Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Aquasa - Watercolor Drawing Simulator
Unique painting app for simulating 12 watercolor techniques
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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I've made a drawing app based on my physical sketching practice, using fluid sim and some shader tricks to mimic watercolor-style ink washes. Best used on iPad or with a drawing tablet. The linked article shows how the core engine works, with plenty of little interactive demos. It was fun to make, sharing in hopes others find it fun too :)
Jun 2026 · johnowhitaker.github.io · its alternatives →
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The web app to paint better with ease
2023 · artistassistapp.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I want to show my new open-source project ArtistAssistApp. ArtistAssistApp - the web app to paint better with ease. Tools for realistic color mixing based on real paints, tonal value drawing, simplified sketching, and more. Import your own photos, select any desired color directly from the image, and learn how to mix it with your paints. The web app provides a step-by-step guide on how to precisely mix that color using your own paints using atomic or optical mixing. Atomic mixing is the physical mixing of colors together, while optical mixing is the result of placing a transparent…
2023 · artistassistapp.com · its alternatives →
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Waterlogue▲90Magically turn your photos into watercolor paintings.
2014 · waterlogueapp.com · its alternatives →
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This painting app allows you to draw as if with real paints
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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We hooked up our robotic painter to Twitch.tv so you can see it, control it, and paint with it.
2015 · instapainting.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN - this is a little side project I threw together. Some implementation details: image processing is all done with headless GIMP (running inside a Docker container) through its built-in Python API. It's _very_ slow (about 50 seconds/image), and currently it processes exactly one image at a time. The website is built with NextJS; payments are processed by Stripe. I've had the best results with pictures of houses, although certain photos of people or nature can look neat, too. (For example: https://brushify.art/s/ruYmQWk, original photo from…
2022 · brushify.art · its alternatives →
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PaintSnap▲74Photo to painting, generated one brush stroke at a time
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Easy way to create image with simple sketches and doodles.
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Create watercolor illustrations
2025 · illustrationsai.com · its alternatives →
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Krita's v4.2+ RGBA brushtips let you paint with dimensionality, and it's a technology that Photoshop doesn't have (≖‿ゝ≖) It lets the creator do things like emulating light direction, making brushstrokes look 3D. I used them to make a set of metallic brushes. If there are any FOSS artists around, feel free to test them out. (p.s. Yes, I am learning Github so I probably made repository mistakes - apologies in advance lol)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The simplest app to turn your photos into watercolor art
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A Watercolor Toolkit For Photoshop And Illustrator
2016 · veila.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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The ideal canvas for ideas, illustrations, paintings (iOS)
2014 · its alternatives →
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