Paint better with ease using ArtistAssistApp
ArtistAssistApp also known as Artist Assist App is a free painting and drawing assistant app that allows artists to see the reference photo more clearly and to draw and mix colors more accurately.
ArtistAssistApp helps artists accurately mix any color from a photo, analyze tonal values, turn a photo into an outline, draw with the grid method, paint with a limited palette, simplify a photo, compare photos pairwise, and more.
Free. No login or registration is required.
Runs in a web browser on desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Can be installed on any device for easy access even without an Internet connection.
Improve your painting and drawing skills and create stunning artworks
ArtistAssistApp was created together with professional watercolor artist Irina Khist for beginners and professional traditional artists and digital artists starting their journey in traditional art. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, whether you like realistic or loose painting styles, whether you want to paint landscapes, portraits, still lifes, botanical illustrations, or anything else, you'll find ArtistAssistApp extremely useful.
Various mediums are supported: watercolor paint, gouache, acrylic paint, acrylic gouache, oil paint, colored pencils, watercolor pencils.
ArtistAssistApp is an essential painting and drawing assistant for all artist students. Especially useful for painting restoration and reproduction.
Accurately mix any color from your reference photo
Select any desired color directly from your photo and learn how to mix it with specific colors of specific brands.
Choose your favorite color brands from dozens of available brands, then choose a color set or manually add the colors you have on hand. Click or tap anywhere on the photo, and get a step-by-step guide on how to precisely mix that color using atomic or optical mixing.
Atomic mixing is the physical mixing of colors together, while optical mixing is the result of placing a transparent layer of color over another color (glaze technique).
ArtistAssistApp has an advanced color mixing algorithm based on traditional color theory to avoid muddy and dull color mixtures. All your color mixtures will be clean and vibrant or pleasant muted colors.
Quickly access your favorite color mixtures
Save instructions on how to mix your favorite colors from the paints you have for quick reference in the palette.
There is one common palette and a separate palette for each reference photo.
The point on the photo from where the color was picked is also saved. Thus, You can easily recall which part of the photo the color mixture belongs to. In addition, each color mixture can be assigned a name.
In color swatch mode, all the colors in the palette are stacked on top of each other and displayed next to the photo.
Do a tonal value study
Balancing tonal values is just as important as accurately mixing colors.
Use tonal value sketches that capture the light and shadow of your subject to learn how to create contrast and depth in your paintings. Correct tonal values make a painting look realistic.
Tonal value sketches are displayed next to the original image, so it's all on one screen to paint from.
You can also print tonal value sketches by pressing a button.
Don't get lost in the details, smooth out your photo
Smooth out your reference photo to reduce detail and focus on the big shapes and proportions of your subject, and learn how to simplify and abstract your paintings. No more squinting your eyes to blur your reference.
Flowers, especially peonies, have too many details that it's easy to get lost in them. By reducing the detail of the photo, you will immediately see how to depict a flower with large strokes.
Turn any photo into an outline
Do you prefer tracing rather than freehand drawing? ArtistAssistApp can converting your reference photo into the outline that you can print with a single press of a button and trace onto paper.
Draw a grid over your reference photo
Drawing with a grid is a great way to capture objects and scenes more accurately. The grid method allows you to redraw a reference photo to any size and preserves the proportions. The reference photo is divided into smaller sections using a grid. Draw a grid of the same dimension on your piece of paper. Focus on a particular section of the grid and carefully redraw what you see within it.
Square grids of various sizes are supported, as well as easy-to-draw 3x3 and 4x4 grids with diagonals.
A photo with a grid over it can be printed by pressing a button.
Play around with limited color palettes
Using a limited palette helps achieve color harmony.
Select up to 7 colors to be your primary colors and see what your reference photo would look like painted with just those colors. It helps to depict the atmosphere. For example, the lighting in the north is different from the Mediterranean, as are the colors needed to depict this atmosphere.
Mix any colors of any brands in any proportions
Choose specific colors of specific brands to mix, specify the proportions, and get the resulting color mixture in various consistencies. Save the resulting color mixtures into the palette for comparison and quick access. Don't waste real paint experimenting with color mixing.
Rank your photos using pairwise comparison
It can be difficult to choose between multiple photos. Comparing each photo with others in pairs simplifies the choice and helps to identify the most preferred one. ArtistAssistApp will help you determine the best photo through pairwise comparison and get a photo rating.
Share your color sets
Get a link to your color set and share it with your friends or between your devices.
Color sets, recent photos, and palettes are saved on your device and restored when you reopen the app. You can also share color sets between your devices. For example, send a shareable link of your color set from your smartphone to your laptop.
Install on your device for offline access
ArtistAssistApp can be installed on any device and used offline without an Internet connection.
Once installed, the app can be used like any other app: launch from the home screen, open photos with the app, use the app as a share target for photos, etc.
Supported operating systems: Android, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS.
Why was ArtistAssistApp created?
ArtistAssistApp also known as Artist Assist App is developed by Eugene Khyst , a software engineer who wants to regain his painting and drawing skills after having a nearly 10-year break from painting after graduating from art school.
Are you a beginner artist or have you had a long break from painting? Are you an experienced artist who wants to make the painting routine easier? Are you a digital artist who wants to try your hand at traditional art? ArtistAssistApp has tools to help you!
ArtistAssistApp is easy to use, interactive, and fun. Try it now to improve your painting and drawing skills and create stunning artworks. Unleash your creativity!