First time doing digital art and don't have an iPad or Procreate to work with. So I tested a few apps on my Android tablet.

They all have their pros and cons.

Concepts has an infinite canvas for vector art. It doesn't have a fill bucket, and doesn't do gradients. It doesn't do a timelapse nor animation. There's a one-time flat fee for bundles of premium features or you can pay a subscription.

Infinite Painter has the best selection of brushes and textures. The menu is a bit clunky. You can export a timelapse but can't create an animation. There's a one-time flat fee for the premium features.

Sketchbook has a good selection of brushes and textures. There is a timelapse, but no animation. There's a one-time flat fee for the premium features. Getting back to the gallery is a pain on this app. You need to click 3 times to leave your drawing.

HiPaint has a good selection of brushes and textures. There is a timelapse and there is animation. Downside is that there is advertising. However, if you watch a commercial you can unlock all the premium features for a few hours. There's a one-time flat fee for bundles of premium features or you can pay a subscription.

I'm going to play with these to determine what I like best based on how I like to work and what types of features I use most.

Here's what I created on Concepts:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 1 - student project

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 2 - student project

Here's what I created on Infinite Painter:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 3 - student project

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 4 - student project

Here's what I created on Sketchbook:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 5 - student project

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 6 - student project

Here's what I created on HiPaint:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 7 - student project

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 8 - student project

I used Infinite Painter for the Dragons playing ring toss in the city:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 9 - student project

And for the animated gif, I used HiPaint:

Pirates and Blobs galore - image 10 - student project

Jean-Marc Drapeau

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