ZX-Paintbrush 2.0

ZX-Paintbrush, created by developer Claus Jahn, is a dedicated graphics editor for producing authentic Sinclair ZX Spectrum artwork. It lets you draw directly within the Spectrum’s 256×192 resolution and 8×8 color-attribute grid, so colors, dithering, and “attribute clash” behave exactly as they would on real hardware. The tool is popular for making loading screens, title art, and in‑game graphics that look right on classic machines and modern emulators.

Key features:

• Spectrum-accurate canvas with live preview of attribute behavior
• Familiar drawing tools (brush, line, shapes, fill), zoom, and grid overlays
• Dithering and color controls tailored to the Spectrum palette
• Import of modern images with conversion to native screen format for manual touch‑up
• Save to common Spectrum screen files (e.g., .SCR) and export to standard image formats for sharing
• Part of the ZX-Modules suite, integrating smoothly into a retro‑development workflow on Windows

Who it’s for:

• Pixel artists aiming for an authentic 8‑bit Spectrum look
• Homebrew developers, demosceners, and preservationists preparing graphics for games, intros, and utilities

ZX-Paintbrush focuses on practicality and accuracy, helping you move quickly from concept to a screen that will display correctly on real Spectrum hardware and in emulators.

ZX-Paintbrush is developed by Claus Jahn. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.2, 1.3 and 2.0. The name of the program executable file is ZXPaintbrush.exe.

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