Zen Brush App Reviews

This APP is really great! It is as near to using a real chinese brush as possible. Im using a just mobile pen for it and next to writing caracters painting is a real pleasure. It would be great to see a better undo function in the future.

Ability to load picture would be appreciated.

I love this app. It has been greatly enhanced by the recent upgrade. I keep it in my dock and use it to make quick sketches which I send to photos and then import into brushes or other apps to work up in color etc. It is so responsive and smooth.

This is a simple app thats ridiculously fun to use. Nothing fancy or special, its simply an app with lots of different backgrounds (e.g. Japanese paper or Metal) and different brush colours (you cant select colours for each background, for instance Metal + Yellow means a Yellow brush, Japanese paper is always in black). I also find it handy to use to sign my name and save it as an image to attach to PDF documents (I use PDF Expert for that). You can also use it to draw out quick diagrams, directions or other notes that cant be written down, or are just to illustrate something to someone on the fly. I have it on the iPod Touch and iPad (one app purchased for both), and when I am daydreaming I open the app to play around in it. Its oddly therapeutic. I do find the price a tad high. This is more of a $0.99 app, in my opinion.

This app is awesome, you can draw pictures, write words with a brush and save it in your photos when your done, you can also upload it to twitter. I rate it five stars. :) hope whoever downloads this has a great time using this app. There is also sizes for the brush, lighter strokes, and a eraser, different backgrounds. Good job. Enjoy :P - Person244 Thanks for reading my review!

The touch sensitivity is so awesome in this app, it almost like youre painting with your finger. get it now its great :)

Its fun but 99 cents is what it is worth

This app is a work of art. If you dont draw/paint, or are just a doodler, this app will make you feel like a genuis. Much more so than any of the countless proceedural drawing apps out there. Its amazingly responsive, brilliant at staying out of your way, and incredibly intuitive to use. You will love this app. If you do fancy yourself as an aspiring artist you will not be disappointed with this one either. I have found nothing that even comes close to the level of intimacy that this app achieves. Not once did it get between what was in my head and what was showing up on the screen. The interface is so amazingly transparent as to be invisible. Its like a direct line from your creativity to the canvas. But as beautiful as the interface is, its the brush that really steals the show. Its amazingly responsive, expressive, and wonderfuly fluid. In short, its perfect. By far the most expressive digital brush Ive ever used. Its absolutely sublime. I know I sound like Im gushing, but it really is that good! It may come off as a toy, but make no mistake, you can make some serious art with this app. I almost feel guilty complaining about this app, but it wouldnt be an honest review if I didnt address its shortcomings. First off, know before you buy that this is a one trick pony. Its got one brush with 3 levels of opacity and 2 levels of erase, a size slider, and only one step of undo. And the color palette exists of only one color - black (but a full range of values is quite achievable). There is NO import. If you want to save a canvas to work on later while you jot down a quick idea, youre out of luck. Once you delete the current canvas you can no longer work on it. (Make sure you save a copy of it before you erase the screen.) Also, theres no zoom. So there you have it; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Make no mistake though - despite its shortcomings, its still a pure joy to use. I have a lot of high-end art apps on my iPad and iPhone, but this is the first one I turn to - even if its just for a quick warm-up. Its just so much fun to use, that I cant resist. They really did hit it out of the park with this one. Get it... You wont be disappointed! For the devs, heres the inevitable wish list: - a middle level of erase - an import (or at least a save/load) feature so I can work on more than one painting at a time - please dont change the brush - its absolutely perfect!

As a dev myself, I cant help but appreciate how well this app is designed. The brush is amazing. Custom backgrounds, while normally a really tacky feature in other apps, really add depth and style to your drawings. The UI is dead simple and works like a charm with finger or stylus. The quick clear is a stroke of genius. Seriously, kudos. Its probably beyond the scope of what the devs initially intended (quick throwaway drawing) but this app can be used to make some really amazing art. Which is why I think a lot of people are frustrated by the lack of saving and undo levels. They should probably take that to heart and make it happen. App is worth every penny.

I love this app so much definitely the best drawing app out there I only have two problems. One is that its good but not quite worth three dollars. Two no colors just different shades of black. If it had colors it would be well worth three dollars

This app is so cool I have a lot of fun I love how I can express my creativity!!!!!!! It was wreath 2$

This is an amazing app. The brush strokes are fluent and smooth and make you feel like you are really using a brush and ink. The ink also acts realistically e.g.the faster you swipe the less dark it is. There are endless possibilities with this app! I also love the different paper templates you can use; they add a lot of depth and feeling to your drawing. My only suggestion is that you should be able to undo more than once and save your creations because you can make some pretty amazing things!

I love this. Thought it might just be kind of a toy, but I actually really like the natural-looking brush strokes. It takes a little while to get used to using fast or slow movements to vary the thickness of your brush strokes (with real brush calligraphy, this is done with pressure), but the results look quite good with a little bit of practise. Two things I wish this had: multiple undo/redo (it will only undo or redo the last action), and a built-in gallery for your creations instead of having to save them to the camera roll. All the other art apps I use have their own saved files; this is the only one that makes you export them to JPEGs that get mixed in with your photos. Other than keeping them separate from your photos, the advantage of storing them within the app, in the native document format, is that you could change the style (background and ink color) of previously-made art. This is possible when actually working within the app, but once you export to JPEG, that is, of course, impossible. Maybe thats the "Zen" of it though (Zen emphasizes trusting your instinct and not second-guessing your actions, so perhaps its appropriate). If you have any interest in Japanese/Chinese calligraphy, definitely give this a try!

I didnt know what to expect when I bought this, but from the moment I opened it, I was hooked. I love the simple UI and the clean and expressive lines. I find myself picking it up just to play and if I like the result, I save it. If not I dont. Simple, elegant, effective. Worth every penny!

Have used many free and paid apps; this is my first review. Zen brush is fantastic, well worth the modest price.

I love this app soooo much! Just please please please add more colours so I can make my paintings more colourful!!!! But still totally worth the $2.99!!!!!!

Only major feedback is regarding brush sizes: brushes and erasers should be allowed different brush sizes. Doesnt make sense to have a super tiny eraser all the time, and playing with the size slider to correct this is no fun.

I love pulling out my new iPad and drawing characters, then passing it along to a friend. I would like to have multiple fingers added to the next version though. Being able to draw with just one is a slight setback.... Otherwise, I love it.

I use this for writing Chinese (with my finger). It doesnt do lots, but what it does it does good. Draw, save picture. Draw again. No colours (who cares?). Id reccomend.

I love the app, its great; however, it would make it 100x better if you had the option of changing the color of the brush. Thanks :)