Digital Painting By Imaginism Studios

In 1988, Craig Hickman created a paint program called Kid Pix, which made it easier for children to use MacPaint. The program was originally created in black in white, and after several revisions was released in color in 1991. Kid Pix was one of the first commercial programs to integrate color and sound in a creative format. While the Kid Pix was intentionally created for children, it became a useful tool for introducing adults to the computer as well.
On line painting programs
In recent years there has been a growth in the websites which support painting digitally online. Internet resources for this include Sumo Paint and Queeky. The user is still drawing digitally with the use of software, but the software is on the server of the website which is being used. The range of tools and brushes is usually more limited than free standing software. However speed of response, quality of colour and the ability to save to a file or print are similar in either media.