PaintSteps

Your photos to painting tutos!

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

New in 1.1: Line Art. Turn your painting into an outline drawing to trace, print, or share, with a drawing grid and color numbers. Turn any photo into a practical, step-by-step painting guide. PaintSteps simplifies your reference into progressive color stages, helping you see what to paint first and what to add next. Choose your medium and painting order, then work through the image, palette, and mixing guidance at your own pace. CREATE FROM ANY PHOTO - Choose an image from your photo library - Crop and position it for your canvas - Adjust colors, steps, smoothing, and canvas ratio - Build dark-to-light, light-to-dark, or balanced PAINT WITH CLEAR GUIDANCE - Follow progressive painting steps - Use color numbers and an adjustable drawing grid - Pinch to zoom while guides stay aligned - Press and hold to compare with the original photo TRACE WITH LINE ART - Turn your painting into an outline drawing to transfer onto the canvas - Choose the level of detail, or let Auto pick a step that's easy to trace - Add a drawing grid and color numbers, then print it or share it as a PDF or PNG - With Pro, choose thin, medium, or bold lines MIX COLORS - View practical paint-mixing suggestions for every palette color - Choose from built-in paint sets - With Pro, use your own paints and palettes, calibrate tinting strength, and edit recipes SAVE AND EXPORT - Keep your painting projects in one library - Export complete PDF tutorials, including the line art page, or individual PNG step images with Pro The free version includes up to two saved paintings, tutorials with up to four steps, and line art. PaintSteps Pro unlocks unlimited paintings, up to eight steps, custom paints and palettes, recipe editing, export, and line art thickness. PaintSteps Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. Mixing results are estimates. Always test a small mix before painting.

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New: Line Art • Turn any painting into an outline drawing you can trace onto your canvas. • Pick the level of detail, or let Auto choose a step that's easy to trace. • Add a drawing grid and color numbers. • Print it directly, share it as a PDF or PNG, and get it as a page in your PDF tutorial. • Pro: choose thin, medium, or bold lines. Also in this update: translation fixes.

Version 1.1

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    Information

    Provider
    • Juan Tarallo
    Size
    • 8.5 MB
    Category
    • Graphics & Design
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 5 more
    • English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Juan Tarallo
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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