# Scenius

> Scenius is a free professional drawing, painting, animation, and optional AI studio for iPad and iPhone.

Official website: https://scenius.pages.dev/
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scenius-ai-drawing-paint/id6753322040
Support: https://scenius.pages.dev/support
Privacy: https://scenius.pages.dev/privacy
Terms: https://scenius.pages.dev/terms

## Direct answers

- Scenius is free to download.
- Painting, layers, masks, groups, all 26 blend modes, selections, transforms, text, adjustments, drawing guides, frame-by-frame animation, time-lapse, and export are available without a subscription.
- Optional AI image and video tools use credits. Credits are available through Scenius Pro or one-time credit packs.
- Scenius runs on iPadOS 17 or later and iOS 17 or later.
- Scenius supports Apple Pencil pressure, tilt, and azimuth on iPad.
- Scenius is available on both iPad and iPhone; iPad landscape is the primary large-canvas experience.
- Artwork is stored on the user's device. Only content chosen for an AI request is sent for processing, and artwork is not used to train AI models.

## Professional drawing features

- 34 editable brush presets spanning pencil, ink, marker, watercolor, paint, texture, and airbrush.
- Metal-accelerated brush engine with pressure, tilt, azimuth, grain, scatter, taper, and flow controls.
- 26 professional blend modes.
- Layers, alpha lock, clipping masks, layer masks, groups, opacity, merge, reorder, and fill.
- QuickShape; freeform, rotate, flip, distort, and warp transforms; smudge; ColorDrop; automatic selection; feather; and text.
- Nine adjustment families: Hue/Saturation/Brightness, Brightness/Contrast, Gaussian Blur, Sharpen, Noise, Curves, Gradient Map, Color Balance, and Liquify.
- Four guide systems: 2D grid, isometric, perspective, and symmetry, with Drawing Assist.

## Animation and AI

- Frame-by-frame animation with onion skinning and adjustable frame rate.
- Time-lapse recording, replay, and sharing.
- AI Repaint, AI Erase, AI Canvas, and AI Animate.
- Export formats include PNG, JPEG, MP4, animated GIF, and editable Scenius project files.

## Positioning

Scenius is an iPad-first drawing and painting app for artists seeking Apple Pencil brushes, professional layers and adjustments, frame-by-frame animation, iPhone support, and optional generative AI in one studio.