DrawGrid vs Griddy Sketch

DrawGrid is an intuitive and elegant app tailored for artists who utilize the traditional grid method to achieve precise and proportional drawings. By seamlessly overlaying customizable grids onto your reference images, DrawGrid simplifies the initial stages of your creative process, allowing you to focus on the art itself. Key Features: Versatile Grid Styles: Choose from three distinct grid styles - Crossline, Square, and Rectangle - to best suit your artistic needs. Customizable Grids: Adjust the number of rows and columns, line thickness, and color to tailor the grid to your specific project requirements. Image Filter: Apply a mono filter to your reference images, enhancing contrast and simplifying complex visuals for easier replication. By automating the grid creation process and offering these enhanced features, DrawGrid eliminates the tedious task of manual grid drawing, enabling you to embark on your artistic journey with ease and confidence. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a beginner exploring the grid method, DrawGrid is your reliable companion for creating artworks with accurate proportions and meticulous detail.

Turn any reference photo into an accurate drawing plan. Griddy Sketch helps traditional and digital artists understand proportions, values and perspective before making the first mark. Import a photo, add a measured grid, simplify light and shadow, or study a form from any angle—then draw with confidence on paper or canvas. DRAW WITH BETTER PROPORTIONS • Import any photo as a drawing reference • Add a clean, customizable grid overlay • Match real paper sizes and measurements • Focus on one square at a time • Save a prepared reference with the grid included UNDERSTAND LIGHT AND FORM • Explore spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders in Form Lab • Rotate the camera freely around the subject • Move the light and study highlights, midtones, core shadows and cast shadows • Change surfaces and compare how light behaves • Send the exact Form Lab view to Canvas CONSTRUCT PERSPECTIVE • Create 1-point, 2-point and 3-point guides with Griddy Sketch Pro • Place vanishing points beyond the image edges • Adjust guide density and useful drawing angles PRACTICE WITH DIRECTION • Follow focused programs for forms, portraits, facial features, perspective and more • Complete short reference studies instead of wondering what to draw • Build a weekly rhythm and track visible progress • Try the featured first lesson free TOOLS FOR REAL ART PRACTICE • Study grayscale and contrast in the free value workflow • Unlock advanced value transformations and Smart Palette with Pro • Use longer focus sessions when a quick warm-up is not enough • Trace a reference onto paper with AR • Draw directly alongside your reference Start free with a complete photo-grid workflow, useful value tools and a rotating guided lesson. Griddy Sketch Pro unlocks the complete drawing study studio with one purchase. No subscription.