Infinite Painter Reviews

I love InfinitePainter and use it WAAAY more than ibis paint but I would use it all the time if there was a mirror tool, basically meaning that if you draw on one side it copies the opposite way on the opposite side. When I am making heads, body’s, etc it is hard to equalize it on both sides. That’s when I go to ibis paint. Compared to ibis paint, InfinitePainter has a much simpler setup and is easy to use, especially with a stylus or Apple Pencil. I can understand why the developer(s) wouldn’t incorporate this feature in since InfinitePainter is trying to make it as organic as physical art. Another thing is it’d be nice to have 4 layers instead of 3, because 3 layers can only fit the outline, the skin, and the clothing, but with 4 you could also fit hair and hats. What I don’t like about some of the reviews that are low star is that when for example, they say they are being kicked from InfinitePainter or cannot draw, but they also say the have a new device, that usually means they have a new device, but it is not a very good device. I would say 5/5 if it weren’t for the layers situation. I honestly can understand the mirror feature, but the layer limit is a little annoying sometimes.

Their brushes are somehow so lush and sensual, and I’m familiar with customizing the most detailed of parameters on every popular app, but can’t put my finger on what is so lovely about these tools. It might have to do with the very friendly curve controls that can be applied and tweaked to myriad inputs to create tools that are adjusted perfectly to one’s needs or intuitions. Being experienced in audio synthesis, I notice a similarity in the approach to the touch interface in the manner that they have implemented a type of envelope curve language to take advantage of all the nuances of user input, making the brushwork remarkably “musical” to my eye. There’s really no other software that accomplishes this so well, and I wish I could afford to continue my trial version. If they had a watercolor engine that could really “bleed” colors the way that adobe’s does, I’d go in all the way, and after playing with their brushes, I fully expected that miracle. Their watercolor simulations are as good as almost any other, and I sympathize with the difficulty that must be entailed in making finished brushstrokes continue to move. I can’t even imagine how that’s done, computationally. And maybe I’ll cave in as I have on so many other apps. I’m sure to miss these glistening, gorgeous strokes. Beautiful job, whoever is responsible!

The ease of use, range of brushes and colors is superb for the price. It is powerful and allow the imagination to create at a whim. The layers work great and I like the color palettes the best. Especially that is chosen a color palate base on your current art. I’m still exploring the masking which to me is a little confusing. I’ve experienced issues with the smear tool, and have some times lost layers when changing the brush size. The back button works great most of the time and can bring back my layer. I just know two things save often and always have a back up layer. The back up button sometimes does get lost. I’ve lost changes a few time but as I said back up often. I noticed that when you close out it leaves your most recent file open, I don’t like that I feel it makes it susceptible to corruption, so I have a blank that I switch to prior to closing InfinitePainter . The image file when printing is not actually that big. That’s good if you’re just creating for digital but if you want to print not so good.

Again, fabulous for the price, easy to use, only a few glitches and scalability.

Give it a try best 10 bucks you’ll spend to expand your creative canvas.

I’m new to InfinitePainter and had no experience with free version that others are talking about. I gladly paid for what I would expect to work decently. I have lower expectations than others, I guess, and can put up with little annoyances but this is infuriating. The layers functions are jacked up. This is way beyond glitchy, it isn’t even usable. I will say, I haven’t seen anyone else complain of this but I also don’t have time to read many reviews. Perhaps I’m the only one experiencing this but that doesn’t make sense. I’m running on the latest iPad Pro 2020, latest ios 14. Too many crazy things to explain but the biggest issues are things disappearing from layers (even after saved), attaching to the next selected layer, while also being attached to the layer it’s created on. The last stroke changing color when you go to color pick for the next stroke. I’ve tried making one stroke, then “save”, in hopes of moving on, nope ..it’s as if it doesn’t save the file and reverts back to the same craziness. It didn’t start out like this. I don’t know if the number of layers is what sent it over the edge or what. It did seem to get worse once I started using the lock function on layers. I literally can’t get my work finished. I’ve spent almost 2 hours trying to work around the last 3 strokes of this piece. Beyond frustrating not to mention a waste of money at this point. Beware! Help!?

