Art Reference vs PG Artist's Block

Artists Reference is made for painters, illustrators, and traditional artists who work with real materials, not pixels. It gives you the digital reference tools you need while you're creating physical art. Key Features - Gallery: Take a photo of your finished work, add a frame, and view them all together in your personal gallery. - Value Study Mode: Instantly view your reference in 7-value scale to see shadows and highlights or greyscale to see tone and contrast clearly. - Gridlines: Helps get your under-sketch down accurately. - Side-by-Side View: Compare your reference and your canvas at the same time, optimized for tablets and stands. - Crop and Frame Tools: Adjust composition and aspect ratio of your reference to match your canvas before you begin. - Collections: Curated starter projects to help you practice and improve, including Animals, Architecture, Botanical, Figure, Landscape, Master Study, Portrait, and Still Life. - Color harmonies: Experiment with color harmonies to define the feeling if your piece and save swatches - Offline Friendly: Works anywhere, even in the studio or outdoors. - Clean, Focused Design: No ads. No clutter. Just the reference tools you need. - All of your artwork is private and only saved in your personal icloud. No artwork is visble to the internet or AI models Made for Traditional Artists Whether you're painting with oils, gouache, watercolor, or charcoal, Artists Reference helps you translate what you see into confident compositions and balanced values. Start with curated Collections to build your skills, or bring your own references for any project. No AI art is used for any of the starter project references in this app. All photos are attributed to the original artists with links to their portfolio.

Overcome creative blocks and spark your artistic inspiration with Artist's Block - your personal drawing prompt generator featuring over 3,700 unique prompts across 8 categories and 87 subcategories! Whether you're a professional artist, hobbyist, or just starting your creative journey, Artist's Block provides endless inspiration to get your pencils moving and your creativity flowing. FEATURES: • 8 CREATIVE CATEGORIES, 87 SUBCATEGORIES Explore diverse drawing prompts across Subject, Style, Mood, Composition, Lighting, Color, Theme, and Challenge categories. Mix and match subcategories to create unique, personalized drawing prompts. • SUBJECT - What to Draw (18 subcategories) Characters, animals, creatures, objects, environments, vehicles, body parts, professions, fantasy races, historical figures, relationships, groups, plants, food & drink, architecture, weather, celestial bodies, and emotions personified. • STYLE - How to Draw It (12 subcategories) Art movements, techniques, medium feels, visual approaches, cultural styles, line quality, rendering styles, era aesthetics, genre styles, surface treatments, abstraction levels, and detail levels. • MOOD - Emotional Tone (11 subcategories) Emotions, atmospheres, energy levels, time feels, season feels, scale feels, movement feels, sounds evoked, textures evoked, tastes/smells evoked, and weather moods. • COMPOSITION - Layout & Perspective (10 subcategories) Layouts, perspectives, focus points, framing, cropping, visual flow, balance types, depth layers, negative space, and rhythm patterns. • LIGHTING - Illumination (9 subcategories) Light direction, quality, time of day, light sources, shadow types, contrast levels, light colors, light moods, and natural phenomena. • COLOR - Palette Choices (9 subcategories) Color schemes, temperature, value, primary colors, secondary colors, neutrals, metallics, nature palettes, and emotional colors. • THEME - Conceptual Meaning (9 subcategories) Concepts, narratives, symbolism, story moments, moral themes, life stages, cultural themes, universal themes, and genre themes. • CHALLENGE - Technical Constraints (9 subcategories) Constraints, skill focuses, time limits, tool restrictions, subject challenges, style challenges, creative prompts, technical exercises, and social challenges. SMART FEATURES: • Smart Tracking - The app remembers what you've seen recently to keep suggestions fresh • Save Favorites - Keep your best prompt combinations for future reference • History - Review your last 50 generated ideas • Share - Easily share prompts with fellow artists • Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes for late-night creative sessions Perfect for: • Daily drawing practice and warm-ups • Art class exercises and assignments • Overcoming artist's block • Inktober and other drawing challenges • Exploring new styles and techniques • Character design and world building • Portfolio development Start creating today - let Artist's Block be your muse!