Artist Reference & Value Study

Tools for real-world artists

Free · Designed for iPad

Artists Reference is made for painters, illustrators, and traditional artists who work with real materials, not pixels. It gives you the digital reference tools you need while you’re creating physical art. Key Features • Value Study Mode: Instantly view your reference in 7-value scale to see shadows and highlights or greyscale to see tone and contrast clearly. • Gridlines: To helps get your under-sketch down. • Side-by-Side View: Compare your reference and your canvas at the same time, optimized for tablets and stands. • Crop and Frame Tools: Adjust composition and aspect ratio of your reference to match your canvas before you begin. • Offline Friendly : Works anywhere, even in the studio or outdoors. • Clean, Focused Design: No ads. No clutter. Just the reference tools you need. Made for Traditional Artists Whether you’re painting with oils, gouache, watercolor, or charcoal, Artists Reference helps you translate what you see into confident compositions and balanced values. No AI art is used for any of the imagery in this app or app store assets.

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- Added onboarding flow - Added activity stats to settings - New app icon options (paid) - Reached feature completion to add IAP to create more than 3 projects

Version 1.40

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    Information

    • Provider
      • Gil Osborne
    • Size
      • 212 MB
    • Category
      • Graphics & Design
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
    • Languages
      English and 6 more
      • English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • Copyright
      • © Gil Osborne
  • Developer Website
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