InfinitePainter has a great mix of tools and features from successful art software and it manages to not make the user experience a mess considering the amount of tools included. However, one thing that currently prevents me from using it more often is the way brush stepping is implemented and makes brushes like the airbrush not usable as the stepping is VERY noticeable and it also creates a sharp outline which should instead look as a smooth gradient. I use the airbrush a lot in my work and haven’t been able to find a setting to alleviate this issue. Other quirks are related more to a “power” user scenario. Things like layer grouping, multi layer selection are not here. Other things like persistent color picker and tools bar (shown in the first app store screenshot) don’t seem to be present or there isn’t any documentation on how to enable it. Regardless of these setbacks, InfinitePainter comes filled with very useful features for precise work and manages to make the user experience a breeze for the most part. Also I think the three finger swipe to change brush size/opacity is probably the best thing since the two finger tap to undo was invented. Great work on InfinitePainter and hope to see it improve!

I have only had InfinitePainter for a few hours so sorry if my review isn’t very accurate. I’m hoping maybe the developer can answer some of my questions. I love InfinitePainter but since it doesn’t have much of a tutorial it is hard to use. I’ve been play around with it and I tried uploading a picture to trace over it and then give it my own flair or style but it’s hard to draw over the picture even with lairs. I can’t buy the stuff that cost money but I couldn’t find the right pencil. I worked with what I have. The brushes were AWESOME

Good things about InfinitePainter: It has a large color range. It’s easy to zoom in. They have AMAZING spray brushes and brushes and markers. Since I haven’t had InfinitePainter for long, I can’t say much but I bet there is a lot more to look forward to 😁😁😁 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕠𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤, ⒽⒶⓋⒺ Ⓐ ⒶⓂⒶⓏⒾⓃⒼ ⒹⒶⓎ
Edit: Also my bar that has like the paint brushes and stuff, moved up and covered the button with the home icon. I can’t move it back plzzz help

I have used CSP, Affinity Photo (MAC and IPad), Artstudio Pro, Procreate, and Medibang Paint. This is by far my most favorite app. It has the best UI, all the tools I miss from CSP, and the brush engine of both Procreate and CSP combined. The only think I’m really waiting on is multi-selection for layers and brush sorting, a quick tools menu, and maybe an auto actions feature. The brush engine is amazing, the features included are fantastic, and it has an extensive and very well designed user manual available right in InfinitePainter itself. What’s great too is the developers are always available on the online forms and they really care about your feedback and suggestions, which is another big plus for me. Lastly, the development team is currently working on optimizing InfinitePainter to work efficiently on the M1 Macs and I’m really excited about that too! And, best of all it’s available with full features for $10. I seriously don’t understand why people are complaining about that. CSP on IPad is subscription and way more expensive and this has pretty much everything you’d want from CSP and better for a fraction of the price.

I usually don’t write reviews but this time I felt compelled to do so. I used Painter before and things were great. The brushes were cool and I enjoyed it. So when the new updates came I was excited and I started a new project. However the software kept crashing every time I put my pencil to a layer. At first it happened occasionally but now every layer but one for some reason will crash as soon as I put my pencil to it. Since this started happening, two updates to fix bugs were posted and I downloaded them. Still no improvement. I closed InfinitePainter and opened it, rebooted my iPad and even update the iOS. Still the same issue. Painter is a great software with a lot of potential and can compete with Procreate. However, if these problems persist then it would be unusable. I’m going to export my drawing to Procreate now to be able to finish it. And I suppose I will stick with Procreate until this issue has been addressed by the developer. I think I am being generous to give it two stars.

Update
Oh, I tried to save the file as a PSD file so I can open it in Procreate and realized that the only format for layers is a painter format (not .riff which I could use). So the drawing I was working for days on is wasted. Great job, guys! Dropping my rating. Please fix this.

