Zen Brush 3

Zen Brush 3

Freely draw beautiful zen art.

⭐️4.4 / 5
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All Versions of Zen Brush 3

1.14

June 7, 2024

- Added support for Apple Pencil Pro barrel roll and squeeze actions. - Improved touch and stylus input processing.
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1.13.1

February 6, 2023

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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1.13

January 30, 2023

- Updated the drawing engine and improved it so that changing the brush size does not change the shade of the ink anymore.
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1.12

December 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.
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1.10

October 10, 2022

Updated the drawing engine. More beautiful strokes and improved brush control. Please enjoy this new evolution of Zen Brush 3!
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1.09

July 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.
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1.08

December 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.
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1.07.1

September 22, 2021

- Adjusted the user interface display for iOS 15 / iPadOS 15.

1.07

September 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).
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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.
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Description of 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).
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Zen Brush 3: FAQ

Is Zen Brush 3 software compatible with iPad devices?

Yes, Zen Brush 3 is compatible with the iPad.
The Zen Brush 3 app was developed by P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd..
The minimum supported iOS version for the Zen Brush 3 app is iOS 13.0.
Users love Zen Brush 3, as evidenced by its outstanding rating of 4.4 out of 5.
The App Genre Of Zen Brush 3 Is Graphics & Design.
The current version of the Zen Brush 3 app is 1.14.
Zen Brush 3’s latest update was rolled out on July 1, 2024.
The app was launched on February 5, 2023.
Family-friendly content, no mature themes or violence.
The Zen Brush 3 app is now available in English, Japanese, Korean and 2 more.
Unfortunately, Zen Brush 3 is not on Apple Arcade.
Unfortunately, in-app purchases are not available within Zen Brush 3.
Unfortunately, Zen Brush 3 is not optimized for use with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Zen Brush 3

  • Almost perfect for kanji practice

    I’ve been using this app to practice writing kanji, and it had a lot of great features and the brush reacts very naturally. If I could add or change anything it would be instant erase. There is an animation that plays when you delete your drawing space that gets annoying and slows down practice. The delete key is also quite small and can be a difficult targets to hit.
    My workaround is to practice writing in water mode with fast drying, but adding a finger swipe to delete or a “black water” (disappearing ink) function would make it perfect to crank out hundreds of kanji.
    Also, the grid layer is nice, but even at the largest grid, to get a quadrant you need to zoom in. An extra large grid or paper background would be appreciated.
  • Much better when you increase the resolution.

    At first I was perplexed as to why the brushes were so much more ‘mushy’ in 3 than in 2, until I realized the default canvas resolution in 3 is much smaller than in 2! Increasing from 768x1024 to 2400x3200 fixes the problem of the dithering being too large and immediately highlights the improvements of the brush engine in 3 over 2. I imagine the reason the default is so low is for better battery life / FPS on lower spec iPads. The user should be prompted to pick a resolution on first launch to make it more obvious that there are multiple quality modes.
  • Unique App + Support that delivers!

    “ Greetings!

    I have to say “Thank you!” The quality of your support reply to my question(s) was just excellent! Now, along with your great Zen Brush 3 app, I must add that it is from a company that provides meaningful support to its customers! That’s a perfect combination.

    Keep it alive!”

    Sharing what I wrote back to PSOFT, the developer of this app.

    -Reg