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PLEASE add sticky notes
3 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ because…
I have hundreds of visual references, all in their own categories.
The problem, i’ll have ideas for several images and later when i revisit them, I forget what the idea was. because…
sadly - Vizref does not offer some kind of sticky notes feature that would allow me to type or write down my ideas via apple pencil or finger.
It really makes no sense to me, how they don’t have a feature like this. 🤔
I even checked the reviews on here, and… many are asking the same.
HOPEFULLY… with today’s release of iPad OS 15
we can use the new contextual apple notes, and hopefully jot our ideas down that way..
since the new contextual note will “allegedly” link text that was typed or written… directly to the app you contextual linked it too.
Therefore, just tapping on the text will automatically open the VIZ REF app and take you directly to the image. Of course this all according to apple, however.. may require a vis ref developer update.
We may have to go about it this way folks.. since clearly the devs have not responded to any of the reviews on here asking for a note taking feature… which leads me to think, the devs have moved on, and are done here.Show lessLost in Tactics
a premium pureRef app for ios
coming from using custom pdfs/cbz photo packs for my art ref, this app has me sold! being able to navigate a canvas of pics, export the 'pack' as its own png/pdf and the ability to crop/transform/convert to greyscale has been pretty helpful. this is a great portable (albeit premium) art refernce app similar to pureRef for pc/macShow lesslexisdumbusernam
Love it! But I’ve got a suggestion.
To introduce myself, I am a 14 year old artist working on a webcomic, but I’ve just started on the character designs and the world that the characters live in. There is currently nothing about it online, but I’ll update this when the first page comes out! That might take a while though.
This app is very helpful for many reasons. The first is the clipboard feature; you can copy-paste images, and it’s very useful. I use it all the time. I also love how you can change the theme from light to dark, though I only use the dark one.
And now, the suggestion!
Whenever I insert an image, I often want to type notes on it, such as what elements of it I want to use for the design. BUT I am unable to type those notes.
I think there should be a markup feature, where you can draw and type on pictures. And also a feature where you can add text beside a picture as well.
For now, I’m writing notes on my drawing app and copy-pasting it into this wonderful app. If the feature is added, I’ll give this review another star ;)
Thank you for reading, it is much appreciated!
— MRG (my initials, since I don’t wanna give out my name)Show lessMemeLord_11
Can’t fully articulate how great this app is.
Have a project you need reference for? This is the place to save it. Open up your browser side by side with VIZREF. Choose a pic from your browser. Hold the pic with one finger and drag it to VIZREF. Once you have one pic, or many pics, open VIZREF fully. Now you can resize and move your saved reference pics. Want a giant board with thousands of tiny pics. No problem. Not only can you change the size of the pic you want at any time (within reason- make it much larger than the original file and it gets blurry, you’ll have to play around with the app to get the ins and outs) you can also move it anywhere on the board AND THEN you can zoom the board in and out with the pinch gesture. Yes this app cost you some money, but it’s well worth it. Create the board anywhere you have internet, save it and when you are away from home (or just don’t have internet access) you can access all your photo refs you saved in this app. It’s not Pinterest, yes you can save photos, but this is JUST the pics you save. No suggestions, no ads. Just you, your reference pics and your imagination. BUY IT RIGHT MEOW...seriously though, it’s great.Show lessReid the Red
Nice but not even close to a cigar
Don’t get me wrong. This app is really useful when it comes to pulling up references for drawing, piecing together pictures, and helped me out in class one time. It’s simple and easy to use, however that’s the app’s downside. You are very limited when it comes to how you mess with your boards. I couldn’t even draw on the boards when I was presetting pictures in a group forcing me to open up Procreate. There is a lack of transform tools to mess with your image forcing you to edit in a photo editing app even if it’s minor. The rotation tool only rotates the image 90 degrees one way and that’s all you can do and why is it in a briefcase icon with the flip-vertically tool while the rest of the tools are out on the small bar? The flip-horizontally tool is on there so why can’t the rest as well? You can’t even drag them out. Another thing that annoys me is there is no way to auto-sort your boards or put them in folders. You can drag them in between each other one by one while the board doesn’t tell you if it’s going to do so cause it flickers like crazy.
I think app has potential but it’s not there yet. It’s hard to recommend this $3 app when your paint app can do better on the side of the canvas in a folder with layers. Hope the app gets the improvements it needs.Show lessSean Bailiff
Bland and underwhelming PureRef alternative
The very limited features for this app in no way justify its price tag, especially as PureRef, which sadly isn’t on IOS, has ten times as many features and is FREE.
Considering it only has three settings toggles (whereas PureRef has dozens of settings for both the ref canvas and how you want to edit your images), I’d say charging a dollar for this is a stretch let alone charging four dollars.
Maybe they’ll add other features in the future, but, as is, this is a bare-bones app.Show lessMarkwf85
More artists need to have this app
I saw someone talking about this app on twitter and bought it. I really like it. I used to print my references and tape them to my drafting table just because having references open on multiple chrome tabs on my ipad was a major pain. The interface is intuitive and it only has enough features focused on reference pic organization. I now have multiple boards for things that I draw often saved on this app and just need to add more if I find more pics of the same subject.Show lessKayocchama
Awesome digital art reference tool
The developer of this app is obviously an artist themselves, the functionality offers all the things you want to do with reference images in a digital art workflow on the iPad, especially with the multitasking capabilities of iPadOS.
Easily place and non-destructively crop images, switch quickly between edit/view mode, resize and organize images intuitively.
There are probably even more features and functionality I’ve not yet found, but even those mentioned are with the purchase price. If you use any graphics software on an iPad, and in particular an iPad Pro or an iPad that supports multitasking, do not hesitate buying this app like I did if you are on the fence — it’s exactly what you want.Show lessgeorgec22
Disappointing
I was SO excited to here about this app as I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. I thought it’d be an ideal way to group references for my 2D and 3D artwork. I could keep the references on the iPad while working on my desktop. Sadly, the app has proven to be unusable. Just the simple act of importing a photo from my albums is hit or miss. Navigation is complicated by constant lock ups and engaging the iPad multitasking features doesn’t work (iPad Pro). I can only hope a future update fixes the issues because the app would be awesome-if it works.Show lessFelisdomina
Lovely, but NEEDS text labeling
This is a great start and a handy tool for artists. But it desperately needs the ability to add text and label both individual photos, and groups of photos. It should also let’s us create a highlight box around photos to keep groups organized. For example, if I have 100 photos, each into 10 groups of 10, I would like the ability to create a color coded box behind each group of 10, label that group, and even label / caption individual photos in that group. Organization tools like these would be extremely helpful.
This app is great to have though! My only other suggestion is perhaps more snapping tools, like a illustrator-esq smart snap, and the ability to drag photos from Pinterest (might not be within the control of the app developers). It might also be helpful to scribble on the ref board.
Thanks for reading! I hope you consider these changes :-) great app!Show lessApprater404
