Here are some screenshots of MyPaint, to get an idea of what it looks like and the art that can be created with it. The Wiki also has a gallery where you will find a sample of works created with MyPaint. Here and here are two other galleries. But you’d better download MyPaint to get an idea for yourself!

MyPaint 0.8.x:

Brushes are now categorized and it is easy to create your own categories.

New colour selector. Here the complementary colours are marked.

Draw straight lines by holding down the Shift key.

The layer dialogue makes handling layers easier. There are also a wider selection of backgrounds.

Some artists prefer to let several windows be permanently visible while drawing. Also shown is the quick colour-history selector.

MyPaint 0.7.x:

From Zahar, Brushes and colours set up for painting a goddess.

Brushes and colours set up for painting a face.

Adjust brushes using the brush interface. Brushes can also change their aspect ratio now (i.e. elliptical dabs).

Quick image using layers and one of the default backgrounds

MyPaint 0.6.0:

Selecting a suitable brush for making gas clouds in a sci-fi scene.

Selecting skin tones using two different selectors.

Editing a default brush to add functionality.

Pencil sketch effect on a lined paper background.

MyPaint 0.5.1:

Selecting a new brush for painting.

The brush settings window is extensive!

Selecting colours close to the cursor position using the quick colour popup.

Bringing up the colour-wheel while painting in full screen mode.

Version 0.4

Version 0.2

Version 0.1