Colored Pencil Picker vs Head Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colored Pencil Picker
This app assists colored pencil artists in creating realistic drawings by helping them select the best color palettes. It offers extensive brand presets, color blending, and image analysis tools to streamline the artistic process.
- Colored pencil brand presets
- Import reference photos
- Blend and mix up to 3 colors
- Pencil locator feature
- Image grid analysis
- Adjustable color depth
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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. Hurry! Download our App now for Free!
Head Study
This app provides artists with a 3D reference tool for studying human head anatomy and forms. It features simplified planes, a skull model, and adjustable lighting to aid in understanding portraiture.
- Simplified planes of the head model
- Anatomically correct male skull model
- 360-degree 3D model rotation and zoom
- Adjustable lighting situations
- Switchable views (planes, skull, muscular)
- Informational overlay with anatomical insights
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Artists have always needed a quick and easy reference to help them understand the anatomy & forms of their portrait models. The Head Study App, is that resource. These portrait models were created to make the study of portraiture easier, but also to enhance your knowledge of the human form. The appearance of the face can be understood best by studying what is underneath the surface. The simplified planar head and the skull in this app are made with the same proportion to make this comparison as clear as possible. FEATURES: + Simplified “planes of the head” model + Anatomically correct male skull model + Tumble and zoom the 3D model from 360 degrees + Adjust the position & strength of multiple lighting situations + Switch between simplified planes, skull, and muscular views + Toggle an informational overlay indicating, key structural features, or anatomical insights + Adjustable background value This app was developed to go along with the lessons on my Patreon page. If you have interest in learning to draw and paint portraits better you can find all of my lessons at: patreon.com/StephenBaumanArtwork Any questions? Contact us at: stephenbaumanartwork@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Colored Pencil Picker at Free against Head Study's $7.99. Colored Pencil Picker also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (688 vs 34). Head Study's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Colored Pencil Picker is free to download; Head Study costs $7.99 up front. Colored Pencil Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Head Study sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Colored Pencil Picker against 4.8 for Head Study. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colored Pencil Picker has 688 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Colored Pencil Picker's written reviews are positive against 79% of Head Study's.
Colored Pencil Picker ships an update fortnightly, Head Study every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Pencil Picker | Head Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (688 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 688 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 345 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kristian Olidana | Stephen Bauman Artwork |
Customer experience
Colored Pencil Picker
Head Study
Bugs and requests
Colored Pencil Picker
Reported bugs
4 issues- Update needed
- Grid issues
- Monthly download picture never changes
- Can't reveal all colors until you agree to see ads
Requested features
10 requests- 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
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- 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
Head Study
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Colored Pencil Picker
- Colored Pencil Picker Pro$7.99
Head Study
- Female Planes + Skull$4.99
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