There is a five dollar premium version that removes this, but it’s a fairly odd and frustrating way to force users to sit through ads.

The ads along the top are harmless enough, but there are also ads that lock certain brush types and other tools behind a video wall that require you to watch them in order to use the tool. The biggest issue I have is the developer’s use of ads. Also, the app could stand to have a tutorial on the specific tool icons since not all of them are clear on what they do to a novice artist like me. Thankfully, it looks much better on a tablet. The user interface is a bit cluttered when used on a phone, which I can understand given the small amount of space available and the amount of tools at your disposal. Ibis Paint X is a fairly solid art and drawing app with some killer features, and one crazy name. This feature especially is a standout for me as I can imagine it would make artists’ lives easier when they want to share their process and creations online easily. ibis Paint X also allows sharing of a video of your drawings, which allowing for some awesome time-lapse videos. Some of the artwork featured on the app is impressive and definitely worth looking at for reference or just because it’s awesome. Other cool features include the ability to share your creations to the community and social media and download other users work as well. Using this app doesn’t make you a great manga artist overnight, but it does help if you already have some experience. They allow you to do things like add frames, import reference photos or sketches, and add commonly seen filters from manga and anime scenes to your pictures to complete the look that you want for your creation. The manga and anime specific features are pretty cool.

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