# Colored Pencil Picker — The Ultimate Drawing Tool

> Digital tool for colored pencil artists to select and blend colors for realistic drawings. (iPhone/iPad app by Kristian Olidana.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colored-pencil-picker/id1413249328 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kristian Olidana](https://appshunter.io/developer/1413249327)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 687 App Store ratings · 107 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colored-pencil-picker/id1413249328/reviews.md

## What is Colored Pencil Picker?

Introducing "Colored Pencil Picker" app, the ultimate drawing tool for colored pencil artist.

Learn realistic drawings FAST and EASY!

"Colored Pencil Picker" app will help you pick the best colors for your realistic drawings.

Made for Colored Pencil Artist.

Select Brand -> Import reference photo -> Begin color picking.


Features:
A.	Colored pencil presets from famous brands,
-Prismacolor:  150s, 132s, 72s, 48s, 36s
-Faber Castell Classics: 48s, 36s
-Faber Castell Polychromos:  120s, 72s, 60s, 48s
-Caran d’Ache Luminance: 76s, 40s
-Caran d’Ache Pablo: 120s, 80s, 40s
-Caran d’Ache Supracolor: 120s, 80s, 40s
-Derwent Artist Pencils: 120s, 72s, 48s, 36s
-Derwent Lightfast: 100s, 72s, 48, 36s
-Arteza Expert Colored Pencils: 120s, 72s, 48s
-(more brands to come)
B.	Blend and Mix up to 3 colors for more accurate results.
C.	Pencil Locator Feature.
D.     Image Grid
E.     Mix Ratio
F.     Adjustable Color Depth
G.    Retrieve the last used photo.


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## Key features

- Colored pencil brand presets
- Import reference photos
- Blend and mix up to 3 colors
- Pencil locator feature
- Image grid analysis
- Adjustable color depth

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Colored Pencil Picker Pro | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Colored Pencil Picker?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Absolutely amazing!
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Wonderful tool
- 👍 Fantastic tool
- 👍 Brilliant little app
- 👍 Easy to use, great results
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Awesome app for beginning
- 👍 Must have app for colored pencil artists
- 👍 Amazing app
- 👍 Very useful tool
- 👍 Helpful guide
- 👍 Time saver and learning tool

**Cons**

- 🐛 Hue is completely off
- 🐛 Not accurate at all
- 🐛 Colors way off
- 🐛 Not accurate color
- 🐛 Skin colors turned out muddy
- 🐛 Can't use premium on both iPad and iPhone
- 🐛 Restore purchase issue
- 🐛 Glitch on my iPad
- 🐛 Doesn't stay on selected photo
- 🐛 Colors turned out muddy
- 🐛 Wasted money

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Update needed
- Grid issues
- Monthly download picture never changes
- Can't reveal all colors until you agree to see ads

**Most requested features**

- Add Caran d'Ache Luminance set of 100
- Add more pencil brand options
- Add Derwent Lightfast pencils
- Add Derwent Drawing and Coloursoft pencils
- Add Arteza pencil sets
- Add Crayola and Castle Art pencils
- Add ability to remove a color
- Add ability to mix brands
- Add ability to store the photo in the app
- Add pastel pencil support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 107)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colored-pencil-picker/id1413249328/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Stick with the free app

*2026-07-13*

I’ve just upgraded to the pro version of this app and to say I’m underwhelmed would be an understatement.  I thought the colour saturation tool would be great, it wasn’t.  I thought maybe I could mix and match different brands, I can’t.  To be honest I wish I had just saved my money and stayed with the free version.

This app could offer so much more and be so much better.  How about a feature where you can mix and match different colour pencil brands or that we can create our own ‘pencil case’ where we log all the different pencils we own and the colour picker selects from those pencils only.  Also what about a swatching option (like Microsoft paint or be funky) where we can pick and swatch our colours and then maybe print it out for reference.  If your feeling clever how about an option to have a reference photo and your drawing photo and superimpose one on top of the other changing the opaqueness so we can see where we need to improve / change and then pick the relevant colour from there.  So much potential, but seriously missed the mark.  However saying that the free version was great, just not worth spending the money on the full version.

### 5/5 — Absolutely Amazing!!!!

*2026-01-31, version 4.3.3*

10 stars!

### 3/5 — Update needed

*2025-11-16, version 4.3.3*

I love this app.  It’s an incredible tool.  That said, there is no option for the caran dache luminance set of 100 and that is really limiting my current experience.  Would give a solid 5/5 otherwise.

