ibis Paint X: Full-Featured Drawing and Animation App

ibis Paint X is a drawing and animation application by ibis inc. that provides a complete illustration environment built around an intuitive interface. The app targets people who find drawing intimidating, offering a low-pressure way to sketch, paint, and animate while still including depth for advanced work. It solves the problem of expensive or complex desktop-style illustration software by packing a wide range of tools into a mobile-friendly layout: over 130,000 brushes, more than 30,000 materials, thousands of fonts, dozens of filters and screentones, and 27 layer blending modes. Frame-by-frame animation, a reference window, radial and symmetry rulers, and an AI Disturbance feature extend its usefulness beyond static images. The software also records the drawing process so users can replay their work as a time-lapse and share technique.

Key features

• Over 130,000 brushes with adjustable parameters such as starting and ending thickness and opacity.
• More than 30,000 materials and 3,000+ fonts for adding texture, backgrounds, and lettering.
• 86 image filters, 46 screentones, and 27 layer blending modes for shading and stylized effects.
• Vector layers with shape tools, plus a reference window and radial or symmetry rulers.
• Frame-by-frame animation tools that support adding background music and audio to the result.
• Drawing process recording that exports the creative workflow as a time-lapse video.
• An AI Disturbance feature and animated filters for effects beyond standard static brushes.

How to install

1. Tap the download button on this page to get the APK; the publisher does not specify the file size, and the current build corresponds to version 14.1.2.
2. If your browser or file manager asks, allow it to install apps by enabling the 'Install unknown apps' setting in Android.
3. Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder or the notification shade.
4. Tap Install and wait for the package to finish; the app requires Android 7.0 or newer.
5. Open ibis Paint X from your app drawer and grant or decline the optional permissions as you prefer.

What's New · 14.1.2

Version 14.1.2 of ibis Paint X arrived on September 25, 2026 as a maintenance release focused on stability. A problem has been resolved where a Smart Shape drawn on a Vector Layer could end up distorted after being applied whenever a Selection Area was present. The update also addresses a crash that could occur when a tutorial was on screen and the user returned to My Gallery using a keyboard shortcut, along with other minor fixes.

ibis Paint X is aimed at anyone who wants to draw without facing a steep learning curve, from complete beginners who feel that drawing looks hard to hobbyists and working artists looking for a mobile sketching companion. It also suits anime and manga illustrators, users who experiment with frame-by-frame animation, and people who want to study techniques by watching recorded drawing processes. Because the core functions remain available even if optional permissions are declined, it can be a sensible choice for privacy-conscious users as well.

Start with the symmetry ruler for straightforward line work, and use layer blending modes to experiment with shading. If you decline optional storage access, you can still draw and animate, but importing and exporting files will be limited until you re-enable the permission.

ibis Paint X delivers a dense but approachable set of illustration and animation tools on Android 7.0 and up. It stays free to start with, though ads and optional purchases are part of the experience.