Value Study: art reference

Description

If you’re learning to draw or paint, understanding value (how light or dark something appears), is one of the most important art fundamentals. Good shading, realistic form and confident drawing all begin with value. Value Study is an artist’s reference tool that helps you learn how to draw, improve your shading and understand light and shadow through clearer value studies. Instead of a simple greyscale filter (or squinting!), the app breaks any reference photo into clean tonal steps so you can focus on shapes, structure and depth without getting overwhelmed by detail or colour. Start with pure black and white to block in the biggest shapes (Notans are one of the classic exercises when learning to draw) then gradually add more values to refine your study. You can also highlight every area that shares the same value, making subtle shifts in shadow and highlight much easier to see. This is especially useful for portrait drawing where small tonal differences matter. Value Study also includes a flexible drawing grid for working with the Grid Method. Choose the number of rows and columns you need and use either square or rectangular cells. The grid sits directly over your value study, so you can combine proportion checking with greyscale, simplified values and the other reference tools in the app. Tap a grid cell to concentrate on one small part of your reference. You can hide everything outside that cell or zoom directly into it, making complicated subjects easier to work through one section at a time. You can also add diagonals inside each cell to find centre points and create extra landmarks for judging the position of shapes and features. When you want to work away from the screen, print your reference with the grid included. There are plenty of other ways to look at a reference too. Simplify shapes, show outlines, check tonal balance with the histogram, flip the image, explore different palettes or use the live camera to study value and shape before you even take a photo. Value Study is designed to sit alongside your drawing or painting process. It helps you make sense of your reference, spotting shapes, tones and proportions more easily, whether you’re working traditionally or in apps like Procreate and ibis Paint. It’s a small, focused tool made by a solo indie developer who is always keen to help make the app better for all artists. Whether you’re a complete beginner learning how to draw or an experienced artist refining your fundamentals, Value Study helps you see your reference more clearly so you can draw it more confidently. Try it for free, then unlock everything for just a few pounds a year or with a low-cost lifetime purchase. Your purchase works across iPhone, iPad and Mac automatically. To use your purchase on Android too, sign in to the same optional Value Study account from the Settings menu on your Apple device and Android. Annual: Renews yearly Lifetime: One time purchase Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

I've got a bunch of bug fixes and improvements in this update, plus a big new feature... Introducing Personal Collections! You can now create your own collections in Value Study, making it easier to organise the reference images you want to keep and come back to. Personal Collections require a Value Study account, so they are completely optional. If you choose to sign in, your collections will sync across your devices so you can access them wherever you use Value Study. This is a big change for the app so please let me know any issues you find, [email protected]

Information

Seller

Diem Limited

Category

Graphics & Design

Version

5.0.0

Requires

iOS 16.6+

Size

34.5 MB

Age Rating

4+