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Charcoal vs MyPaint

A side-by-side look at Charcoal and MyPaint. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Charcoal

Charcoal

Photos & Graphics

Charcoal is a minimalist drawing software focused on digital sketching and concept art creation. It offers an intuitive interface for fast drawing, uses graphics tablet stylus pressure for natural drawing strokes, and has useful tools for basic operations like layers, shapes and colors.

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MyPaint

MyPaint

Photos & Graphics

MyPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor specialized for digital painters. It has a focus on painting rather than image manipulation and uses a brush engine to simulate real media like oils or watercolors.

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