ArtRage
The ultimate in realistic painting tools and colour blending
Ranked #9 in Illustration software for beginners.
ArtRage Vitae desktop is a digital artist’s studio featuring familiar tools that mimic real-world materials. It offers realistic painting capabilities for oils, watercolors, and pencils.
At a glance
| Best for | artists from beginners to professionals |
From ArtRage's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube |
What stands out
The product allows users to smear thick oils and blend colours naturally.
“Smear and blend thick oils to create natural color gradients. Sketch with pencils and shade with the edge of the tip.”ArtRage, own website
ArtRage creates delicate watercolor strokes that react realistically to canvas texture.
“Create delicate watercolor strokes that react to canvas texture. And much more, without any fuss!”ArtRage, own website
How it ranks
ArtRage is ranked 9th of 10 in Illustration software for beginners (Lister Score 68.0).
#9 in Illustration software for beginners · Lister Score 68.0
Allows users to smear thick oils and blend colours naturally.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 16; how complete its published information is 8; buying information on its own site 4.
“Ambient s current flagship product is ArtRage, a simple and stylish digital painting product that presents a high technology paint simulation in an easy to use interface that lets anyone play with paint, available across a range of platforms.”ArtRage, own website
“ArtRage Lite Art tools for beginners A selected set of tools from ArtRage for people wanting to try basic painting and drawing.”ArtRage, own website
| Rank | Illustration software for beginners | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design Wizard | 90.0 |
| 2 | Storyboard That | 88.0 |
| 3 | Vector Ink | 86.0 |
| 4 | DrawGestures | 84.0 |
| 5 | PixTeller | 84.0 |
| 6 | CorelDRAW | 78.0 |
| 7 | Clip Studio Paint | 76.0 |
| 8 | Procreate | 76.0 |
| 9 | ArtRage | 68.0 |
| 10 | plasq.com | 68.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does ArtRage rank on Lister?
ArtRage is ranked 9th of 10 in Illustration software for beginners (Lister Score 68.0).