PenUp Evolves into a More Powerful S Pen Drawing App
Samsung’s PenUp app, long known as a friendly place for sketching and coloring templates, is evolving into a more capable S Pen drawing app for Galaxy creators. While it still supports basic touch input and a Finger Drawing mode for casual doodles or quick tracing, the newest update is clearly tuned for users who rely on Galaxy stylus features to create more polished work. The focus is on precision, flexibility, and smoother control on devices that support the S Pen, turning PenUp into a more serious part of a digital art workflow instead of just a coloring companion. From the interface changes to the way drawings can now travel between devices, almost every tweak is designed to make it easier to start an idea on one Galaxy screen and refine it on another without losing quality, layers, or creative momentum.
53 New Samsung PenUp Brushes Expand Creative Possibilities
The headline upgrade in this release is a major expansion of the brush engine. PenUp now adds 53 new brushes, accessible via the “Download more brushes” option, dramatically widening the range of textures and strokes available to S Pen users. For digital artists, this means finer control over line quality, shading, and painterly effects without leaving the app. Brush controls have also been cleaned up: double-tapping a brush on the selection screen instantly opens its individual settings, making experimentation faster. The redesigned menu separates unrelated controls, reducing visual clutter, while a live preview shows exactly how adjustments will look before they touch the canvas. Combined, these enhancements turn the Samsung PenUp brushes into more than simple presets; they become customizable digital art tools that can be tuned to match specific styles, from crisp comic lines to soft watercolor-style blends, directly on a Galaxy phone or tablet.
Dual Brush and Smarter Selection for Advanced Techniques
For artists who want more advanced techniques, the new Dual brush feature is the standout addition. Dual brush lets two strokes work together at once, allowing layered effects that would previously require multiple passes or separate apps. You can, for instance, combine a textured brush with a smooth one to lay down depth and detail in a single movement, making shading and stylized outlines feel more natural with the S Pen. Editing tools get a boost as well: the Lasso selection tool now includes Auto Select, which can automatically identify and select objects in your drawing, cutting down on repetitive manual tracing. PenUp also supports automatic landscape rotation when Auto Rotate is enabled on the Galaxy device, so the canvas orientation keeps up with how you actually hold the screen, helping maintain precision and flow while you sketch, ink, or color.
Draft Syncing Keeps Your Art in Motion Across Galaxy Devices
To better support multi-device workflows, PenUp introduces new Export Draft and Import Draft options that save projects as “.penup” files. These drafts preserve layers and key settings, so you can start a concept on your Galaxy phone, then continue refining it on a larger Galaxy tablet without rebuilding your work. This approach turns PenUp into a more reliable hub in a digital art workflow, instead of a one-device sketchpad. Samsung account sync further simplifies device switching, keeping your content accessible as you move between screens. Whether you are polishing line art, coloring complex templates, or experimenting with mixed brush techniques, the combination of draft exporting, importing, and account-based syncing helps ensure your progress is never trapped on a single device, making the most of the S Pen and Galaxy stylus features across your entire ecosystem.