I rarely, very rarely give reviews on apps, but this app is the best learning tool I have found. Not only does it help me with the color, it helps me find a paint that is close to the color that is selected. I can compare the color but most of all the value. This is the best money I have invested in any app.
This app is irreplaceable for the true seeing of a color… it’s a tool to help train you to see better.
You may see one color and the app will let you know the color is a combination of colors…it’s richer knowledge of that color you’ll get…which in turn will make your painting better.
It’s my belief, that having the knowledge is key to then using that information any way you want to.
It’s a learning tool.
It also gives you the option to see just the values.
There’s a lot there I haven’t used yet…lots of exploring to do.
The cost is so minimal…there’s no reason not to have this learning tool in your arsenal.
Thank you, Michele! Great going!
Or should I say, Great giving!!
This is based on the Munsell system but works great without it . I am using it for Plein Air Painting, to get a good value structure and then to identify colors. Having it on my phone is very handy and then in the studio I use it on my IPad.
Great idea. But it cannot save your images, like procreate has a gallery. So very very limited. I’m disappointed.
Update: developer says this will be added. But for now, a very pricey app when you can’t save images
Developer thank you and keep up w this great project
Developer Response
So sorry you miss this feature. As the input images aren't modified in any way this feature didn't make the cut in the first version. But the next version will definitely have a way to store and retrieve previous images. Hope you stay with the app in the meantime.Great idea. But it cannot save your images, like procreate has a gallery. So very very limited. I’m disappointed.
I was watching Paul Foxton talk about “Chroma Magic”. I downloaded it immediately, this coupled with the Munsel Big book of color are very important tools for every artist! This is amazing! I am half way through a painting and wanted to verify my values, colors and chroma, all I can say is this is a must have. Easy to use and worth every cent! I love it. Thank you Paul for mentioning it and I look forward to seeing you and Michelle in videos and learning!
Developer Response
So glad you like it! As a painter myself I've learned so much using ChromaMagic almost to the point where I don't need it anymore. Saved me years of getting nowhere. This one app does the work of 5 I had before. Its hard to find really workable Munsell oriented color apps, this one not only has Munsell but 2 other systems as well and integrates with Lightroom well. Plus its very intuitive to use I was up and running full speed on the first try. Some may think its pricy but worth every penny and more for the depth of information you get and how much time it saves me as a painter. Really a stellar app made by a very fine artist who really understands what is needed for visual art. Thanks Michelle!
Developer Response
Thank you so much Colleen. I (obviously) think it's a great tool and it's helped me enormously. So glad you find it useful too (and many thanks for the review).ChromaMagic is teaching me to "see" colors in a way that is so intuitive and so simple to use. The most important skill for an artist to have to create life-like portrait paintings is to, first, use the correct value and then, the correct color. ChromaMagic guides you to both.
For example, brown-coated dogs may look like a warm brown in a highlight but in the shadow, the brown is cooler, a purple brown. ChromaMagic gave me this insight - what a revelation! It took me just minutes to mix the colors based on the information from ChromaMagic. I've struggled with "seeing" the right color as I have learned to paint. With ChromaMagic I don't dread the color mixing step. It has taken that pain point out of my hobby.
ChromaMagic works across my Apple devices. Download (and pay) once, and it is available across all the devices.
This one app does the work of 5 I had before. Its hard to find really workable Munsell oriented color apps, this one not only has Munsell but 2 other systems as well and integrates with Lightroom well. Plus its very intuitive to use I was up and running full speed on the first try. Some may think its pricy but worth every penny and more for the depth of information you get and how much time it saves me as a painter. Really a stellar app made by a very fine artist who really understands what is needed for visual art. Thanks Michelle!
Developer Response
Thank you so much Colleen. I (obviously) think it's a great tool and it's helped me enormously. So glad you find it useful too (and many thanks for the review).I’ve been using the free version for a while now for every painting I do. This version is a fabulous upgrade, so easy to use and navigate. Thank you Michele, who also happens to be an amazing painter!
Developer Response
Well thank you. Fabulous to hear that you find it useful. And about the last piece. It’s a constant struggle as you know.
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