# Real Paint mixing tools — paint mixing recipes made easy > Computes opaque paint mixing recipes from images for commercial paint brands. (iPhone/iPad app by AI4res srl.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-paint-mixing-tools/id1431308757 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [AI4res srl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1431308756) - Category: Graphics & Design, Education - Price: $12.99 - Rating: 4.20/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.5 · 29 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2018-08-25 - Data updated: 2026-09-07 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-paint-mixing-tools/id1431308757/reviews.md ## What is Real Paint mixing tools? Painters can load an image, pick colors and obtain OPAQUE paint mixing recipes for several commercial paint brands. This is useful for art students, painters with color vision difficulties, and professionals working in painting conservation and restoration. It can also help reduce paint, time, and money waste. Optishade images can be imported directly from the Optishade by StyleItaliano app and used by technicians to create gum or dental colors for mockups. RealPaint includes many color spaces: sRGB, Display P3, CMYK, HSL, HSV/B, Lab, Lch-ab, Luv, Lch-uv, XYZ, xyY, and Munsell coordinates. Munsell coordinates are calculated from the original and extrapolated Renotation Data with high precision, even near the neutral axis. You can also check the color transformation error for full control over conversions. RealPaint includes one Ideal Paint set and many measured Paint Sets from well-known manufacturers: Createx, Daler-Rowney, Ferrario, Gamblin, Grumbacher-Chartpak, Golden, Liquitex, Maimeri, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, and Winsor & Newton. Each Paint Set includes 8 paint bases. Once you select a Paint Line, you can purchase the 8 bases wherever you prefer and use them for all your paintings. The 6 colored bases in each Paint Set are optimized to cover the widest possible opaque color space, providing as many mixable colors as possible. Some sets also include phthalocyanine pigments because they offer a wider mixing gamut, although they may be more difficult for beginners. The apps in the “Real Paint mixing tools” family use measured spectral data from painted samples. A large portion of the RGB/P3 space can be mixed, but not every RGB/P3 color is physically achievable with real paints. This is not an app limitation, but a consequence of paint physics. However, many colors outside the RGB/P3 color space can also be mixed by manually adjusting paint amounts on the “Mixing” page. Paint recipes can be generated with several Mixing Strategies: “B and W + 2 Colors”: Black and White first create a gray, then 2 colored bases adjust Hue and Saturation. “B or W + 3 Colors”: 3 colored bases set Hue and Saturation, while either Black or White sets the Value. “At least one opaque”: shows all possible opaque mixing combinations. “No Black used”: shows opaque combinations without Black. “All bases at once”: calculates one recipe using all bases together. The result is usually not unique and opacity is not guaranteed, but it can be useful for color gamut testing. Each recipe can be Exact or Rounded: “Exact recipe” calculates each base amount with 0.01-unit precision. To obtain percentage values, enter 100 as the total amount. This is useful for weight-based measurements with a scale. “Rounded recipe” expresses each base amount as an integer and uses the smallest possible total amount. It is useful for volume-based measurements, such as drops, spoons, or squared paper with paint squeezed directly from tubes. Digital images usually do not fit entirely within the gamut of real paint sets. RealPaint can estimate an approximate desaturation value to adapt an image to the selected Paint Set and current mixing parameters. This heuristic value is approximate, but usually provides very good results. Please note that paint color may vary within the same tube or jar, between different batches, and when manufacturers change formulations over time. Always mix small test amounts first to make sure the computed recipes meet your needs! To learn how to use the app, watch the video tutorials on YouTube by searching for “Real Paint mixing tools”. ## Key features - Compute paint mixing recipes from images - Supports multiple commercial paint brands - Includes various color spaces (sRGB, CMYK, Lab, etc.) - Offers multiple mixing strategies - Exact and rounded recipe options - Import Optishade images for dental colors ## Chart rankings - #45 in Top Paid · Graphics & Design (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 17) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-paint-mixing-tools/id1431308757/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Doesnt provide useful recipes *2026-06-08* I tried to mix a few Munsell colors by this app using Golden Artist paints. The recipes did not provide the target color. **Developer response:** Please send us the target colors and how did you use the paint bases, so we can help you to figure out what is going wrong. Update: We received and checked the case reported by the user and found that the app was used incorrectly: the user created a formula for one paint line, then used it to mix colors from another paint line that is not included in the app. Clearly, the error in the mixed color has nothing to do with the app. The app review is not about the app itself and should be removed! ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2026-03-02* RealPaint is the gold-standard color-mixing guide I’ve been using it for years, with gratitude. I hope this app is alive and well for coming generations! ### 4/5 — Great App but missing a key feature *2024-02-21* I really enjoy this app- It is easy and simple to use to pick out colors from a photograph. I just wish that you could see the picked color on a color wheel. I use different pigments then the ones used in the app( like Ultramarine Blue then pthalo) for mixing and showing the picked color on a color wheel would give artists a good map to mix the selected color without having to follow the prescribed pigments. It would be the ultimate painting app if it had a color wheel. I hope they can implement it an update! ### 5/5 — Amazing tool for painters *2023-09-24* I use Gamblin oils and this app is amazing!!! There are a good amount of brands to choose from and this app tells you the exact amounts of the exact paint