Zen Brush 2

Name: Zen Brush 2
Rating: 3.85593 (118 reviews)

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Zen Brush 2

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User Reviews for Zen Brush 2

So simple, yet robust and beautiful...

It was a little intimidating at first. This app is not your average sketch app... there is just one brush tool (with 2 colors, three levels of transparency, and 4 texture/wetness levels), no layers, and not a lot of editing tools besides a deep but limited undo button. This art app is specifically focused on the Japanese Ink brush style, and challenges the user to reinvent how they express themselves artistically. Novices to digital painting or sketching may find this app too specific, but anyone and everyone will enjoy stepping up to the challenge of painting in this minimalist style. Full disclosure: I am categorically a “noob” at digital art making in any style!!! But I have a deep passion for exploring and learning how to use art making apps on the iPad 6th gen with iOS12. This is the ideal app for anyone interested in high tech digital painting in this ancient traditional technique. Be sure to use the Apple Pencil (or other supported “active” stylus) to make the most of the pressure and angle sensitivity for the fullest range of the virtual brush’s expressivity.

@MrZeppo, Jun 03, 2019

The Missing Link

I have always loved the feel and tool realism of this iOS app on my iPad Pro. But there is one very important option missing that prevents me from using it and giving it 5 stars: The ability to import a background photo for ‘tracing’ purposes and color selection. If this upgrade happens, it will be #1 for me!

agallia, Nov 06, 2020

Amazing program, I really enjoy it, but...

I didn’t use the original Zen Brush, so I can’t speak to that version, but this is a really strong painting program. I really love the “feeling” of the brush distortion as the the pressure changes with the Apple Pencil. I have been looking for a program like this for a while, even with ProCreate available.THings I would like to see included in the next update would be having the addition of a pre-wet paper option, to allow the ink to drift a little or interact with the other strokes on the paper. Also, I appreciate the original colors being red and black, but what I would love is a small pallet of colors, like a medium box of crayons, maybe 16/24 colors each with the 3 options of opacity. Later on in a further iteration, adding mixing for custom colors, but now just adding a wet paper option and and a couple dozen colors would be fantastic. Great overall app.

DJ.Badhair, Jun 27, 2018

One Of My Favorites

I've been using this app since the first Zen Brush hit the App Store. Zen Brush 2 added some cool features but maintained its dedication to Chinese calligraphy.And now you can use it in the messages app.If you're into Chinese calligraphy, this is great. But if you're just an artist then this is still fantastic.It places limitations on you and forces you to get creative. You don't have a pallet of colors. You essentially have black, sometimes brown, white, and a third color which varies depending on what background are using.If you like graffiti art, this might be a great app for you. If you like cartooning, that's me, then this will be a great app for you. If you just like drawing using lines of different thicknesses, This app is for you.It's consistently updated with the latest stylus updates. Many different stylus' are supported.Hit the buy button. It's great!

Gitarzz, Mar 27, 2018

serene & calming

by far one of my favorite apps when i want to just shut the mind off and draw. i find it focusing, calming and serene. the three ink styles and only two colors have an amazingly wide range of possibility and yet present a limiting challenge which i find quite enjoyable. i've spent hours in the evenings drawing with this app and have often generated some very good ideas. the rest is just FUN.

hypernose, Jan 14, 2018

My favorite

This is my favorite drawing app. Its simplicity is its strength. Easy to use with the ability to save incrementally. I use the Apple Pencil. When I finish a drawing I email it to myself and save in a file before posting on Pinterest. My only problem is that I have hit the delete button by mistake and there goes the drawing! No recovery. If I could have one thing different it would be the placement of the delete somewhere else so no accidental deletes!

Jancranorlan, Jul 09, 2019

Fabulous Upgrade

Zen Brush was always a wonderful app, true to its name simple and yet subtly powerful.This is a fine upgrade, perhaps to many fiddle options, but the price is excellent and the support for various stylus choices is lovely.Also as in the original:The extra bits are discoverable.It does not really need directions.

