diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index 2b3b992d24b5..d3950c06c339 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 , libmypaint
 , gexiv2
 , harfbuzz
-, mypaint-brushes
+, mypaint-brushes1
 , libwebp
 , libheif
 , libgudev
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.libXpm
     glib-networking
     libmypaint
-    mypaint-brushes
+    mypaint-brushes1
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     AppKit
     Cocoa
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/mypaint/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/mypaint/default.nix
index 1acaf4850ebe..5ebbee0e4d6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/mypaint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/mypaint/default.nix
@@ -7,59 +7,81 @@
 , libpng
 , librsvg
 , gobject-introspection
+, libmypaint
+, mypaint-brushes
 , gdk-pixbuf
 , pkgconfig
-, python2
-, scons
+, python3
 , swig
 , wrapGAppsHook
 }:
 
 let
-  inherit (python2.pkgs) pycairo pygobject3 numpy;
-in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  inherit (python3.pkgs) pycairo pygobject3 numpy buildPythonApplication;
+in buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mypaint";
-  version = "1.2.1";
+  version = "2.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mypaint";
     repo = "mypaint";
-    rev = "bcf5a28d38bbd586cc9d4cee223f849fa303864f";
-    sha256 = "1zwx7n629vz1jcrqjqmw6vl6sxdf81fq6a5jzqiga8167gg8s9pf";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "180kyilhf81ndhwl1hlvy82gh6hxpcvka2d1nkghbpgy431rls6r";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     intltool
     pkgconfig
-    scons
     swig
     wrapGAppsHook
     gobject-introspection # for setup hook
   ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     gtk3
     gdk-pixbuf
+    libmypaint
+    mypaint-brushes
     json_c
     lcms2
     libpng
     librsvg
     pycairo
     pygobject3
-    python2
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     numpy
+    pycairo
+    pygobject3
   ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    sed -i -e 's|/usr/bin/env python2.7|${python2}/bin/python|' $out/bin/mypaint
+  checkInputs = [
+    gtk3
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    ${python3.interpreter} setup.py build
+
+    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    gappsWrapperArgs+=(--prefix PYTHONPATH : $PYTHONPATH)
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    ${python3.interpreter} setup.py managed_install --prefix=$out
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    HOME=$TEMPDIR ${python3.interpreter} setup.py test
+
+    runHook postCheck
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/1.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/1.0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..115d818d9365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/1.0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ stdenv
+, fetchpatch
+, autoconf
+, automake
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pkgconfig
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "mypaint-brushes";
+  version = "1.3.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mypaint";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1iz89z6v2mp8j1lrf942k561s8311i3s34ap36wh4rybb2lq15m0";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # build with automake 1.16
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = https://github.com/Jehan/mypaint-brushes/commit/1e9109dde3bffd416ed351c3f30ecd6ffd0ca2cd.patch;
+      sha256 = "0mi8rwbirl0ib22f2hz7kdlgi4hw8s3ab29b003dsshdyzn5iha9";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoconf
+    automake
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
+
+  preConfigure = "./autogen.sh";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "http://mypaint.org/";
+    description = "Brushes used by MyPaint and other software using libmypaint.";
+    license = licenses.cc0;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/default.nix
index 115d818d9365..20caf6e57752 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 { stdenv
-, fetchpatch
 , autoconf
 , automake
 , fetchFromGitHub
@@ -8,23 +7,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mypaint-brushes";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "2.0.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mypaint";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1iz89z6v2mp8j1lrf942k561s8311i3s34ap36wh4rybb2lq15m0";
+    sha256 = "0kcqz13vzpy24dhmrx9hbs6s7hqb8y305vciznm15h277sabpmw9";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # build with automake 1.16
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = https://github.com/Jehan/mypaint-brushes/commit/1e9109dde3bffd416ed351c3f30ecd6ffd0ca2cd.patch;
-      sha256 = "0mi8rwbirl0ib22f2hz7kdlgi4hw8s3ab29b003dsshdyzn5iha9";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoconf
     automake
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9bac1e91b0dd..5733168d5cd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20678,6 +20678,8 @@ in
 
   mypaint = callPackage ../applications/graphics/mypaint { };
 
+  mypaint-brushes1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/mypaint-brushes/1.0.nix { };
+
   mypaint-brushes = callPackage ../development/libraries/mypaint-brushes { };
 
   mythtv = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/mythtv {