Value Study vs Art Mewse

In art, value (or tone) refers to how light or dark a colour is. If you're learning to paint or draw, doing value studies is one of the best ways to improve. These small, loose sketches in greyscale help you understand where shadows fall and highlights appear—essential for capturing depth and form. Value Study is a simple, focused tool designed to help you see values more clearly in your reference images. Instead of just converting a photo to black and white, this app lets you break down tones step by step. Start with just black and white to map out the biggest shapes, then gradually add more values to refine your understanding. You can also highlight all areas of an image that share the same value, making it easier to see subtle shifts in tone. This is especially useful in complex references, like portraits, where different parts of the image might have the same level of shadow but look completely different in colour. Value Study isn’t here to replace traditional studies—it’s here to enhance them. Whether you're sketching, painting, or working digitally, this tool makes it easier to focus on the fundamentals of light, shadow, and form. Try it for free with all features enabled on sample images from Unsplash before deciding to unlock the full app with a low-cost yearly or lifetime purchase. All Value Study Pro upgrades count as lifetime purchase. Either option will unlock Value Study across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Annual: Auto-renews yearly. Lifetime: One-time payment, no fees. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Meet Art Mewse - your personal art companion created specifically for artists to find, capture, and organise ideas for concept art, character design and drawing sessions. Don't know what to draw? Stop staring at a blank canvas. Search for the best curated prompt to start your painting instantly. Key Features: - Curated inspirations: find unique, hand-crafted ideas across categories like characters, animals, props, and locations to help defeat artist's block.. - Ideas history: easily browse through your previous results from the idea randomiser. - Personal vault: quickly log and store your own creative thoughts and ideas for later use. - Curate and practice: save your favourite ideas to the fav list and launch timed drawing sessions to sharpen your speed-painting skills. - Real-life inspiration: discover places around the world to exercise for drawing studies. - Level up your skills: the perfect tool for daily practice, art flashmobs and global challenges. - Playful Interface: enjoy a clean UI with four distinct colour themes to fit your mood and keep focus on your art. Built by artists, for artists. Start building your library of inspiration and never lose an idea again. Capture iinspo snippets with Art Mewse.