MyPaint is an open source paint program with dynamic brushes for graphic tablets.
This is a pressure sensitive Wacom tablet paint program.
It comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting.
Key Features
- Designed for pressure sensitive graphics tablets.
- Simple and minimalistic user interface.
- Large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting.
- Extensive brush creation and configuration options.
- Unlimited canvas.
- Layer management.
- Basic layer support.
- Flood fill tool.
Website: github.com/mypaint/mypaint
Support: Wiki
Developer: Martin Renold
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
MyPaint is written in C++ and Python. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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