Want digital paint that behaves like real watercolor, oil or acrylic? Rebelle simulates wet and dry media on a digital canvas. Its paint effects respond to the surface: watercolor can diffuse, form drips, or flow when you tilt the canvas, while thick oils and acrylics build textured impasto.
Watercolor flow and paper
Watercolor work centers on the DropEngine, which produces drips and lets wet paint spread across the canvas. Use the Blow Tool to push paint in a chosen direction, or tilt the canvas to change its flow. Granulation adds visible pigment texture, and watercolor settings include transparent, semi-transparent, and opaque paint.
Paper and canvas surfaces affect how paint sits and interacts. Rebelle also supports mixed-media work, including interactions between oils and watercolors. A masking-fluid layer provides another way to reserve areas while painting.
Oils, acrylics, and brush control
Oils and acrylics support thick, raised strokes through the impasto engine. A palette knife and brushes of different thicknesses offer different ways to lay down paint; Express Oils are designed for quick strokes with large brushes. Dirty-brush and multicolor options bring additional color variation to these media.
The brush creator, favorite and recent brush lists, and line stabilization tools shape day-to-day brush work. Choose Moving Average or Pulled String stabilization when drawing a steadier line. Dry-media tools include pencils, pastels, markers, and airbrushes.
Composition, layers, and exports
For planning and drawing, place reference images directly on the canvas and use guides to judge position and proportion. Rulers and one-, two-, or three-point perspective tools support constructed scenes; the symmetry tool mirrors marks across an axis. Selection tools, layer masks, clipping masks, and layer groups handle more structured edits.
Rebelle imports images into a painting and supports PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP, WEBP, and its own REB format. PSD import and export are available in Pro. Time-lapse recording captures the painting process for video export, while iterative save creates sequentially numbered copies of an artwork.
- Use the RYB color wheel and color harmonies to explore palettes.
- Transform, warp, or liquify artwork with the corresponding editing tools.
Pros
- Watercolor DropEngine supports drips, blowing, and canvas-tilt flow
- Oil and acrylic brushes create impasto and support dirty-brush mixing
- Reference guides, perspective tools, and symmetry support precise drawing
- Painting sessions can be recorded and exported as time-lapse video
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11 · 64-bit only · Minimum: Intel i5 or equivalent AMD processor · Minimum: 4 GB RAM · Minimum: 1.5 GB disk space · Minimum: graphics card with 1 GB RAM · OpenGL 3.3 required for Rebelle Pro · Internet connection required for activation · Recommended: Intel i7 (6th gen or newer), equivalent AMD processor, or Apple Silicon M-series · Recommended: 16 GB RAM · Recommended: graphics card with 2 GB RAM · Recommended: Wacom or Windows Ink compatible tablet
Can Rebelle make watercolor drips and flowing paint?
Yes. The DropEngine creates watercolor drips; the Blow Tool and canvas tilting change the direction of wet paint.
Can Rebelle create thick oil and acrylic strokes?
Yes. Its impasto engine creates raised paint effects, and oil and acrylic tools include brushes and a palette knife.
Which image formats can Rebelle export?
It supports PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP, WEBP, and REB. PSD import and export are available in Pro.