InfinitePainter is very good it’s just like procreate but a bit different. Whenever I draw on InfinitePainter it’s very easy and you can add layers or adjust also I want to say the cons of InfinitePainter is after a while yawing InfinitePainter it will make you to get the effects like the layers and filters. Another cons is sometimes it like to kick you out of InfinitePainter I don’t know if it kick everyone out of InfinitePainter or not but it does to me. One more cons is the effects as I said after a while it will make you pay to use the effect which are layers,adjustment,filters, and a lot of effect which is the only thing that help you draw on InfinitePainter . Back to the pros which are InfinitePainter help you adjust drawing a line to a perfect line instead of a zig zag line or it will help you with the circles, and other shapes. InfinitePainter also give filters like a grid for example. In conclusion InfinitePainter is very good but if you don’t have money to pay for InfinitePainter after a while then I suggest not to get InfinitePainter but if you really like drawing and don’t care then get InfinitePainter and draw your out. :)

There’s a lot to like about Painter. It has many feature missing in other apps and if you like to customize your buttons on the interface you can do that. It has the tap to undo gesture that every drawing app must have.

My problem with Painter is that you have just s few gestures and they are not very customizable. The 3 finger to change brush size feels awkward. The main issue is with the workflow, because you have to tap a check mark to get out and accept any changes in all features. This is extremely slow and annoying. The layer menu is slow to use and is in the way but at the same time too small. I don’t like the slide out to see the other layer functions. It feel like it’s always in the wrong view.

If there was a way to get out of a feature menu by just selecting a brush with a gesture or even a button that is always in the same spot that would help. Ideally you should never have to move the pencil from where you are drawing. Features should appear under the pencil and you should be able to get out of them there as well. I don’t want to have check marks I have to tap all over the interface. It’s bad design.

InfinitePainter is amazing. I actually had it a long time before I really tried to learn it well. It took a bit of time to figure everything out but it is now my go to app over Procreate or Affinity which is what I used before mainly. There are several things I want to add and improve upon, like improving Apple Pencil integration, organizing the brush community better, having certain tools do more then the do, adding text, and I wish it didn’t crash as often as it does but I know asking for a lot now. And I know that infinite will get there, I just need to be patient (very hard for me!). I have a group on Fb and I tell all my members why they should switch from procreate to infinite! I feel they deserve way more hype, most I talk to have never even heard of it! If your on the fence about purchasing the full version, don’t be, buy it. You won’t be sorry. Just take the time to read through manual so you know capabilities, and then take the time to learn the layout.

Lifelong and professional creative; I jumped from 20 years with Wacom and desktops to an iPad about a year ago.

Having tried all of the top tier apps and even some of the more obscure, after giving them all a thorough run, Infinite Painter is my go-to. Procreate is fine, but a bit gimmicky, ArtStudio Pro is excellent but a bit generalist (Photoshop clone; jack of all trades). Infinite Painter really is all about painting.

Aside from having virtually every tool one could need for 2d art, lots of little touches throughout make all the difference. My favourite might be the luminance lock in the colour picker. So small a detail, but really helpful.

Some might complain about a lack of support for Photoshop brushes, but honestly think that would be a downgrade from the very natural, sophisticated tools already included.

My only nitpicks are the touch colour picker isn't offset, so my finger obscures what is being selected, and the swatch gives no context/comparison between the previous and new colours. If I really wanted to dig deep, I could say the interface for downloading community brushes lacks any organisation or search, but I'm satisfied with the given brushes and my own customs, so not an issue.

Seriously…as near perfect a painting software as one could hope. And for a guy who has handed over thousands to Adobe and the various owners of Painter over two decades, InfinitePainter feels a right steal at such a low price. 👍👍

The manual says on import clipboard option...and when i try to paste something just like the manual says...its not even available...over all InfinitePainter has promise but as a die hard user of csp i use other apps on my ipad as supplement support when i cant gimicky brushes in csp...ill move layers to an app that has them...so no paste from clipboard into a layer?...this just makes it more tedious to move layers around...if you manual says its there why is it not in InfinitePainter ...

Update...ok was contacted by developer...it only shows when something is actually on the clip board...turned out it was an issue with the other app i was using...would be nice if the button was still there whether or not something was in the clip board...the brush engine is really good...however i get a lot of jaggedness from the liquify tool it needs to be buttery smooth to really take advantage such feature especially if you using it towards the completion of a project...

