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KRESKA.art
A free browser-based drawing and painting app with layers, 180+ handmade brushes and pressure-sensitive pen support, that runs on desktop and mobile without any install.
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Overview
KRESKA.art is a drawing and painting app that runs entirely in a web browser. You paint from a blank canvas with more than 180 handmade brushes in 12 categories, covering ink, pencil, watercolour and pixel styles. It has real layers you can add, merge, duplicate and fade, and it supports pressure-sensitive pens as well as mouse and touch. It is built for making art, not for editing photos.
The same browser version runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS, and it is free with no paid tier. Your work saves to that browser's own storage rather than the cloud, so clearing browser data or switching device loses it unless you export a file first.
Key features
✓Paint from a blank canvas in the browser
✓180+ handmade brushes in 12 categories
✓Layers: add, merge, duplicate and fade
✓Pressure-sensitive pen support, plus mouse and touch
✓Symmetry and perspective grids
✓Liquify, text, lasso & magic wand tools
✓Auto-colour picks colours from a reference image
✓Exports PNG, and layered PSD or .kreska files
✓Opens basic PSD files
✓Saves your work automatically as you draw
When to use
Use KRESKA.art if:
- You want to draw or paint digitally for free, since there is no paid tier and nothing to install.
- You have a drawing tablet or stylus, because it reads pen pressure the way a desktop painting app does.
- You want proper layers and a wide brush set without paying for desktop software.
- You plan to finish the art elsewhere, since it exports a layered PSD that Photoshop and similar apps open.
- You move between a laptop, tablet and phone, because the same browser version runs on all of them.
When NOT to use
Skip KRESKA.art if any of these describe you:
- You want to retouch or edit a photograph rather than paint from scratch. This is a painting app, so a photo editor is the right tool.
- You need vector art that scales cleanly for logos and icons. KRESKA paints pixels, so use a vector tool like Vectr instead.
- Your work must be stored somewhere you control. It saves to this browser's storage, so clearing your data or switching device loses it unless you export a PSD or .kreska file.
- You want to draw pixel art and nothing else. KRESKA has pixel brushes, but Pixilart is built around pixel art alone.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is free to use in the browser, with no paid tier found. You can start drawing right away.
It saves automatically to this browser's own storage as you draw, so your art is still there if you reload the page. You work on one painting at a time in a browser. It does not save to the cloud, so clearing your browser data or moving to another device loses it unless you export a file first.
You can export a flat PNG image. You can also save a layered file as PSD to open in Photoshop and similar apps, or as its own .kreska project file to keep all your layers for later. It can also open basic PSD files.
Yes. It supports mouse, touch and digital pens, including pressure sensitivity, so a drawing tablet or a stylus on a touchscreen works.
It runs in the browser, so it works the same on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. You can start a drawing on one device's browser, but remember your work is stored locally, so export a file to move it elsewhere.
It is a painting app, built to draw from a blank canvas rather than retouch photographs. For editing an existing photo, a photo editor is the better fit.
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