colors to mix the exact colors it color matches for you! Just go through the settings thoroughly to make sure you have everything set the way you need it for the brand you are using. Anyone giving this app a low rating just doesn’t know what they are doing. This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! **Developer response:** Thank you for the great review! ### 1/5 — It's not very practical !! *2023-02-20* In tis app there is very little variety of colors that is uses . It uses a few limited colors on each images. **Developer response:** We don’t understand why are you so disappointed to write a 1-star review. The app description clearly says how many paint bases you have to mix the colors of your images. You don’t have any limitation on the target color of your pictures, but physical paint can not cover the rgb color space completely. This is why you have an auto-desaturation function. In some brands you can mix even colors outside the rgb space. This is just physics, not a problem with the app! It is very strange that you don’t know this already if you have an art studio. ### 5/5 — Close to perfect! *2023-01-02* As an IT Business Analyst I can assure that this app is close to perfect in many ways: - the color science behind it is as accurate as possible and best practice! - the workflow from a point of an artist is as simple and convenient as possible - the database contain a very good selection of often used manufacturers - the price is more than fair The more I dive into the math and logic, the more I admire the excellent job done by the creators! A big thank you for sharing the knowledge. Thanks a lot! Martin ### 4/5 — Great app to color finding *2021-05-08* I love this app. It’s so helpful to find the color mixing formula to get the right color I need. The only thing I wished it had in the Paint Brand and Line was a watercolor line. I use winsor and newton professional watercolors. The closest line I found was the WN gouache color combination. I can manage but your app is so good at giving the right color name for the gouache that I wished I had access to a watercolor option too. Maybe soon? ### 5/5 — Saves time ... and paint! *2020-12-06* OMG! This app is exactly what I was hoping to find in the App Store after struggling to create the acrylic paint colors needed while painting canvas to match a photograph. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Really useful *2020-10-15* Great app for mixing large quantities of paint for projects that started in a digital space but have to be realized in paint. ### 5/5 — Amazing tool! *2020-05-12* This app has been such a valuable tool to me. It helps to identify color blends easily and accurately, which saves me time and paint! ## Frequently asked questions about Real Paint mixing tools ### What is Real Paint mixing tools? Real Paint mixing tools is an application designed to help painters calculate opaque paint mixing recipes from images. It supports numerous commercial paint brands and offers various color spaces and mixing strategies to achieve desired colors. ### How does Real Paint mixing tools work? You can pick colors from images or import Optishade images, and the app will compute the paint mixing recipe for several commercial brands. It utilizes spectral information of painted samples to provide accurate results. ### What color spaces does Real Paint mixing tools support? The app includes a wide range of color spaces such as sRGB, Display P3, CMYK, HSL, HSV/B, Lab, Lch-ab, Luv, Lch-uv, XYZ, xyY, and Munsell coordinates. ### Can I get exact paint amounts with Real Paint mixing tools? Yes, you can choose between 'Exact recipe' for precise amounts with 0.01 unit precision, helpful for weight-based measurements, or 'Rounded recipe' for integer amounts, useful for volume. ### What mixing strategies are available in Real Paint mixing tools? The app offers strategies like 'B and W + 2 Colors', 'B or W + 3 Colors', 'at least one opaque', 'no Black used', and 'all bases at once'. ### Is Real Paint mixing tools available on all devices? Real Paint mixing tools is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is not currently available for Android or desktop platforms. ### How often is Real Paint mixing tools updated? The latest version of Real Paint mixing tools is 2.26.5, which was last updated on May 29, 2022. Updates typically include improvements and new features. ### What is the price of Real Paint mixing tools? Real Paint mixing tools is a paid application priced at $8.99. There are no in-app purchases or subscription fees associated with its use. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.26.2 — 2026-08-31 minor bug fixes ### 3.26.1 — 2026-08-24 • Photos are now checked against available memory before loading — with the option to load a reduced version that fits, instead of risking a crash. • Base amount sliders no longer rescale under your finger while you drag them. • Mixing rows flag out-of-gamut coordinates, like the color values page. • Minor bug fixing. ### 3.26.0 — 2026-07-07 This update brings usability improvements, new features, and greater stability: - Built-in help guide — new in-app manuals (Color Picker, Colors, Mixing, and Setup) available directly within the app. - Matching color highlight — spot corresponding colors at a glance. - Your image can stay saved — the selected photo can be kept between sessions. - Easier color reordering — drag color coordinates with the new handles to arrange them just the way you like. - Faster photo opening — your photo library now opens more quickly and smoothly. - Handier selectors and help buttons right inside the working screens. - Improved stability and performance — fixed freezes during color mixing and various issues that could cause unexpected crashes. ### 2.26.5 — 2022-05-29 aligned with iOS 15 P3 - rgb conversion ### 2.26.4 — 2021-12-27 minor bug fixes ## More apps by AI4res srl - [Real Paint mixing tools LITE](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-paint-mixing-tools-lite/id1446609780) - [Real Paint mixing tools PRO](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-paint-mixing-tools-pro/id1593248741) All apps by AI4res srl: https://appshunter.io/developer/1431308756 ## Related topics [pigment paint mixer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pigment-paint-mixer) · [paint games mixer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/paint-games-mixer) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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