First and Foremost, this is a great app! It’s a super alternative to Procreate for artists with an iPad, or another tablet. I have used this for years and fell in love with all the customization you can do! But, I recently got a new account, and realized the limitations of InfinitePainter , without the unlimited subscription. I get it, you can’t have a COMPLETELY free app, that wouldn’t make sense from a developer standpoint. But you can even add different layers, which I would like to think is why some people choose to draw online. Also, you can’t manipulate things in your drawing, which is another reason so many people choose to draw online. Ending this extremely log review, I think you should make some changes, and take out some of the “minor” customizations, and add some of the “major” customizations like layers and manipulation, and it could make it the perfect alternative for people!

This review is coming from an iPad 6th gen user, nothing fancy. I’ve only ever used procreate, but decided to give a few other apps a shot and this is by far my favorite app other then procreate. I like that the interface is very user friendly, and I think most procreate users will adjust quickly. I’ve only had InfinitePainter for the the trial period and decided I would purchase and support the developers because by far my favorite feature are the brushes that I’ve used on InfinitePainter. When I initially invested in an iPad mainly for drawing/painting etc. I was fully aware of the differences with the pro variants but felt those added features didn’t justify hundreds of more dollars. When sketching on InfinitePainter It feels more premium somehow, and familiar to me even though I’ve been using procreate heavily for a few years now. Definitely would recommend to any artist out there looking for a premium app.

I love InfinitePainter so much this is literally better than procreate in procreate you have to pay but this one is just so free free free and I actually was trying to find a really good app for a drawing because I just got a pencil for my iPad so if you got a pencil for your iPad and you want to use it because you know don’t just waste money bu I still wanted to try InfinitePainter so I got InfinitePainter and I thought of so it’s going to be not free and you have to pay fired after you see it and having a wonderful experience with InfinitePainter I am in love with InfinitePainter InfinitePainter is so good I will use it every time I draw or sketch or color and you can actually take some tik tok what does happen you know does glow ups for Disney princess this is InfinitePainter this is perfect this is the best app you can ever find for trying and I really like InfinitePainter so make sure you get this house and I really really like this so much

At first, InfinitePainter was a dream! The multitude of brush options a textures, the easy use and the layers. As a new artist, I couldn’t have been happier. However, as I continued to use InfinitePainter , before my free trial ended, InfinitePainter would constantly crash. When I would undo something, add a layer, import a photo, save my work, InfinitePainter would crash and I would lose a bit of work. I had only two projects on it as well, as an attempt to prevent InfinitePainter from preforming poorly. No luck.
Not to mention, the locking of the layers was greatly annoying. I can deal with some brushes and such being locked, however, the layers are such a basic necessity for digital artists that locking them seemed incredibly frustrating to say the least.

In short, InfinitePainter preformed worse over the course of a week as I played around with it and caused me to be unable to finish a project I was very proud of in the process. I don’t recommend InfinitePainter, unless you are willing to pay to unlock everything and do not have crash problems like I did while using it.

I love InfinitePainter and it has so many different brushes! You can import a picture to trace, there are different layer you can add and move and you can make your own colors. There are some colors that are made if you want to use those too. They also automaticly make you videos time-lapse so you can see how you made your drawing! I would defiantly recomend InfinitePainter because it is easy to draw on and there are so many different things you can do with it!! InfinitePainter Is even better then some of the apps you pay money for. One of the ways I used InfinitePainter for is to draw a portrait for art class and it helped me out a lot. Some people in there future response said they would use it more if there was a mirror tool. But there is a mirror tool they just did not figure out how to see it or use it.

InfinitePainter was great except for the part where they don’t tell you you’re on a free trial. When I first got InfinitePainter , I absolutely loved it but then out of nowhere 7 days later they decided to spring the information on me that I was actually on a free trial for a week and I would have to pay to keep using even basic features such as layers. Honestly they should just make InfinitePainter itself cost $5 or give you a notice when you download it that it’s only a trial, not the full thing. It was a bit aggravating to work on a piece for days and then all of a sudden you can’t finish it because the free trial that you didn’t even know about in the first place is suddenly over. Furthermore, I bought the full version recently because I thought maybe it would be worth it but then I realize that, even if I log into my account, I can only use the full version on one device. So I’d pretty much have to buy the same app AGAIN to use the account on my ipad.

