HANDY- an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. Has 3D models of hands, feet, and animal skulls!
"Thanks to this useful app, drawing realistic hands can become a whole lot easier" - ImagineFX
"Pencillers, inkers, and colorists should all give this a look!" - Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead
If you're an artist and ever wanted just quick and easy drawing reference for hands, heads, or even feet (IAP) without having to awkwardly pose your limbs in front of a mirror, this app is for you!
HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls.
Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle!
Also available is the Animal Skulls pack. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration.
[Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase]
NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color.
Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers!
Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps!
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I don't usually write reviews and I always feel lazy to rate. But this helped me extremely, I'm pretty sure it will help other artists too. When I started using it which was yesterday, It already helped me alot. Though it needs payment, I guarantee you, it is worth it. love how you can rotate it in 3D to see it in different angles because some only has 2D pictures. I DEFINITLEY suggest this app for people who REALLY struggle with Hands and Feet. Thank youuuu! ^^ ❤️🤍
Helps alot!
RicerManz
Drawing is something i like to do in my free time a lot! But I always ended up having a difficult time regarding different and odd angles of things i want to draw, like hands for an example. This app is way worth its money and you should definitely check it out if your looking to improve on those weakpoints!
Great app, definitely worth the price
A.Bal18
It’s fairly cheap for what it offers, I highly recommend. Though I would suggest to add a feature where we can edit the face features like size of nose, lips, eyes, and other things.
Really a must have
Habiyeru
This app has probably saved me hundreds of hours of having to look up references for hands, feet, etc. The price is more than worth it.
HANDY users, thank you very much for your patience and supportive understanding. We’re ready to finally try applying our previous update once again.
If you encounter any issues or problems, PLEASE do not hesitate to reach out to us at contact@handyarttool.com !
- Apple iCloud integration is completely re-written from the ground up, and (hopefully) should not produce any crashing or significant delays when opening Handy.
- Fixing issues where links could no longer be opened in iOS18 or later
- Fixing an issue where the rotation UI would not be aligned correctly on certain devices with skinnier aspect ratios.
- Now supports swipe from left-edge Back shortcut gestures in the menus
- Fix for not being able to individually adjust the Jaw sliders for loaded skulls
Version 5.2
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