Value Study vs ArtScaler

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/

Turn any photo, sketch or artwork into a printable art template in seconds. ArtScaler is an art trace tool designed for artists, painters, muralists, students and teachers who need an easy way to scale artwork and transfer designs onto canvas. Import an image and instantly create a clean line template ready for tracing, sketching, painting and large-scale projects. Scale artwork to any size while keeping everything perfectly in proportion. Export multi-page tiled PDF templates for accurate printing across multiple sheets, making it easy to transfer designs to canvas, walls, murals and other surfaces. No grids. No complicated setup. No guesswork. Just a simple workflow that helps you move from image to canvas quickly and accurately. Built for real painting workflows. ArtScaler helps you establish the main shapes, outlines and structure of your artwork so you can focus on the creative details. Key Features: • Convert photos and artwork into printable line templates • Create clean outlines for tracing and canvas transfer • Adjust detail, smoothness and line weight • One-tap Auto Improve • Export multi-page tiled PDF templates • Scale artwork for canvases, murals and large projects • Designed for artists, students, teachers and hobbyists • Fast on-device processing with no internet required Privacy: Your images stay private. ArtScaler does not store, upload or share your images. Everything is processed locally on your device.