This is a great app that completely help me transition from traditional to electronic, great app and I love everything about it. It’s really cheap too. BUT my latest drawing somehow got corrupted? It completely messed it up. I had it on a specific setting for the portrait size and I also had hidden quite a few layers. Today I opened it up and it had unbidden all the layers as well as set it back to the default portrait size. I have no clue how this happened or how to fix it. And this had destroyed me because I put a lot of time/effort into it. I feel like this is a bug that need to be fixed immediately

Edited: I gave a 5 star because of the response but I cant share because of InfinitePainter crashing every time I hit the share button

So I love InfinitePainter. I downloaded it on a whim and also to have other alternatives to procreate. And InfinitePainter didn’t completely disappoint. My biggest issues are the location of the undo button. It kinda blends in with the page if your working with a white background and zoom in. A few times I had to pause and squint to find it. Another issues is the pens pressure. I like using the Manga ink pen but if I use it than use the shape edit tool by holding down when I start drawing again the size comes out as a big blob even if I’m lighting drawing a new line.
Other than that it’s a pretty dope app that can use a few touch ups.

This would have been a five star rating, but it just pisses me off that I have to pay *again* for the full version of an app, after I already paid for on my iPhone. I get that app development ain’t easy, or profitable especially today. But, c’mon guys, there isn’t even an option to pay the $3 difference between iPhone ($6.99) and iPad ($9.99) versions?!?!
I’m especially upset because InfinitePainter was one of the few reasons I was super excited to break in the new iPad I got for x-mas, only to find out the Grinch had stolen my holiday: logging into my account I expected to see all my previous projects from my iPhone waiting for me.
Whomp whomp! What a bummer! Am still not convinced these developers deserve another ten bucks from me, which is really sad. The distinct tools, handling of vector paths, and unrivaled sharpness of pixel-based brushes set InfinitePainter apart from the competition, but I might just have to make do with what Adobe chooses to grace the lowly starving artists whom can only afford the non-subscription version of Fresco. 😖🤬

I love how you can use different textures to draw on here. It’s really useful to have reference. However, one of my favorite things on here is that I can use it for photoshop 😂 I was having fun, using imported pictures to make outfits and stuff, when, suddenly, I went to gallery and it said that I have no photos or videos, when I have 976 pictures, and 63 videos. I’m not sure if it’s because I have way too many, or if it’s something else, but it’s really weird lol. Besides that, it’s a great app. Of course it’s not perfect, but I really like it! Especially the fact that you can download or create your own different textures. One more thing: I think it would be cool if you could use reference and get the smart palette for that reference. Just a suggestion!

I’m stunned that InfinitePainter isn’t more well known than other apps with pro in their name. It’s clear the devs are spending their energy on making an absolutely killer painting app and not just marketing ;)
I’ve been a long time user of the major iPad painting apps, and while they are great in their own ways they have all left me wanting, either they’re highly optimized but missing key features, or feature rich but the UX is lacking, or a little bit of both.
Infinite painter is the impossible perfect mix, unbelievably well thought out UX and fantastic features depth.
it’s been a long time since I felt such excitement and joy discovering and using a painting app. Bravo.
there’s no reason InfinitePainter shouldn’t be number one, keep up the great work!!

InfinitePainter is ok but at its price point after the trial. Ehh it’s a pass from me. Procreate does so much more at a similar price point.. I can’t really justify paying this price the only thing i feel it has over procreate is simplicity in the ui.. it is pretty easy to get going in InfinitePainter . Where as procreate is a bit more complicated with its ui. However for me when i want simple i can just jump back to sketchbook pro for free and be just as satisfied. Infinite painter was fun to play with though i just wish the trial lasted a bit longer as my week was infiltrated by unexpected junk that caused me to forget about it a lot..

That being said. Don’t let what i say detour you from trying InfinitePainter.. At the end of the day everything is all about personal preference.. the best tools for some might not be best tools for all.

InfinitePainter was my absolute favorite. There was no payments and free trials it was just a good quality app that I enjoyed using. Before I was able to have multiple layer on my drawings and I had a unlimited tools but now I have to pay for these! I have tried so many art apps and they all wanted my money, but this was the only one that was considerate that people shouldn’t waste their money on virtual art. I am disappointed in the developers because they decided to beg for our money. Clearly they just wanted some attention for the free virtual art then they decided now that they have the public attention they will start begging for cash. It says in the description that they are not like the other apps such as procreate that you need to pay to use, but now they are blending in with society.

