# PainterLab:Paint Mixing — Color Study, Value & Notan

> Color Study, Value & Notan (iPhone/iPad app by 建波 胡.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/painterlabpaint-mixing/id6798535819 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [建波 胡](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790236858)
- Category: Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-18
- Data updated: 2026-09-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/painterlabpaint-mixing/id6798535819/reviews.md

## What is PainterLab?

PainterLab turns any photo into a practical painting study you can observe, simplify, and mix from.

It is not a coloring game, and it does not paint for you. PainterLab helps painters and art students understand color shapes, value structure, and temperature relationships, then translate selected screen colors into real-paint mixing ideas.

SIMPLIFY COMPLEX SCENES

Organize a busy photo into clear, paintable color shapes. Explore natural color blocks, limited palettes, and region-based forms, then adjust detail and smoothing for your study.

SEE THE VALUE STRUCTURE

Compress an image into 2–10 value levels to study large light-and-dark relationships, grayscale organization, and Notan. Use the adjustable histogram to control each value boundary.

UNDERSTAND COLOR TEMPERATURE

Compare cool, neutral, and warm relationships across the image. Adjust balance and smoothing to reveal the overall temperature structure more clearly.

TURN SCREEN COLORS INTO REAL PAINT

Select a color from the original photo or a simplified color shape. PainterLab uses your chosen paint palette to suggest practical paint combinations and mixing proportions. You can also photograph your mixed paint and compare it with the target color.

BUILD YOUR OWN PAINT PALETTES

Choose the physical paints you already own and organize them into custom palettes. Mixing recipes are calculated using the palette selected for each study.

SAVE EVERY STUDY

Your source photo, observation modes, adjustments, and sampled colors are saved in the Study Library, so you can return and continue practicing at any time.

KEY FEATURES

• Photo-to-color-shape simplification
• Value studies and Notan analysis
• Warm and cool color-temperature analysis
• Color sampling and real-paint mixing recipes
• Custom physical-paint palettes
• Study Library with automatic saving
• On-device photo processing

PainterLab includes free basic features. PainterLab Pro unlocks unlimited studies, additional simplification styles, fine detail controls, and other advanced features. Subscription options and local pricing are shown by the App Store before purchase and can be managed or canceled through your App Store account.

Privacy Policy:
https://wavecave-studio.uk/painterlab/privacy-policy

Terms of Use:
https://wavecave-studio.uk/painterlab/terms-of-service

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PainterLab Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| PainterLab Pro Annual | $19.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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All apps by 建波 胡: https://appshunter.io/developer/6790236858

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