John Joyce, Jun 06, 2018

Amazing app...needs iCloud sync

Zen Brush 2 is an amazing app. It literally gets out of your way to allow your creativity to flow. Been using it for years. After trying countless of drawing and sketching apps, I always go back to Zen Brush. The only reason I keep looking for a replacement is because Zen Brush 2 lacks iCloud sync. If you need to replace your phone, all your Zen Brush creations are gone. I think adding a way to sync would not disrupt the amazing zen flow of the app; iCloud sync would just provide a useful feature to those of us who need it. If Zen Brush can have a sync feature, hands down, it will be the best drawing app in the AppStore.

klawhi, Dec 30, 2018

Extraordinary!

After years of using Zen Brush I think Zen Brush 2 is extraordinary. An amazing art program that does one thing extremely well: mimic the real-world flex and bristle spread of a sumi brush. The responsive and expressive nature of Zen brush is even more amazing with the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil. The added benefits of the 5 “UNDO's” and DRY brush of version 2 makes it an outstanding addition. I love the ability to Save and Load previous drawings, add to them, and save as new artwork. The ability to Export (Save) as PNGs with Transparent backgrounds makes it ideal for use in Procreate, Concepts, or Affinity Photo (for iPad) and use the brushwork as layer to use with layered color artwork is AWESOME. In fact, the ONLY thing missing from this version of ZenBrush 2 is the ability to import art from Photos and use it as a springboard to create other artwork. (A single transparent layer would be perfect too.) but at least the ability to import from PHOTOS would be greatly appreciated. GREAT WORK Zen Brush team!!

ROC-889, Aug 11, 2017

Best writing app for ipad Pro

What happened? Something very bad is what... Why did it change? Why? Now the ink bleeds all over no matter what and there is no more dark, rich ink. Seriously, what happened?XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXThis app is BEAUTIFUL. It is fluid, smooth and easy to use. It has two major flaws. I. It is very limited on colors. I don't know why. You set two colors for each page. Second, it has a delete page button that does not ask if you are sure. This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that it has an undo that lets you bring the page bacK, most of the time, which brings me to a third problem, perhaps not a MAJOR flaw, but still serious. The undo button is seemingly random 'in how many steps it will let you go back. Sometimes, it will not let you restore more than even a couple of steps. This app has tremendous potential and works exceptionally well with Apple Pencil. Just give us a few more colors and better undo options. It is definitely the best "inking"app there is in the store right now. For writing text, it is without compare.

Tom Steele, Feb 10, 2019

Description

Zen Brush 2 is a drawing app focused on the strong yet beautiful feel of the East Asian ink brush. With a new drawing engine that brings to life a feeling of silky fluent painting and the delicacy of an ink brush, providing a simple and intuitive user interface imbued with the Zen spirit, this app is designed to be optimal for performing Zen art. Simply start the app and you are immediately ready to draw.

Anyone can create superb Zen art anywhere and at any time with this app’s uniquely rich expressiveness. You can publish your work to Facebook and Twitter with the "Share" and "Open in" functions. You can also share or edit your images by opening them in other apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp, LINE, Photoshop Mix, etc. - The next step in the evolution of the Zen Brush app which achieved more than 1.5 million downloads on all platforms combined. - Includes a new brush engine providing an even stronger, beautiful expressiveness. - Includes a gallery feature that makes it possible to save your work in progress. - Includes red ink in addition to the black ink (*). - Ink dispersion effect enables a three-dimensional feeling of depth. * Actual colors vary depending on the template. Features: - 92 background style templates. - Simple brush size adjustment with slider. - Simple main tools: Ink brush, red brush, eraser brush. - 3 levels of ink dispersion. - 3 levels of ink tone. - Canvas zoom (zoom in and out with pinch gestures). - Guide lines (9 types). - Undo / redo (5 levels). - Save your work to the photo library. - Open in other apps (Formats: JPEG, PNG, transparent PNG (no background)). - Share artwork (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). - Simulated finger pressure. - Support for pressure sensitive styluses. * Apple Pencil / Wacom Bamboo Stylus / Adonit / Scriba / SonarPen - Support for iPad Pro. - Support for 3D Touch. - Adjustable brush pressure sensitivity (5 levels). - Adjustable tilt sensitivity (5 levels). * Requires a pen that supports tilt. - Supports multitasking (Slide Over / Split View). - Support for iMessage App.