Drawing on Android is within everyone's reach and a good app is enough to do it. As much as it may seem to some, it is undeniable that the progressive growth of smartphone screens is unlocking new utilities with which to exploit devices, which until recently seemed practically unthinkable.
Few years ago, make good drawings on a smartphone screen it seemed like a challenge and only owners of terminals like the Galaxy Note series or Huawei Mate could access. Nowadays, however, with mobile phones whose screens are already well over 6 inches and getting closer and closer to 7,
This changes, of course, if we talk about tablets whose screens exceed this diagonal of the screen and are located at 8, 10 or even 12 inches. Whatever your case may be, in this article we present to you what are, without a doubt, the best apps to draw on android, regardless of the device you are using, and which are also perfect to combine with one of the stylus or touch pens of the selection.
Some of the best drawing apps on Android.
The 5 best applications for drawing on mobile or tablet
These are the 5 best applications you can use today to draw on your Android screen as if it were a canvas. Next, let's look at the coolest features of each of them.
AutoDesk Auto sketch pad
One of the most downloaded applications in its category, and it's no wonder. The famous software development company oriented to the artistic and design environments Autodesk, has one of its most popular tools adapted to Android and compatible with the vast majority of existing devices.
SketchBook is a drawing app very complete that integrates all the tools that any designer, amateur or professional, might need.
You can choose from dozens of predefined brushes, each of which can generate a totally different stroke to give our drawing the finish we really want.
Furthermore, despite all its functions, it is not an overly complex application and with a little practice anyone can familiarize themselves with its controls for learn to draw on the screen of your Android devices.
Autodesk SketchBook can be downloaded completely for free via Google Play. Of course, when you first install the app you will need to log in or create an account, or it can only be used for a period of 7 days - enough to realize that it's worth creating an account and a lot, to be able to use this tool.
Fabric
An app of drawing created by Google and which will only take up 300 kB of space on your mobile once installed.
The secret? Canvas is a progressive web application created by the great G, which works through the browser but still has access to certain system privileges, making it a perfect option for those looking for a simple Android design application in which you can create your own sketches.
Logically, it is not a complete tool like the Autodesk drawing suite, but it offers cool features like the ability to draw on an image imported from the phone gallery or export the created drawings to memory.
Also, being synchronized with the Google account associated with the phone, all drawings featured in this app they will be accessible from any device, simply by accessing the Canvas site.
To install Canvas on an Android mobile or tablet, you need to follow these simple steps:
- From your browser, go to the Canvas website.
- Open the options menu and look for the "Send to desktop" option.
- The app will be installed and the Canvas icon will appear in the app drawer along with the rest.
Adobe Illustrator drawing
Another classic Android drawing app is Adobe Illustrator Draw. The Adobe tool competes from you to you and without getting confused with SketchBook, as it integrates dozens of tools and options with which to make each design something unique. Among its features stand out:
- Images can be zoomed up to x64 to apply millimeter detail.
- Five different brushes with adjustable opacity, size and color.
- You can work with multiple layers of images and designs, and each can be renamed, duplicated, combined or adjusted individually.
- Compatible with Capture CC models.
- Ability to export files compatible with Illustrator or Photoshop.
Again we are faced with a free drawing application that can be downloaded in Google Play and that offers compatibility with Android phones and tablets of all kinds.
Adobe Photoshop sketch
But Illustrator Draw isn't the only Adobe app for Android with which we can unleash our more creative side through drawings. Photoshop Sketch is a complete tool like the previous one, which also allows you to work with multiple layers and access advanced features such as various pencils, pens, markers, erasers, thick acrylic and ink brushes, soft pastels and diluted colors.
Projects created with Photoshop Sketch for Android can be easily exported, allowing you to continue working in Adobe Photoshop CC or Adobe Illustrator CC later. One of the benefits of the app is that it has one fully customizable toolbar, through which it is possible to modify the workspace according to the user's needs.
ArtFlow
Chosen as one of the best applications for drawing from the Google Play editors, ArtFlow remains year after year at the top of its category despite the arrival of other much more famous options such as those developed by Adobe.
The app offers no less than 80 different brushes, plus other tools with which to turn any Android phone or tablet into a digital sketch pad.
In addition to this, supports pressure sensitive styles like the S-Pen of the Note series phones or the Google Pixelbook Pen. In addition, it has a system that prevents painting by mistake when placing the palm of the hand.
Although ArtFlow can be downloaded for free on Google Play, the application offers the possibility to acquire a pro license through in-app payments ranging from 2,49 to 5,49 euros, which will be used to unlock some exclusive tools.
Bamboo card
How could it be otherwise, the experts in the field of design and artistic tools of Bamboo they also have their own drawing application for android. And indeed, it is one of the best.
Bamboo Paper is an optimized drawing app for Android tablets - although it is also compatible with mobile phones - that it offers cool features like the ability to create your own colors or enlarge sketches so as not to miss any details, no matter how small.
Its creators point out that to get the most out of the app, it is advisable to use one of its compatible stylus, although it's not a prerequisite for using Bamboo Paper, which by the way is a free app.
Draw simple
Its name says it all: Draw Simple is an easy drawing application for Android that offers only the essentials, for those who don't want to get too complicated.
The app is part of the Simple Mobile Tools collection of open source tools and therefore is a free drawing app. It may not be the best in its class, but it is one of the most interesting we can find.
Children scribble
This application has 24 brushes so you can easily draw and color with your sons and daughters. Using a black canvas in the background and some neon colored brushes, the fireworks can comfortably paint as if they were finger paints.
PaperColor
With PaperColor you can learn how to draw step by step. It is an app that mimics the experience of drawing on paper. We will have a pencil, an eraser and a ruler. The basic application is free but some add-ons will be paid. Let your imagination fly with its different brushes and color palette.
paperdraw
The last of the applications in this selection is Paperdraw. The vast majority of users of this tool emphasize this simplicity and ease of use, which is worthy of admiration considering that it is a very complete app and with practically all the functions we could need when we do sketches or digital drawings on the screen of our Android.
Of course it is possible share your designs once finished, and also save your signature through which you can mark all your creations once finished. It also offers the possibility of drawing on images, and includes guides with which to learn how to draw aimed at those approaching the world of digital drawing.
Many of the features application are free, although we find once again in-app payments - ranging from € 1,09 to € 4,99 per item - that will allow it to unlock its full potential.
These are the best drawing apps that you can install on your Android phone or tablet. If you're looking to help the little ones in the house draw, we recommend that you take a look at our list of best drawing apps for kids.
