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Zen Brush 3

Name: Zen Brush 3
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (300 reviews)

Experience the soul of East Asian ink painting on your iPad. Master the art of calligraphy and vibrant watercolors with a realistic 3D brush simulation designed for mindfulness and artistic elegance.

Key Figures

Downloads

199K+

User Rating

4.0/5

Total Ratings

300

Publisher

P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Find Your Zen in Every Stroke

Experience the meditative power of East Asian calligraphy and ink painting with a 3D drawing system that replicates the soul of traditional brushwork.

Authentic 3D Brushwork

Feel the soul of traditional calligraphy with a brush simulation that reacts precisely to your Apple Pencil's pressure and tilt.

The Magic of Fluidity

Master the art of 'nijimi' (bleeding) and 'bokashi' (blurring) with adjustable water levels and 30 traditional Japanese colors.

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Screenshots

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 mobile app interface showing a black ink calligraphy character on a scroll background — Zen Brush 3 mobile app interface showing a black ink calligraphy character on a scroll background

Zen Brush 3 - Digital ink stroke showing realistic bleeding and wetness control in Zen Brush 3 — Digital ink stroke showing realistic bleeding and wetness control in Zen Brush 3

Zen Brush 3 - A digital ink wash painting of bamboo showing natural ink blurring and blending effects — A digital ink wash painting of bamboo showing natural ink blurring and blending effects

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 app interface displaying a color palette and a digital ink painting of a cherry blossom tree — Zen Brush 3 app interface displaying a color palette and a digital ink painting of a cherry blossom tree

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 app interface demonstrating layer editing features with a digital ink painting of two goldfish — Zen Brush 3 app interface demonstrating layer editing features with a digital ink painting of two goldfish

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 app interface showing calligraphy on an imported photo with layer adjustment settings for brightness and saturation — Zen Brush 3 app interface showing calligraphy on an imported photo with layer adjustment settings for brightness and saturation

Zen Brush 3 - A smartphone showing the Zen Brush 3 app interface with a grid guide on a white canvas to help improve composition and balance. — A smartphone showing the Zen Brush 3 app interface with a grid guide on a white canvas to help improve composition and balance.

Zen Brush 3 - Collection of screens showing various background style templates for ink paintings in Zen Brush 3 — Collection of screens showing various background style templates for ink paintings in Zen Brush 3

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 app screenshots displaying digital ink painting and calligraphy features — Zen Brush 3 app screenshots displaying digital ink painting and calligraphy features

Zen Brush 3 - Zen Brush 3 app screenshots showing digital calligraphy and ink wash painting — Zen Brush 3 app screenshots showing digital calligraphy and ink wash painting

Description

Zen Brush 3 is a drawing app focused on the strong yet beautiful feel of the East Asian ink brush which can be used to perform calligraphy, ink painting and more. The drawing system that brings to life a feeling of silky fluent and delicate painting now allows an even wider range of expression thanks to the addition of "water" and "color". Providing a new simple and intuitive user interface, this app is designed to be optimal for performing Zen art. Simply start the app and you are immediately ready to draw. Anyone, anywhere, can create superb Zen art with this app’s uniquely rich expressiveness. You can also easily share and edit your calligraphy and images with other apps using the Export functionality. Skillfully use the rich background style templates to create and share atmospheric artwork. - The drawing system simulates a 3D model of an East Asian ink brush to enable varied and natural styles of brush handling. - The adjustable amount of water makes it possible to create expressions ranging from powerful edge effects to "nijimi" (bleeding) and "bokashi" (blurring) where colors mix. - You can also enjoy creating colored-ink paintings as well as watercolor paintings by making use of 30 selected traditional Japanese colors. - The layer functionality allows more flexible editing. - Import photos to add text to them or use them as background images for tracing. - Create fascinating artwork with a rich assortment of background style templates. - Traditional Japanese paper templates provide an authentic feel. Features: - 5 main tools (ink brush, color brush, water brush, eraser, blotting paper). - 10 levels of thickness. - 5 levels of water (not applicable to blotting paper). - 10 levels of ink tone (not applicable to water brush and blotting paper). - Color palette with 30 colors. - 89 background style templates. - Drying functionality (fast dry, instant dry, adjustable natural dry). - Layers functionality (import image / color adjustment / move / rotate / scale / reverse left and right / white transparency / gradation effect). - Guide display (character guides / partition guides / grid guides). - Movable toolbar (top / bottom / left / right). - Canvas zoom (zoom in and out with pinch gestures). - Undo / redo (5 levels). - Export functionality (formats: JPEG, PNG, transparent PNG (no background)). - Support for Apple Pencil (1st and 2nd generation). - Support for 3D Touch (where available: iPhone 6S - XS). - Drawing tool selection (finger and stylus / stylus only). - Adjustable brush pressure sensitivity (5 levels, with supported stylus only). - Adjustable tilt sensitivity (5 levels, with supported stylus only). - Gesture functionality (pinch zoom and drag, zoom toggle with 2-finger tap). - 3D brush display (enable / disable). - Pointer display (enable / disable). - 5 levels of canvas resolution with a maximum of 3072 x 4096 pixels (the higher resolutions do not work on devices with lower specs).