Art Reference
Art Reference
The reference app built for painters, illustrators, and traditional artists. Study values, check proportions, and keep everything you need at the easel in one place.
Download on the App StoreAt the easel, in the studio, or painting en plein air. Your references work offline.
No ads. No clutter. Just the tools you need to study your reference and make better work.
Everything you need, at every stage of the process.
Organize your references and get your palette ready before you pick up a brush.
Import your own photos or browse the built-in library, all organized and ready to paint.
Explore a growing library of references for landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more.
See how colors combine before you mix paint, with a directional guide for real pigments.
Pull complementary, analogous, and triadic palettes straight from your reference.
Keep your reference at the easel with the tools to study it as you work.
Add a customizable grid to accurately capture proportion, placement, and perspective.
Reduce any reference to 2–10 steps of light and shadow, or full grayscale.
Keep your reference visible alongside your work so you can compare as you paint.
Add your finished piece to your gallery and watch your progress build over time.
Add your finished work to your gallery and watch your progress build over time.
One payment. No subscriptions, ever.