# Paintwell: Real Paint Mixing — Acrylic & Oil Color Matcher

> Photo-to-painting planner with color mixing recipes for acrylic and oil paints. (iPhone/iPad app by Paintwell LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paintwell-real-paint-mixing/id6806537336 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Paintwell LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6806537338)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 148 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-25
- Data updated: 2026-11-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paintwell-real-paint-mixing/id6806537336/reviews.md

## What is Paintwell?

Paintwell turns a photo into a painting plan for real paint.

Photograph a reference, or a painting you're partway through, and Paintwell finds the colors in it and works out how to mix each one from actual tubes: which paints, and how much of each. Tell it the paints you own and every recipe uses your shelf. Then it plans the painting itself, step by step.

Built for oil and acrylic painters.

PLAN
- Painting plan: your painting in the order a painter works, from the drawing and the underpainting to the last highlights, each step with its mixes and its time. Watch it as a timelapse, save the video or share it, and keep the plan as a PDF.
- Estimate: how much of each paint a canvas of your size needs. Then see the painting on your wall through the camera, at that size.

MIX
- Color: every important color in the image, each with a recipe from real, buyable paints.
- Mix Guide: hold your mix under the camera. It tells you which way you're off and by how much, and lights up when you match.
- Mixing sheet: every mix numbered where it appears on the canvas, on one page you can print and keep by the easel.

SEE
- Lens: point the camera at anything, a leaf, a wall, a photo, and pick out its colors. Lock the exposure and save what you find.
- Value: a nine-step value study of your reference, with a loupe that reads the value under your finger.
- Line drawing and Trace: turn the photo into clean lines, then trace or grid them onto your canvas.
- Progress: photograph the painting as you go and see which passages have drifted from the reference while there's still time to fix them.
- Expert review: an AI-written critique of value, temperature, edges and composition, with the reasoning shown.
- Colorblind assist: for red-weak, green-weak or blue-weak color vision, colors that are hard to tell apart are pushed apart on screen. Recipes and plans always use the true colors.

SHOP
- List: every tube your projects need in one place, ready for the store or for ordering online.

PALETTES
- Your paints, artist palettes and colors you've saved, all in one place. Mix from any of them.
- Explore: browse the palettes of working painters, see what a painting you admire is made of, and save its palette in one tap.
- Publish your own work with its palette, and export a portfolio as a PDF.

THE PAINT INDEX
Nearly 700 oil and acrylic paints from ten brands, each matched by pigment rather than by a screen color with a name on it. The full index is at paintwell.ai/pigments.

PLANS
Basic is free and includes Color, the Mix Guide, Lens, Value, Estimate, Progress, Trace and the paint index, with three projects at a time, mixing sheets for five paintings, three expert reviews and one line drawing.

Studio and Professional add unlimited projects, expert reviews and line drawings every month, unlimited mixing sheet exports, and exports without the watermark. Professional has more reviews and drawings, and includes one painting plan.

Painting plans are bought by the painting, on any plan, one at a time or in packs. They never expire. More line drawings come in packs too.

Studio and Professional are monthly or yearly subscriptions, and each starts with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the trial, or at confirmation of purchase if you've already had one. A subscription renews automatically unless it's turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings.

Terms of Use: https://paintwell.ai/terms
Privacy Policy: https://paintwell.ai/privacy

## Key features

- Photo analysis for color identification
- Customizable paint mixing recipes
- Step-by-step painting plan generation
- Value and line drawing tools
- Progress tracking and AI critique
- Colorblind assist
- Paint index with 700+ colors

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Professional, monthly | $6.00 | per month |
| Professional, yearly | $48.00 | per year |
| Studio, monthly | $3.00 | per month |
| Studio, yearly | $20.00 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Painting Plan | $6.00 | one-time |
| 5 Painting Plans | $20.00 | one-time |
| 10 Painting Plans | $30.00 | one-time |
| 5 Line Drawings | $3.00 | one-time |
| 15 Line Drawings | $6.00 | one-time |


## Is Paintwell safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Paintwell.

## Is Paintwell legit?

Paintwell: Real Paint Mixing has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Paintwell is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paintwell-real-paint-mixing/id6806537336/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Useful

*2026-10-27*

Good for me to learn paint mixing !

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2026-10-25*

Very useful, good for beginners like me

**Developer response:** Thank you so much!

## Frequently asked questions about Paintwell

### What is Paintwell?

Paintwell is a graphics and design app that helps oil and acrylic painters by turning photos into detailed painting plans. It analyzes images to provide color mixing recipes, step-by-step guides, and tools for creating line drawings and value studies.

### Does Paintwell have ads?

No, Paintwell does not contain advertisements. It operates on a freemium model with optional in-app purchases for advanced features and subscription plans.

### What are the subscription options for Paintwell?

Paintwell offers 'Studio' and 'Professional' monthly and yearly subscription plans, all with a 14-day free trial. These plans unlock unlimited projects, expert reviews, line drawings, and remove watermarks.

### How does Paintwell help with color mixing?

Paintwell identifies the key colors in your reference photo and provides precise mixing recipes using real, buyable oil and acrylic paints from its extensive index. It even has a 'Mix Guide' that uses your camera to help you match the colors.

### Can Paintwell help me plan my painting process?

Yes, Paintwell generates a 'Painting Plan' that outlines your artwork step-by-step, from initial drawing to final highlights. It includes estimated paint quantities for your canvas size and can be viewed as a timelapse.

### What devices does Paintwell support?

Paintwell is available for iPhone and iPad devices, making it accessible for artists on the go or in their studio.

### How often is Paintwell updated?

Paintwell was last updated on October 27, 2026, with version 1.0.1. This indicates it is a relatively new application with ongoing development.

### Is Paintwell suitable for beginners?

Paintwell is designed for oil and acrylic painters and offers features like line drawings and step-by-step plans that can be beneficial for beginners. The 'Basic' free version includes essential tools to get started.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-08

- A fresh app icon. Prefer another? Settings > App icon has the new one on black or light blue, the pearl palette, and white.
- Honest recipes: every mix is judged the way paint really mixes, and Paintwell tells you when your paints can't reach a color.
- Your shopping list now includes every paint your mixing sheet uses.
- Trace's floating panel is white in light mode.
- Fixes and small improvements.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-27

Better VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support, layout fixes on larger screens, and general improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-26

No release notes.

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