Starby Art drawing app interface with canvas and art tools

Digital art with a mythic edge

Tools made for artists. Designed by artists.

Starby Art gives artists the tools you have always dreamed of. Grab your digital pen and start right now.

Everyone can create.

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Free beta studio Artist workflow .starby files Process proof

Beta safety

Create freely. Back up like a working artist.

Starby Art is a live browser/PWA beta. Your work can autosave in the browser, but the safest habit is exporting a `.starby` project backup when a piece matters.

Save in the app

Use File, Save Project while you work so the browser keeps a recent editable copy.

Export `.starby`

Download an editable project file before refreshing, switching devices, or starting a major new version.

Export finished art

Keep PNG, transparent PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF, or resized exports outside the browser for sharing and printing.

Keep proof clips

Use Proof Timelapse when process matters, especially for commissions, social posts, or portfolio trust.

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Brush Bonanza - Treasure Unlocked!

168 built-in brushes, grouped for real artist moods.

Starby Art already ships with pencils, inks, paint, smudge tools, texture builders, comic tones, character helpers, effects, and secret FX brushes. Pick a family, find the vibe, and start drawing.

14 Pencil 14 Ink 27 Character 21 Paint 23 Texture 13 Comic 26 Effects 16 Secret FX 14 Smudge

Pencil

Sketch, draft, graphite, charcoal, and layout marks.

Blue Draft Pencil
Carpenter Pencil
Fine Graphite
Gesture Graphite
Graphite Dust
Kneaded Charcoal
Layout Pencil
Mechanical Pencil
Needle Pencil
Red Sketch Pencil
Rough Pencil
Soft Graphite
Soft Shape Graphite
Tiny Blue Layout

Ink

Liners, nibs, brush pens, bold marks, and rough ink.

005 Liner
Bold Inker
Brush Pen
Dry Nib
Flat Nib
Fountain Ink
Ragged Crow Quill
Rough Ink
Scratch Ink
Snap Ink Edge
Sumi Ink
Tech Ink
Wet Ink Bleed
Whisper Liner

Character

Hair, faces, folds, skin, hands, shadows, and anime polish.

Anime Bangs Pencil
Anime Hair Pencil
Anime Speed Fade
Braid Guide Brush
Braid Texture Comb
Cell Shade Blocker
Charm Chain Sketch
Cheek Blush Air
Clothing Fold Pen
Crisp Hair Separator
Curly Lock Builder
Eye Spark Catchlight
Eyebrow Hair Ink
Eyelash Ink
Face Plane Shade
Flyaway Strands
Fur Rake
Hair Comb Silk
Hair Shine Ribbon
Hair Strand Smudge
Highlight Pop
Knuckle Plane Pencil
Leafy Crown Builder
Lip Soft Color
Manga Hair Ink
Skin Air Soft
Soft Shadow Builder

Paint

Oil, gouache, marker, wash, airbrush, and painterly color.

Acrylic Pop
Buttery Oil
Chunky Impasto
Creamy Gouache
Dry Brush Drag
Dry Marker
Dry Marker Fade
Fan Gouache
Glaze Mixer
Gouache Flat
Juicy Marker
Oil Bristle
Oil Glaze
Scumbled Oil
Soft Wash
Transparent Marker
Velvet Airbrush
Velvet Skin Wash
Watercolor Bloom
Watercolor Edge
Wet Edge Wash

Texture

Paper tooth, fabric, scales, stipple, grain, and surface magic.

Brick Texture
Canvas Drag
Chalk Dust
Cloth Noise Shade
Crosshatch
Dragon Scale Stamp
Dry Sponge
Embroidered Loop
Fabric Weave
Freckle Scatter
Lace Trim Pen
Mermaid Scale Shade
Newsprint Grain
Paper Tooth
Pore Scatter
Rain Streak Texture
Sand Pastel
Scratch Board
Soft Noise
Soft Paper Shade
Speckle Cloud
Sponge
Stipple

Comic

Tones, speed lines, panel lines, noir shading, and pop texture.

Action Slash
Bold Panel Line
Bubble Shade
Comic Shadow
Manga Tone
Manga Tone Shade
Noir Crosshatch
Panel Shade
Pop Dot
Soft Screen Tone
Speed Line
Tone Dust
Zip Tone

Effects

Glow, chrome, sparkle, clouds, shadow, blur, and decorative FX.

Aurora Ribbon
Bloom Glow Soft
Bubble Pop
Cast Shadow Veil
Chrome Shard
Comet Ink
Crystal Spark
Dream Blur Brush
Edge Sharpen Ink
Electric Thread
Fairy Lights
Flower Petal Scatter
Galaxy Mist
Glass Pen
Glitter Gel
Glow Dust
Gold Chain Detail
Halo Glow
Leaf Confetti
Prism Ribbon
Shadow Carve
Smoke Trail
Soft Glow Wand
Star Dust Sprinkle
Star Trail
Storm Cloud Builder

Secret FX

The extra stash: clouds, glow, blur, sharpen, shadow, sparkle.

Blur Veil
Cast Shadow
Cloud Builder
Cloud Puff
Ember Glow
Magic Aura
Moon Bloom
Paper Sparkle Dust
Rim Light Glow
Rim Shadow Soft
Shadow Mist
Sharpen Spark
Soft Glow
Sparkle Fog
Sparkle Mist
Storm Cloud

Smudge

Blend, pull, push, smear, soften, and painterly edge control.

