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Natural media painting software that simulates real oil, watercolor and paint

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  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price $29.90
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, SMEs

What is ArtRage?

ArtRage is a painting application from the New Zealand studio Ambient Design that simulates the physical behavior of traditional art media, including oil paint, watercolor, pastels, pencils and palette knives with realistic color blending. Its current desktop flagship is ArtRage Vitae for Windows and macOS, alongside a lighter ArtRage Lite edition for beginners, and an ArtRage Vitae mobile app for iOS and Android tablets and phones.

Unlike many competitors, ArtRage is sold as a one-time purchase rather than a subscription, with an unlimited-time free demo available to try before buying. It supports Apple Pencil and Samsung S-Pen input and is popular with artists who want a natural, tactile digital painting feel with real paint mixing and layered canvas textures.

Key Features of ArtRage

ArtRage lists 8 documented features, including Realistic oil, watercolor and paint simulation with real color blending, Palette knife, pencil and pastel tools and Cloner tool for tracing and reference-based painting. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Realistic oil, watercolor and paint simulation with real color blending
  • Palette knife, pencil and pastel tools
  • Cloner tool for tracing and reference-based painting
  • Layers with blend modes and layer effects
  • Adjustable canvas textures and surface grain
  • Tool presets for saving custom brush setups
  • Apple Pencil and Samsung S-Pen support
  • Reference image overlay for tracing

ArtRage Pricing

ArtRage lists 3 plans, from $4.99 to $80.

ArtRage Lite

$29.90

Windows or macOS

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Scaled-down edition with a selected set of tools for beginners

ArtRage Vitae Desktop

$80

Windows or macOS

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Flagship desktop edition with the full painting toolset

ArtRage Vitae Mobile

$4.99

iOS or Android

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Mobile version of the premium natural painting app

ArtRage Specifications

ArtRage is available on Windows and macOS and has iOS and Android apps. It has a free trial.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
One-time
Desktop
  • Windows
  • macOS
Mobile
  • iOS
  • Android
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • SMEs
Support
  • Email
Integrations
Apple Pencil, Samsung S-Pen, layered PSD export
Public API
No
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
Yes
Website
artrage.com

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ArtRage FAQs

No, ArtRage is sold as a one-time purchase for both desktop and mobile editions, with no recurring fees.

ArtRage Lite is a scaled-down edition with a selected set of beginner tools, while ArtRage Vitae is the full flagship edition with the complete painting toolset.

Yes, ArtRage offers a free demo with unlimited time and no email sign-up or internet connection required.

Yes, both the desktop and mobile versions support Apple Pencil, and the mobile version also supports the Samsung S-Pen.

Yes, ArtRage is still actively maintained by Ambient Design Ltd.