overall, ibis Paint X is one of the most comprehensive digital art studios available on touch devices, combining raw power, rich learning resources, and a community focus that encourages you to improve your skills.