...or perhaps anywhere! Infinite Painter manages to bridge the gap between desktop productivity and streamlined mobile UI. Along with a great, dynamic brush engine, it has all of the features Procreate doesn’t — shape tools with handles, perspective grids, pen/curve tools to plot curvilinear lines, much deeper selections including select by color and rich masking options. I’ve used Procreate for years and loved it, but always missed the ability to work with the robust features available in Photoshop and Illustrator. Infinite Painter is the best painting app to come along yet. Adobe Fresco will need to match or exceed IP to be relevant for me, since IP has replaced Procreate in all of my painting, sketching, and illustration workflows.

I absolutely love the brushes on InfinitePainter, I constantly use InfinitePainter to draw my outlines, I have yet to actually draw and color on InfinitePainter, I use Procreate for that but I just might have to try it out more. At first (for me) it was hard to maneuver around InfinitePainter and figure what is what lol but you get the hang of it. I feel like the developers have something really great going on here, I hope they continue to develop more for InfinitePainter because so far I truly love it.

[update review] it crashes on me a lot, sometimes the brushes don't work and also i have to press the undo button several times before it even works... bummed that InfinitePainter is getting worse 😞 I was enjoying InfinitePainter...

[Update 11/19] InfinitePainter has gotten worse, I barely use it now. Now I can't add layers when I should be able to, it only allows me to draw on one layer. I guess back to just using procreate.

I’m in love with InfinitePainter but,I have one thing that I can say that can be fixed but it’s not that big I wish that you could search characters like Snoopy or Charlie Brown because I tried it and I had a little bit of trouble otherwise I love InfinitePainter if you read the review of every single person on InfinitePainter probably take a long time but if you read my review it’s pretty short and you can read it in like three minutes if you guys could respond to me that would be great and I will use your app if not that’s OK but I really hope you can respond to this review thank you!.🤗😜🤪😝😛😋😆😄😃😀😊🤗

For me, this one beats the competition in every way. More options, better UI, and better brushes. I haven’t found any other art apps or programs that blend paint colors quite like IP. Definitely get the premium upgrade. Worth way more than the price, and still costs less than some similar apps.

The latest update makes it even better, though I am currently using the “legacy” brushes until I can wrap my head around all of the new ones. Also, InfinitePainter lets you download brushes that other users created directly in-app, which is another plus.

Also, the dev has always been very responsive.

I LOVED InfinitePainter, and used it nearly daily; for personal projects, commissions, and work projects. About 2 weeks ago, I opened InfinitePainter to work on a commission, and it completely glitched out when I tried to open the project. Layers were disappearing, some layers turned (consistently) neon green, and sometimes the whole projects would just vanish when opened. I attempted to open multiple projects with the same results. After a few days of this - despite deleting and redownloading InfinitePainter at least twice, restarting my iPad, and logging out and back in - InfinitePainter would simply get “stuck” on the loading circle when selecting to open a project.
Since the 6.0.1 update, I now apparently have “No Saved Items.” I am heartbroken and enraged. I had MONTHS of work saved in InfinitePainter, and now it’s all just gone ?!

InfinitePainter is probably the most fun and free flowing art app in InfinitePainter Store. There is a crazy good brush engine and everything runs super smooth! I love the recording feature and with a few minor tweaks, InfinitePainter can out perform Procreate.

The only consistent problems I have are when my brush has a texture. If you use a textured brush then the color picker begins distorting the colors you picked. And also the recording comes out at a bad quality if it comes out at all. With really big and long files, the recording is less likely to save to my iPad. Please fix this because this is my favorite app

As an app that provides a lot of tools that provides a realm of infinite possibilities, I really appreciate what it offers! Unfortunately there’s something very wrong. I had finished an artwork that I had spent time on, I saved it, the art looks the same in the gallery (All is well!). When I open the artwork up from InfinitePainter ’s gallery however, the artwork itself is distorted. As if the translation tool had a party all over the art’s layers. It’s very troubling, and I worry that my art will forever look okay in the gallery, but look messed up when I open it up again. I don’t know if it’s the multiple layers functionality, or maybe a bug even. Please, if there is a way to solve this problem, please let me know! Thank you