### 5/5 — Plus de marques

*2025-09-03, version 4.3.3*

C’est super ingénieux comme application. Ce serait bien d’avantages de marques, même les moyens gamme

### 1/5 — Hue is completely off.

*2025-08-29*

I wanted this app to help me with a particular project on my adult coloring.  I need help when it comes to layering to blend to recreate a photo. I wasted my money. And ruined my project. I should have looked at the original phot instead of in the app. I may have been able to fix it. If you have a photo of a colored page that you are looking at, and try to match it up, you put the center thing in it, the moment you move it it completely goes to another color combination. You move it slightly in a small range of area and it gives you a hundred of options of colors. One little area that you are looking at should give you that specific color combination.
But it doesn't. The blended colors often look muddy. The instructions are vague. This was a complete waste of my money.

### 1/5 — Not accurate color

*2025-08-12, version 4.3.3*

The hue is way off. Bummer

### 4/5 — A good start to help choose colours

*2025-07-01*

Please can you remove this picture of the month option? I get notified each month and it’s been the same picture of 3 jelly babies since I first bought this app years ago. 

Otherwise this app is great when you don’t know where to start with choosing your colours. You upload an image and drag the target over where you need it. 
It could be improved if the image would stay in situ when you switch pencil sets, or when you open and close app. I’ve found one or two colours a bit off but mostly it is a help.

### 5/5 — Used for nearly all of my art pieces

*2025-06-13*

I use this app for every colored pencil project now. It (unintentionally) taught me to use the grisaille method when using a reference. There’s a detailing scale that distorts the image to easily see the contrast of your highlights/shadows, to slowly build up color. 
My only complaints are: the color reference is for high-end brands; Luminance only exceeds 76; Polychromos flesh tone names are outdated; Prismacolor (Lavender&Lilac) are still a color reference despite being discontinued. 
However, this is actually pretty irrelevant if you’re familiar with a set of budget pencils. If you have a swatch chart handy, it can easily be used for any set - I absolutely love it. 
It was worth it for me to pay the one time fee of $5 to unlock everything for the things I do with it nearly everyday.

### 4/5 — A good start to help choose colours

*2025-05-01, version 4.3.3*

This app is great when you don’t know where to start with choosing your colours. You upload an image and drag the target over where you need it. 
It could be improved if the image would stay in situ when you switch pencil sets, or when you open and close app. I’ve found one or two colours a bit off but mostly it is a help. 

I get notifications to download the photo of the month - and that has been the same photo for well over a year now. Drives me bonkers. Notifications are switched off now.

### 5/5 — This is the goat

*2025-03-18, version 4.3.3*

I’ve used this for years it’s so epic

## Frequently asked questions about Colored Pencil Picker

### What does the Colored Pencil Picker app do?

The Colored Pencil Picker app is a digital tool designed to assist colored pencil artists. It helps users select the optimal colors for their realistic drawings by providing extensive brand presets and advanced color analysis features.

### What are the key features of the Colored Pencil Picker app?

Key features include a vast library of colored pencil presets from popular brands, the ability to blend and mix up to three colors for accurate results, a pencil locator feature, image grid analysis, mix ratio adjustments, and adjustable color depth. It also allows users to retrieve their last used photo.

### Is the Colored Pencil Picker app free to download?

Yes, the app is available for download for free. However, it does contain in-app purchases and advertisements, which may offer additional features or an ad-free experience.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is specifically made for colored pencil artists who are looking to learn realistic drawing techniques quickly and easily. It aims to simplify the color selection process for artists of all skill levels.

### How does the app help with color selection?

The app allows users to import a reference photo and then select a specific brand of colored pencils. It then helps identify the best pencil colors from that brand to match the reference image, aiding in creating accurate and realistic drawings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.3.3 — 2023-07-05

Minor Bug Fixes

### 4.3.2 — 2021-07-10

Support for "Realism Coloring Book"
Arteza Expert Colored Pencils
Recall Last Used Pencil
Bug Fixes

### 4.3.1 — 2021-07-08

Support for "Realism Coloring Book"
Arteza Expert Colored Pencils
Recall Last Used Pencil
Bug Fixes

### 4.3 — 2021-07-07

Support for "Realism Coloring Book"
Arteza Professional Colored Pencils
Recall Last Used Pencil
Bug Fixes

### 4.1 — 2021-05-09

New! Derwent Lightfast
Faster image color depth loading
updated for iOS14
Minor Bug Fixes

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All apps by Kristian Olidana: https://appshunter.io/developer/1413249327

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