what is the best free software for drawing

Procreate 5.2 offers support for the M1 iPad Pro as well as 3D painting tools (which we particularly loved when we tested it – see our Procreate 5.2 review) and AR previews, plus an improved interface and audio feedback for a better experience all-round. Our reviewer was impressed, writing: 'The fact that you can now create so many different mediums on Procreate, from animations to digital art, undeniably makes it one of the most powerful drawing apps on the market.' The typography tools add a whole extra layer of creative functionality too. You can work with hundreds of layers if you need to, and there are masks, blend modes and over 130 customisable Procreate brushes to play with. It's an impressive drawing tool that's gained a big following among artists, and it's packed with powerful tools that make it a delight to use. Procreate is, without a doubt, the best iPad drawing app around at the moment.

If you know you're going to be doing a lot of digital art and you want the best software, a Creative Cloud subscription is probably the way to go (our guide to the best Adobe Creative Cloud deals is regularly updated with the best deals). Adobe of course offers its own vector editor in the form of Adobe Illustrator, and you don't necessarily need to choose between them, as getting a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud gives you both. The only real drawback of Photoshop is that it's not a vector editor, meaning you don't get smooth, scalable lines. And new features are being added all the time – we particularly loved the new neural filters in our Photoshop 2022 review, where we said 'Photoshop 2022 is so good at so many things it’s hard not to recommend buying it'.

There's also an impressive library of Photoshop plugins available to add extra functionality. You can easily share your data and access all of your assets, including brushes, images, colours and styles, across all of your devices. Check out our guide to how to download Photoshop to find out more.

Photoshop works across a wide range of devices, including smartphones and tablets as well as Macs and PCs.

What is the best free software for drawing