ibis Paint X is a popular and versatile drawing app downloaded more than 460 million times in total as a series, which provides over 47000 brushes, over 27000 materials, over 2100 fonts, 84 filters, 46 screentones, 27 blending modes, recording drawing processes, stroke stabilization feature, various ruler features such as radial line rulers or symmetry rulers, clipping mask features, Vector tool, Animation feature, and AI Disturbance Packed with professional features.H1: How I Got Sucked Into Digital Drawing with ibis Paint X H2: I Ain’t an Artist… But I Mess Around So here’s the thing. I’m a barber, right? Hair, fades, lineups—that’s my daily canvas. Been cutting for over a decade. But lately, in between cuts or when the shop slows down? I’ve been messing around with drawing. On my phone.
Never thought I’d say that.
It started as doodling, like bored-waiting-for-a-client type stuff. Then one day, I saw a guy on TikTok speed-painting some anime thing on this app called ibis Paint X. Looked clean. I figured—why not try?
Downloaded it that night. Next thing I know, I'm layering shadows and blending like I know what I’m doing. Still don’t. But I’m having fun with it.
H3: Why ibis Paint X? Honestly… It Just Works There’s other drawing apps out there—Procreate, Sketchbook, that kinda stuff. But this one’s free, and runs smooth even on my beat-up Samsung. That’s already a win.
You open it up, and the layout doesn’t scream “professional,” which I like. It’s not intimidating. You get your brush panel, layers, color wheel, tools—all right there. Even if you don’t know what half the stuff does, it’s kinda easy to poke around and figure it out.
H4: Secondary Keywords Sneakin’ In For anyone looking for a digital art app for beginners, this is it. Whether you’re doing anime fan art, tattoo design, or just doodling on the bus, ibis Paint X holds it down.
H2: Brushes for Days… Probably Too Many One thing that hit me right away? The brush options. Like, way too many brushes. You got pen brushes, dip pens, airbrush, real pencil texture, and then some stuff I didn’t even know how to use—one called “Fireworks”? Why?
Anyway, I end up using like five brushes total. Pencil for sketching. Airbrush for shading. Some textured brush when I’m feeling fancy. The rest? Still exploring.
Some brushes are locked behind the ad-wall. You just watch a quick video and boom—they unlock for a day or so. No biggie. Doesn’t bother me. I’m used to waiting through ads on YouTube anyway.
H3: Layers Made Easy Now here’s something I didn’t think I’d care about—layer-based editing. At first, it felt like too much. But once you figure out you can sketch on one layer, ink on another, color underneath that—it changes everything.
No more messing up your whole drawing when you try to color the background. You just tweak the layer and keep it moving.
Merge layers? Lock alpha? I learned all that by accident. And now I’m that dude explaining layer modes to my cousin like I went to art school. I didn’t.
H2: Stabilizer Is My Best Friend Ever try to draw a straight line with your finger? On a small phone screen? Yeah—nope. That’s where the stabilizer tool saves the day. Smooths your lines out like magic.
You can set how much it helps—low for quick sketching, high for clean linework. Made my stuff go from shaky kindergarten vibes to something you could maybe print on a shirt. Maybe.
H3: Exporting Is Easy… Sharing’s Another Story You can export your art as .PNG, .JPEG, even time-lapse videos. That part’s cool. Watching my goofy sketch turn into something decent over a few hours? Kinda satisfying.
But man, I still hesitate to post. Most of my stuff lives in the gallery, not Instagram. Still feels personal, you know? Not quite ready to be “the barber who draws anime on his phone” publicly. Not yet.
H2: No Stylus, No Problem (Kinda) I don’t even have a stylus. I just use my finger. Probably why everything takes twice as long. Still, the app’s forgiving. You can zoom way in, undo as much as you want, and use selection tools to move stuff around when your proportions are off—which they will be.
That said… if someone handed me a pressure-sensitive stylus tomorrow, I wouldn’t say no.
H3: What I’ve Actually Drawn So far? Some anime characters. A couple self-portraits that don’t really look like me but whatever. Tried to draw a Nike sneaker once—looked like a loaf of bread. Still saved it.
Also been sketching tattoo-style stuff. Might start mocking up haircut designs for fun. Like those portrait fades people do? Why not test it digitally first?
H2: FAQs – From the Shop and My DMs Q: Do you need a stylus to use ibis Paint X properly? Nah. It helps, but I’ve been using my finger this whole time. It’s slower, but it works. Especially with the zoom and stabilizer.
Q: Is ibis Paint X good for professional art? I mean, depends who you ask. I’ve seen pros use it for legit stuff. For me, it’s more about learning and messing around.
Q: Does it work on tablets? Yup. Actually works better on tablets. More space, better pressure if you’ve got a stylus. But phone’s fine too.
Q: What file types can you export to? PNG, JPEG, and even .PSD if you’re jumping to Photoshop later. Also does time-lapse videos, which is sick.
Q: Are the ads annoying? Not really. They’re short, and you can skip most. Watching one unlocks all the brushes for a while, so fair trade.
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