Painter's Tools
Master Value, Shape, and Color
$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The ultimate companion for traditional painters. Use grayscale, color mixing, overlay compare tools, and more to achieve perfect values and proportions every time.
Elevate your traditional painting process with professional-grade analysis tools. Whether you’re a plein air painter or a studio artist, Painter’s Tools helps you translate what you see into what you paint.
Stop guessing and start analyzing. Painter’s Tools is a dedicated suite of digital aids designed specifically for traditional artists. Use your device to break down complex references into manageable data, ensuring your values, colors, and measurements are spot-on every time.
KEY FEATURES:
1. Master Values & Form
Grayscale & Contrast: Instantly strip away color to analyze the "bones" of your reference.
Value Simplification (Posterization): Group complex gradients into 2–10 solid value steps to see the abstract shapes that build a great painting.
2. Analytical Color Mixing
Pixel-Perfect Picker: Tap any spot on your image to see its exact color and location with our high-precision magnifier.
The Mixing Guide: Get a suggested mixing recipe based on a standard painter’s palette (Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, etc.), helping you hit that elusive hue.
3. Precision Measurement
Physical Calibration: Input your canvas height, and the app calculates real-world distances.
Grid Overlay: Use a grid to transfer your reference photos onto your work
4. The Ultimate Compare Tool
Painting Overlay: Take a photo of your work-in-progress and overlay it on your reference with an adjustable transparency slider.
Independent Pan & Zoom: Move and scale your painting and reference separately for perfect manual alignment.
Flash Mode: Rapidly toggle between your painting and the reference to "spot the difference" and catch drawing errors instantly.
5. Smart Canvas Setup
Locked Aspect Ratios: Crop your reference to match your canvas exactly (Square, 3:4, 4:3, 16:9, and more).
Dedicated Reference View: A clean, distraction-free environment to view your reference photo while you work.
WHY PAINTER’S TOOLS?
Unlike general photo editors, Painter’s Tools is built for the workflow of a painter. It focuses on the core principles of art: values, color relationships, and accurate proportions.
Turn your iPhone or iPad into the most powerful tool in your studio. Download Painter’s Tools today and paint with confidence.
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Add grid overlay option to help with transferring a reference image
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Information
- Seller
- Robert Rolin
- Size
- 29.3 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Robbie Rolin
