# Artomaton - The Motion Painter — Painterly Video & Image Maker

> AI-powered app to create painterly art from photos and videos. (iPhone/iPad app by futurala.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artomaton-the-motion-painter/id718222634 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [futurala](https://appshunter.io/developer/536206188)
- Category: Photo & Video, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 451 App Store ratings · 233 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2013-10-09
- Data updated: 2026-07-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artomaton-the-motion-painter/id718222634/reviews.md

## What is Artomaton?

■ Artomaton is an Artificial Intelligence Artist ■
Its AI paints and draws pictures based on photographs and videos using a variety of painting materials. Why not try making your favorite photos and videos into beautiful paintings and hand-drawn animations with Artomaton?

Features
■ AI is used to analyze the photo to apply sketching or painting.
■ The texture of the oil paint and paper also appears.
■ The drawing/painting process can be saved as a video.

Artwork options
■ 5 standard art tools provided. 8 add-on art tools available.
■ 11 standard canvas materials provided. 10 add-on canvas materials available.
■ Adjust the line thickness and density, stroke length, and margin size.
■ Adjust the artwork's brightness, contrast, saturation, and color randomness.
■ Choose the angle of the light on the canvas.

Convenient full-screen display
■ Use touch to designating drawing point.
■ Save unfinished artwork while still in working on it.

## Key features

- AI-powered photo and video analysis
- Variety of painting materials and textures
- Save drawing process as video
- Adjustable art and canvas options
- Control line thickness, density, and stroke length
- Adjust brightness, contrast, and color randomness
- Full-screen display with touch controls

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Add Presets | $0.99 | per month |
| Add more presets | $3.49 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Color Pencil | $2.99 | one-time |
| Pastel | $2.99 | one-time |
| Crayon | $2.99 | one-time |
| Watercolor | $2.99 | one-time |
| Sketch&Water | $2.99 | one-time |
| Craft Paper 2 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Craft Paper 3 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Craft Paper 4 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Cardboard 1 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Cardboard2 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Cardboard 3 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Spray | $2.99 | one-time |
| All Styles | $9.99 | one-time |
| All Paper | $6.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Artomaton?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Incredible visual effects
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Unique and creative
- 🚀 Fast processing
- 👍 Versatile and customizable
- 💡 Impressive animation capabilities
- 👍 Realistic painting/drawing styles

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Subscription model for presets
- 🤔 Watercolor effect not realistic
- 🤔 Limited control over brush/canvas settings
- 🤔 Outdated UI and lack of tutorials

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when choosing high resolution/frame rate
- Photos loading in upside down or sideways
- Presets not saving properly
- Sketch filter quality degraded in recent update

**Most requested features**

- Ability to resume/pause processing
- More customization options for brushes and canvas
- Improved resolution and output quality
- Desktop version for better workflow
- Detailed instructions and tutorials

## Recent user reviews (10 of 233)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artomaton-the-motion-painter/id718222634/reviews.md

### 5/5 — One of the best painting apps

*2026-07-10, version 3.3.6*

Artists and photographers this will make your visualwowwww!!!!

### 2/5 — 想像と違う

*2026-05-11, version 3.3.6*

もしかしたら私だけかもしれませんが、色が好きなように塗れないという不満がありました。私の想像では、画像を出して描いたり、色を塗ったりだと思っていたんですが、色は好きなように塗れなく、その絵を描き足せないという不満もありました。そこは色を好きなように塗れたりしてほしいです。

### 4/5 — 微調整できるのが良い感じ

*2025-10-24, version 3.3.6*

スライダーで簡単に自分好みの加工レベルに調整できるので非常に使いやすいです。

質問
元画像の使用許可が取れていれば、こちらのアプリで加工した画像を商業広告などに使用しても問題ないでしょうか？

### 5/5 — This is incredible

*2025-02-18, version 3.3.6*

Artists and photographers this will make your visualwowwww!!!!

### 1/5 — 不具合を直してください

*2025-01-10, version 3.3.6*

有料機能を含め愛用していましたが鉛筆画に赤っぽい色がついたり描写中にノイズが出る現象が続いています。とくにパレットの描写設定を変えてたらますます酷いノイズになります。自分だけかと思ったら友人も同じような状態で困っているらしいです。不具合を修正してください。

### 5/5 — Best editor for Creative Oil painting

*2025-01-09*

Try this for adding creative flair to your photos for oil painting. Just use the oil painting filter at first until you master it.

### 4/5 — とても気に入っています

*2024-11-18, version 3.3.6*

模様パターンを増やしてほしい
あまり落ちることは無いがいまいちイメージ通りに加工してくれない時がある、色が勝手に変わってしまうのも困り物。画像と模様の重ね方にバリエーションが選べてもいいかなと思う
しかし多分使い続けると思う。
有難うございます。

### 5/5 — いい

*2024-09-15, version 3.3.6*

気に入ってきました。割と使ってます。
使い方がイマイチわかっていませんが、なぜかいろいろ課金しました。
個別で4つぐらい課金してから全部入りを購入したのてまかなり損をしました。散財しちゃったのが残念〜。

### 5/5 — 文句なし

*2024-08-15, version 3.3.6*

細かいことや、ごく個人的なことを言い出せばあるかもだけど、概ね文句の付けようがない良いアプリです

### 5/5 — 楽しい

*2024-07-30, version 3.3.6*

ちょっとした時間がある時、写真をいじると面白い。

## Frequently asked questions about Artomaton

### What does Artomaton do?

Artomaton is an AI-powered application that transforms your photographs and videos into painterly artworks. It analyzes your media to apply sketching or painting effects, incorporating textures like oil paint and paper.

### What are the key features of Artomaton?

Key features include AI analysis for applying art styles, realistic textures, saving the drawing process as a video, and extensive customization options for artwork and canvas. You can adjust line thickness, brightness, contrast, and more.

### Is Artomaton free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional art tools and canvas materials. This allows users to expand their creative options beyond the standard offerings.

### What kind of art styles can I create?

You can create a variety of painterly and hand-drawn styles. The AI analyzes your input to apply sketching or painting effects, and you can further customize the look with different art tools, canvas textures, and color adjustments.

### Can I save my artwork as a video?

Yes, Artomaton allows you to save the entire drawing or painting process as a video. This feature lets you showcase the creation of your artwork from start to finish.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.6 — 2022-10-14

- Adjusted some of the drawing algorithms and default settings.

### 3.3.5 — 2021-07-02

- Fixed the grid noise in Sketch & Water.

### 3.3.4 — 2020-09-29

-Fixed a small bug.

### 3.3.3 — 2020-09-23

- Fixed a bug that may occur when selecting a source image.

### 3.3.2 — 2020-09-16

- Added saturation contrast adjustment.
- Added pinch-in zoom display when adjusting settings.

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