Traditional 2D Animation, Reimagined
Create hand-drawn animations with a focused, distraction-free workflow. Nurture2D is fast, friendly, and open.
Why animators choose Nurture2D
Features
Drawing & Pen Tools
Paper-like drawing
Designed for stylus and tablets with responsive brushes, onionskinning, basic shift and trace, and layers.
Pen Tool presets
Five color presets optimized for no-antialiasing, ensuring seamless integration with auto color fill features.
Advanced curve tools
Professional curve and spline drawing tools similar to Clip Studio Paint for precise line creation.
Custom sketch brush engine
Natural pencil textures, pressure curves, and jitter for expressive sketches with authentic feel.
Draw behind feature
Advanced drawing tools that allow you to draw behind existing elements for complex layering.
Fill & Color Tools
Auto Color Line fill tools
Intelligent fill system that automatically fills non-antialiased preset lines, perfect for cell shading and anime-style artwork.
Transparent gap filling
Fill transparent pixel gaps using lasso and rectangle selection tools for clean, professional results.
Fill tools ignore target color
Prevent accidental fills of lineart with intelligent color detection and protection.
Dplate tool
Quickly create color design boxes found in character color sheets for professional character design workflows.
Interface & Workflow
Focused interface
A clean, distraction-free UI that keeps your canvas front-and-center for maximum creative focus.
Refined tool box UI
Streamlined and intuitive tool organization for efficient access to all drawing and editing functions.
Reference Window
Dedicated reference panel for design sheets, color palettes, and sending current drawings as reference material.
Switchable color wheels
Toggle between square and triangle color wheels to match your preferred color selection workflow.
Popup color wheel
Contextual color picker that appears at your cursor position for decluttered, efficient color selection.
Hide all shortcut (Tab)
Instantly hide all windows with a single keypress for truly immersive, distraction-free drawing experience.
Animation & Production
Frame-by-frame control
Accurate frame timing, exposure control, and flipbook playback for professional animation workflows.
Export with confidence
Render to image sequences neatly exported in separate folders, ready for production and post-processing.
Known Bugs & Workarounds
Toolbar settings workaround
Right-click the top area of any widget to access the Windows menu. Disable "Tools located above the View toolbar" setting (this refers to the left toolbar) as it doesn't save tool settings. Use the normal Tools dock from the Windows menu instead. Note: The left toolbar can only be found in the right-clicked menu.
Important Notice
Nurture2D is a personal fork created by a single developer. While I've worked diligently to deliver a feature-rich animation application, please be aware that bugs and issues may occur. I am not a professional software developer, but with the assistance of AI tools, I've been able to create a comprehensive animation suite that I hope will be valuable to the community.
Your feedback and patience are greatly appreciated.
Download Nurture2D
Choose your platform. Windows installers and Linux AppImage available for download.
Contact Information
If you encounter any startup issues or have questions about Nurture2D, please don't hesitate to reach out:
I'm committed to helping users resolve any technical difficulties they may encounter with the application.