Zen Brush 3
Freely draw beautiful zen art.
$4.99
1.13.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Zen Brush 3
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).
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).
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.13.1
Last updated on Feb 6, 2023
Old Versions
Fixed an issue where the Apple Pencil hover position was not correctly reflected if the system's "Display Zoom" setting was changed.
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Version History
1.13.1
Feb 6, 2023
Fixed an issue where the Apple Pencil hover position was not correctly reflected if the system's "Display Zoom" setting was changed.
1.13
Jan 30, 2023
- Updated the drawing engine and improved it so that changing the brush size does not change the shade of the ink anymore.
1.12
Dec 7, 2022
- Added pointer display on the canvas for devices supporting Apple Pencil hover.
- Added highlighting of hovered user interface for devices supporting Apple Pencil hover.
- Minor bug fixes.
- Added highlighting of hovered user interface for devices supporting Apple Pencil hover.
- Minor bug fixes.
1.10
Oct 10, 2022
Updated the drawing engine. More beautiful strokes and improved brush control. Please enjoy this new evolution of Zen Brush 3!
1.09
Jul 13, 2022
- Fixed a bug where trying to share images in the JPEG format was actually exporting to the PNG format.
- Adjustments to the screen display.
- Speed improvements.
- Adjustments to the screen display.
- Speed improvements.
1.08
Dec 8, 2021
- Improved painting fluidity.
- Added "New Year" templates.
- Adjusted the texture of the ink.
- Added support for tapping with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) (choose the functionality in the Settings screen).
- Improved stability when processing imports from Zen Brush 2.
- Added "New Year" templates.
- Adjusted the texture of the ink.
- Added support for tapping with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) (choose the functionality in the Settings screen).
- Improved stability when processing imports from Zen Brush 2.
1.07.1
Sep 22, 2021
- Adjusted the user interface display for iOS 15 / iPadOS 15.
1.07
Sep 15, 2021
- Updated the drawing engine for an even richer expressiveness.
- Adjusted the Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity (if necessary, you can adjust it to your liking with "Pressure Sensitivity" in the Settings screen).
- Adjusted the Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity (if necessary, you can adjust it to your liking with "Pressure Sensitivity" in the Settings screen).
1.06
May 9, 2021
- Added functionality to export square images.
- Improved image smoothness.
- Fixed a problem where layer thumbnails were sometimes not displayed.
- Adjusted the user interface.
- Improved image smoothness.
- Fixed a problem where layer thumbnails were sometimes not displayed.
- Adjusted the user interface.
1.05
Apr 23, 2021
- Added layers functionality. You can use it add words to your photos or draw line work and coloring separately.
- Enhanced drying functionality. You can now adjust the natural drying time when you are drawing.
- Added 20 style templates.
Standard : Japanese Letter / Tanzaku
Frame : Light and Shadow (Square / Long / Circle) / Polygon (White / black) / Notebook
Season Backgrounds: 12 colors
- Improved the detection accuracy for touch and gestures.
- Adjusted the user interface.
- Enhanced drying functionality. You can now adjust the natural drying time when you are drawing.
- Added 20 style templates.
Standard : Japanese Letter / Tanzaku
Frame : Light and Shadow (Square / Long / Circle) / Polygon (White / black) / Notebook
Season Backgrounds: 12 colors
- Improved the detection accuracy for touch and gestures.
- Adjusted the user interface.
1.04
Feb 7, 2021
- Added editing functionality (ink positioning / gradation effect / guide display)
- Added Korean language support
- Improved ink drawing touch accuracy and reduced latency
- Adjusted the user interface
- Added Korean language support
- Improved ink drawing touch accuracy and reduced latency
- Adjusted the user interface
1.03
Dec 7, 2020
- Added 21 style templates.
Standard: Kōzo Paper (Dark) / Gold Plate / Silver Plate
Frame: Sembonkōshi / Sembonkōshi (Purple) / Muntin / Muntin (Dark) / Sky / Full Moon
Color Paper: Light Blue / Grayish Blue / Pale Orange / Reddish Orange / Dark Red / Purplish Red / Dark Purple / Dark Gray / Gold / Silver
3D: Wooden Log Signboard / Gingerbread Man
- Made adjustments to some templates.
- Fixed a problem where Undo was being executed unintentionally when executing a specific sequence of operations.
- Fixed rendering when exporting with the canvas in the horizontal orientation.
Standard: Kōzo Paper (Dark) / Gold Plate / Silver Plate
Frame: Sembonkōshi / Sembonkōshi (Purple) / Muntin / Muntin (Dark) / Sky / Full Moon
Color Paper: Light Blue / Grayish Blue / Pale Orange / Reddish Orange / Dark Red / Purplish Red / Dark Purple / Dark Gray / Gold / Silver
3D: Wooden Log Signboard / Gingerbread Man
- Made adjustments to some templates.
- Fixed a problem where Undo was being executed unintentionally when executing a specific sequence of operations.
- Fixed rendering when exporting with the canvas in the horizontal orientation.
1.02
Nov 7, 2020
- Moved the button to clear the canvas from the Menu screen to the toolbar.
- Adjusted the colors of the "Plain" templates.
- Added support for simplified Chinese.
- Adjusted the colors of the "Plain" templates.
- Added support for simplified Chinese.
1.01
Oct 28, 2020
- Adjusted the ink texture to make it more scratchy for negative amounts of water.
- Added functionality to save work as an image to the Photos app.
- Added functionality to import project files from Zen Brush 2 (projects must first be exported using Zen Brush 2 version 1.28 or later).
- Fixed a problem causing unintentional touch actions after some specific operations.
- Adjustment to parts of the user interface display.
- Minor bug fixes.
- Added functionality to save work as an image to the Photos app.
- Added functionality to import project files from Zen Brush 2 (projects must first be exported using Zen Brush 2 version 1.28 or later).
- Fixed a problem causing unintentional touch actions after some specific operations.
- Adjustment to parts of the user interface display.
- Minor bug fixes.
1.0.1
Sep 29, 2020
Zen Brush 3 FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Zen Brush 3.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Zen Brush 3 supports English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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