Charcoal Drag
Cloud Blend
Edge Puller
Fur Pull
Line Cleaner Smudge
Liquid Paint Push
Oil Push
Paint Mover
Palette Knife Smear
Porcelain Blend
Silk Blend
Soft Skin Blend
Tiny Detail Smudge
Watercolor Lift

Built for the real process

From rough idea to finished proof, keep the work moving.

Sketch ideas Clean linework Drop base colors Add shadows Save stamps Share proof

Core studio

The essentials, organized around how artists actually work.

Draw And Paint

Brush, erase, smudge, fill, liquify, sketch, select, and shape your ideas without fighting the interface.

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Layers That Matter

Opacity, locking, blend modes, clipping, groups, thumbnails, merge tools, and the confidence to experiment.

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Render Assist

Turn linework into base colors, shadows, and highlights faster, so coloring feels less scary and more fun.

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Stamps And References

Save your perfect little ears, eyes, props, symbols, and guides, then reuse them when your next character needs them.

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Proof Replay

Show your process with compact replay clips, because proving your art is human-made matters more every day.

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Learn While Drawing

Practice hands, noses, heads, faces, value, hair, clothing, and poses with friendly cards that sit right on your canvas.

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Studio preview

A drawing space for practice, production, and proof.

Starby Art is being shaped around real artist habits: reference on the side, layers that make sense, brushes with personality, stamps for repeated details, Render Assist for the hard coloring stage, and proof replay for the internet age.

Open The Canvas

Starby Art studio preview showing brush choices, color puck, zoom controls, canvas, and painting tools

Brush library Flow tools Color puck Zoom view Studio tabs

Why artists care

Less friction. More finished art.

Starby Art is being built for the parts of digital art that usually slow people down: finding the right brush, coloring cleanly, saving reusable details, and proving the process.

Brushes with personality Pencil, ink, paint, texture, smudge, comic, effects, and secret FX are already waiting. Coloring feels less scary Render Assist helps move from linework to base colors, shadows, and highlights. Reuse what you make Turn your favorite ears, eyes, props, symbols, and details into stamps. Show your process Proof Replay helps artists show the work is human-made and built by hand. Experiment safely Layers, blend modes, locks, opacity, groups, and merge tools keep choices reversible. Your files stay yours Save editable projects as `.starby` files and export finished art when you are ready. Backup guidance is built in Learn when to use browser save, `.starby` backups, finished exports, and proof replay.

Find Your Creative Flow

Sketch, ink, color, render, save, and prove your process.

Starby Art is built around the path artists actually follow. Start loose, clean the drawing, add color, build light and shadow, save your work, then share proof that the art came from your hand.

Start your flow

01 Sketch Pencil, gesture, rough ideas. 02 Ink Clean lines and confident edges. 03 Color Base colors and guided fill. 04 Render Shadows, highlights, polish. 05 Save .starby files and exports. 06 Prove Replay clips for process trust.

Beginner path

Start with one drawing, one step at a time.

Starby Art can be a full studio, but new artists should not have to learn every button first. Follow this path when you want a calm digital-art workflow, or skip it and freely create.

01 Rough Sketch Use pencil brushes, keep it loose, and focus on the idea. 02 Draft Layer Lower sketch opacity, add a fresh layer, and clean the forms. 03 Ink Choose a liner or brush pen and make confident edges. 04 Flat Color Use Render Assist or fill tools to block in readable color. 05 Shadow And Highlight Pick a light direction and build simple depth. 06 Save And Share Export a `.starby` backup, a finished image, and proof if needed.

Start The First Drawing Open Beginner Feature Guide

Install path

Install the studio from the browser.

Starby Art runs as a PWA. Open it in your browser, add it to your device, and save editable project exports as branded `.starby` files.

1. Open app 2. Add to home screen 3. Start drawing

Beta Access

Live Beta - Free for 2 months. Save projects, export `.starby` backups, build your stamp library, and help shape the artist workflow before launch.

Launch The Studio

Future Pro

Live Beta - Free for 2 months.

Starby Art should stay generous. Pro is for the heavier professional needs: safer storage, stronger proof, deeper organization, and premium creation packs.

Certificate Creator

Printable process certificate PDF with artwork preview, proof thumbnails, drawing time, tools used, and signature lines.

Cloud Project Vault

Optional backup, sync, recovery history, and cross-device asset libraries for artists who want extra safety.

Full Drawing Mode

A full-screen canvas with a draggable circular puck for the tools artists need without panel clutter.

Advanced Brush Packs

Premium specialty packs for hair, skin, textures, comics, effects, traditional media, and custom image-tip brushes.

Proof Timeline

A cleaner replay viewer with milestones, export panels, process clips, and stronger proof-of-work presentation.

Premium Templates

Higher-quality model packs, tutorial paths, pattern libraries, reference boards, and organized asset collections.

Safety Proof Focus Brushes Templates Organization

Pro waitlist

Help decide what becomes worth paying for.

Join the list for Pro previews, launch pricing, certificate creator updates, cloud vault news, premium brush tests, and the first full-screen drawing mode trials.