Fresh Paint for Windows

A life-like painting program

This app is a fun and creative tool where you can work with a blank canvas to create whatever your heart desires. With so many functions, the sky's the limit.

Your work of art

Fresh Paint gives you the chance to explore your creative side and use a variety of techniques to improve your drawing and painting skills.

With this painting program, you can decorate your piece with watercolors. You can also sketch with a pencil for more precision and a different style.

You start out with a blank canvas that you’ll need to customize. There’s an option to modify its size and you can use an image to function as a background.

This app is pressure sensitive. When you press hard, the brush strokes leave a more defined and darker mark. This saves you a ton of time because you don’t have to navigate any menus to change the width, contrast, or brightness of your colors.

You can import images and use filters and other modifications to convert them into beautiful works of art. It also has a camera function that’s easy to access. If you’re stuck and need some inspiration you can use the activity pack feature. This randomly selects pictures intended to aid you when you don’t know what to draw.

If you’re unable to find the color you are looking for, don’t worry. You can mix colors with the palette icon.

The biggest downside of the app is that, unlike Photoshop or similar programs, there’s no layer support. Layers are useful for separating forms and shapes, so this is a huge feature that’s not present here.

Where can you run this program?

This program runs on Windows 8, 8.1, and 10.

Is there a better alternative?

No. Fresh Paint has a wide variety of useful features that other options lack. 4Blend HDR has a comfortable interface that’s great for beginners, though.

Our take

Fresh Paint is a fun way to put your creative thoughts onto a digital canvas. The program is packed to the brim with features and everything you need to create a winning portrait.

Should you download it?

Yes. If you’re looking for a way to unlock your artistic side, this is a fantastic choice.