Paint Pad

Brushes, stamps and a symmetry mirror

🎨 Art & Music Pre-K to Adult ages 4–adult Free

▶  Play Paint Pad

Free · no sign-in needed · works offline once loaded

About Paint Pad

An open drawing studio with pressure-ish brushes, a fill tool, stamps, undo and a kaleidoscope mode that mirrors every stroke.

Ankhdase tracks 3 distinct skills in Paint Pad, including Drawing & composition, Color mixing and Symmetry. Because mastery is estimated per skill rather than per game, the questions shift toward whatever a student is getting wrong — and away from what they have already proved they know.

How to play

  1. Pick a color and draw with the mouse, a finger or a stylus.
  2. The mirror buttons repeat every stroke, which makes symmetrical patterns.
  3. The fill tool floods an area, and stamps drop a picture wherever you tap.

Skills Paint Pad practices

  • Drawing & composition
  • Color mixing
  • Symmetry

Mastery is estimated separately for each of these, which is what lets the difficulty move independently — a student can be fluent on one and still be fed easier questions on another.

Questions about Paint Pad

Is Paint Pad free to play?
Yes. Paint Pad is free, runs in any modern browser, and needs no download or plugin. You can play straight away without an account; signing in is only needed if you want progress, streaks and badges saved.
What age is Paint Pad for?
Paint Pad suits ages 4–adult — roughly Pre-K to Adult. The difficulty adapts as you play, so it stays useful across that whole range rather than being pitched at one year group.
What does Paint Pad teach?
It practices Drawing & composition, Color mixing and Symmetry. Every question is tagged with the skill it exercises, so progress is tracked skill by skill rather than as one overall score.
Does Paint Pad work on a tablet or phone?
Yes. Paint Pad works with touch as well as a mouse, and every drag action has a tap-to-select alternative. Once the page has loaded once it also keeps working offline.
Can teachers assign Paint Pad?
Yes. Teachers can create a class, add students in bulk without email addresses, and set Paint Pad as an assignment with a goal — a score, a number of minutes, stars or a typing speed. Progress updates automatically as students play.

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