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ArtRage Vitae
What ArtRage Vitae is
ArtRage Vitae is a paid digital painting studio for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Its natural-media toolkit includes oils, watercolours, pencils, pastels, an Oil Brush, Watercolor, Airbrush, Palette Knife, Paint Tube, and Paint Roller. Layers, groups, blend modes, reference and tracing images, grids, guides, and perspective tools support structured artwork. Artists can create color-blending profiles, script and share them through PaintLink, and tile canvases across horizontal and vertical edges for textures or scrolling backgrounds. PaintLink also enables friends to paint together, view changes, exchange layer ownership, and resume sessions with collaboration data saved in projects. Desktop apps use PTG and support PNG, JPG, TIFF, and layered PSD import and export. New canvases can reach 32500 x 32500 pixels. Desktop is listed at $80 a month, described as a one-time purchase; mobile is $4.99 a month. There is no free plan.
Who it suits
ArtRage Vitae suits children, amateurs, and professionals seeking natural-media painting tools on desktop or mobile. It also fits artists wanting shared-canvas collaboration.
What it does well
- Natural-media tools include oils and watercolours
- Supports layers, groups, guides, and perspective tools
- PaintLink enables shared-canvas collaboration
- Desktop handles layered PSD files
- Available on four listed platforms
What to know first
- No free plan
- Desktop and mobile use separate plans
- Desktop canvases have a 32500 x 32500 pixel limit
- Desktop plan is listed at $80 a month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ArtRage Vitae Mobile | iOS and Android mobile painting apps | $4.99 a month |
| ArtRage Vitae Desktop | One-time purchase; no recurring subscription fees. · Windows and macOS desktop painting software | $80, paid once |
As artrage.com lists them, read 23 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
ArtRage Vitae combines natural-media brushes, extensive canvas aids, and PaintLink collaboration across desktop and mobile. Buyers should choose between its separate desktop and mobile plans and note the stated canvas limit.
Facts from ArtRage Vitae's own pages
- Canvas limit
- The maker says new canvases can be up to 32500 x 32500 pixels. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- PaintLink lets friends paint on the same canvas, see each other’s changes, exchange layer ownership, and resume sessions with collaboration information saved in projects. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- Ambient Design is a New Zealand-based software development company focused on creative products for consumers and professionals. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom blending
- Users can create color-blending profiles for different media, and profiles can be scripted and shared through PaintLink. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yes · artrage.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Digital workflow
- The app supports layers and groups, blend modes, reference and tracing images, grids, guides and perspective tools. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The desktop app uses PTG for paintings and supports importing and exporting PNG, JPG and TIFF, as well as importing and exporting layered PSD files. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · artrage.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- New Zealand · artrage.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Illustration tools
- Yes · artrage.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes ArtRage as suitable for users ranging from children and amateurs to professionals. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Yes · artrage.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Painting tools
- Its painting tools include Oil Brush, Watercolor, Airbrush, Palette Knife, Paint Tube and Paint Roller. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and connectivity
- For serial-number desktop editions, the maker says the software uses no DRM or background services and needs no internet connection after installation except for an optional update check. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ArtRage Vitae is a digital painting studio with natural-media tools including oils, watercolours, pencils and pastels. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes · artrage.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Store licensing
- The maker says editions bought from external stores without serial numbers may use licensing services provided by the store. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Technical support requests are answered by email during office hours, Monday to Friday New Zealand time (GMT + 12). · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tiled canvas
- Canvas tiling supports seamless painting across horizontal and vertical edges for textures and scrolling backgrounds. · artrage.com, 11 Oct 2026
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