Sable Paint

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What Sable Paint is

Sable Paint is a GPU-native digital painting application for Windows and macOS, built with Rust and wgpu. Its painting engine lets brushes pick up and drag existing colour while building height on the canvas, with 16-bit precision and an 8-bit fallback. The brush editor provides controls for shape, scatter, jitter, blending, colour, height, texture and masking, as well as pressure curves and material-point simulation.

Layers support height, 28 blend modes, 27 non-destructive adjustment layers, groups, masks and clipping. Glaze layers simulate transparent pigment pooling in canvas relief; Spectral Glaze composites across 38 wavelength bands. Stamp Forge creates procedural brush tips with code rather than models or training data, and shareable code reproduces the same tip. The toolbar includes painting and editing tools such as brush, eraser, fill, gradient, liquify, text, crop and seven selection tools. The Free Edition costs nothing and is limited to a 1024 × 1024 px canvas, two layers and two saved brush presets; it requires no account and adds no watermark. Studio costs $49, paid once as a one-time purchase and unlocks everything.

Who it suits

Sable Paint suits digital painters who want customizable brushes, layered editing and pressure-sensitive controls on Windows or macOS. The free edition offers a limited way to use the application without an account or watermark.

What it does well

Brush editor has controls for shape, blending, texture and masking
Layers include 28 blend modes and 27 adjustments
Free edition requires no account and adds no watermark
Stamp Forge uses procedural code without models or training data
Studio is a one-time purchase

What to know first

Free canvas is limited to 1024 × 1024 px
Free edition allows two layers and two saved brush presets
Intel Macs are not supported

Limits

The Free Edition limits canvases to 1024 × 1024 pixels, two layers and two saved brush presets. Studio is a 49.00 USD one-time purchase that unlocks everything.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free Edition	Canvas up to 1024 × 1024 px · 2 layers · 2 saved brush presets · no account · no watermark	Free
Studio	one-time purchase · Everything unlocked · licence key by email	$49, paid once

As sablepaint.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open the Sable Paint website
Install the Windows or macOS application
On Windows, use a supported 64-bit system with an 8 GB VRAM dedicated graphics card
On macOS, use Monterey 12 or later on Apple Silicon M1 or newer
Start with the free edition or purchase the Studio licence key by email

Verdict

Sable Paint offers detailed brush and layer controls, alongside procedural brush-tip creation and glaze effects. The free edition has clear canvas, layer and preset limits, while Studio is a one-time purchase.

Questions

What does Sable Paint cost?

The Free Edition costs 0.00 USD. Studio costs 49.00 USD as a one-time purchase.

Which platforms are supported?

Sable Paint runs on Windows and macOS. Intel Macs are not supported; macOS requires Apple Silicon M1 or later.

Does the free edition require an account or add a watermark?

No. The free edition requires no account and adds no watermark.

What are the free edition limits?

It supports canvases up to 1024 × 1024 pixels, two layers and two saved brush presets.

Does Sable Paint use generative AI?

The maker labels the product as having no generative AI. Stamp Forge uses procedural code without a model or training set.

What are the Windows requirements?

Windows requires 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11, plus a dedicated graphics card with 8 GB VRAM and DirectX 12 or Vulkan support.

Facts from Sable Paint's own pages

Account and watermark: The free edition requires no account and adds no watermark. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Adjustments: The product lists 27 non-destructive adjustments, including Curves, Levels, HSL, Color Lookup, Film Grain and Halftone. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
AI: The maker says Stamp Forge uses procedural code with no model or training set and labels the product as having no generative AI. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Brushes: The brush editor includes controls for shape, scatter, jitter, blending, colour, height, texture and masking, plus pressure curves and material-point simulation. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Glaze: Glaze layers simulate transparent pigment that pools in canvas relief, and Spectral Glaze composites across 38 wavelength bands. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Interface languages: The maker lists ten interface languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Layers: Layers support height, 28 blend modes, 27 non-destructive adjustment layers, groups, masks and clipping. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
macOS requirements: macOS requires version 12 Monterey or later and Apple Silicon M1 or later; Intel Macs are not supported. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Painting engine: Its brushes pick up and drag existing colour and build height on the canvas, with 16-bit precision and an 8-bit fallback. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Product: Sable Paint is a GPU-native digital painting application for Windows and macOS, built with Rust and wgpu. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Stamp Forge: Stamp Forge generates procedural brush tips without models or training data, and its shareable code reproduces the same tip. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Support and updates: Studio's licence key is sent by email, and the maker offers one email per release with release notes. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Tools: The toolbar includes brush, eraser, fill, gradient, liquify, eyedropper, text, crop, pan, zoom and seven selection tools. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026
Windows requirements: Windows requires 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or later or Windows 11, and a dedicated graphics card with 8 GB VRAM and DirectX 12 or Vulkan support. · sablepaint.com, 9 Oct 2026

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