Many people paint to relax. But who has the space for dozens of coloring pads, chalks, and pens, let alone easels and canvases? We show you what you need for digital painting and drawing.

As we all learned in kindergarten, blue paint and yellow paint makes green paint. Try doing that in Photoshop, and you’ll get something altogether different—a vague, uninspiring brownish-grey.

Paint.NET is a free and simple image editing program that can also be used for basic digital painting. It is a good option for beginners just starting with digital art, as it is easy to learn and use.

Jessica Wilson, “Perfectly Clear,” 2022, UV pigment on Dibond. Wilson, in a 3-D rendering of a squeegee at Nahmad Contemporary, shows a way forward for painting beyond the brush.

To win over digital artists that rely on iPad apps like Procreate, Adobe is making its Fresco app completely free. The paywall is gone, and now everyone can access all of its digital drawing tools ...

Xaar will continue to be an integral part of Axalta and Durr’s digital paint solutions. AXTA stock has gained 13.8% in the past year against the 15.4% decline of the industry.