There are layer blending modes, a tracing mode, and a function like watercolor masking fluid. In the layers panel you have controls to see the wet parts of a layer, you can start and stop the water flow, make the whole canvas wet, make the layer dry, and remove the water. There is also a navigator panel where you can see your whole canvas and a layers panel. There are two types of color picker palettes and you can also create and save color sets. There are 8 presets in the watercolor category, 4 in the acrylics, 3 in pastels, 6 in pencils (this includes a charcoal pencil), 4 pen presets, 2 markers, 4 airbrush presets, and seven eraser presets (including an eraser that makes a salt like texture). One of the new features in Rebelle 3 is changing the depth on the acrylic impasto brush. In the photo above there are some examples of strokes from each brush category. There are several presets in each brush category and you can change the settings on these to create and save new brushes. The brush modes are: permanent, normal, dirty, clean brush, and eraser brush. You can also control the brush size, pressure, paint load, and amount of water. There are eight main brush categories: watercolor, acrylic, pastel, pencil, ink pen, marker, airbrush, and eraser. You can also customize your mouse or tablet pen and set up keyboard shortcuts. You can open and close panels, dock or leave them floating, and arrange them anyway you want. The UI of Rebelle 3 has a main menu, brushes, special functions, brush controls, brush heads, layers, color pickers, preview, image reference, stencils, and ruler tools.

Textures and stencils have also been added in the newest versions.

The current version is Rebelle 3 and they have updated their watercolor simulations to be even more realistic. This is a Windows painting app and it simulates real watercolor, ink, and acrylic paint. One of the best watercolor simulating programs to be found is Rebelle by Escape Motions.

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