RefCreate vs Poly Poser

Master Form. Draw with Confidence. RefCreate is the 3D reference tool designed for artists serious about learning constructional drawing. Stop relying on flat photos that only show one angle. Start understanding how forms actually work in 3D space. THE PROBLEM WITH FLAT REFERENCES You can't master drawing by copying 2D images. Real skill comes from understanding form in three dimensions - how volumes turn in space, how planes catch light, how forms intersect and penetrate each other. RefCreate gives you instant access to the exact teaching models used by the best art schools and instructors - all perfectly lit, endlessly rotatable, always in your hands. WHAT'S INSIDE • ASARO HEAD (Planes of the Head) - The classic faceted head showing how facial planes turn in space. Includes major, secondary, and tertiary plane breakdowns. • LOOMIS HEAD - Study Andrew Loomis's legendary head construction method from every angle. • SKULL ANATOMY - Full skull with normal, planes, and blockout versions. Understand the foundation before drawing portraits. • FACIAL MUSCLES - Split view showing muscle anatomy on one side, bone structure on the other. • FORM INTERSECTIONS - The exercises that separate hobbyists from serious students. Box intersections, cylinder penetrations, complex combinations. Essential for Draw A Box students. • GEOMETRIC PRIMITIVES - Sphere, cylinder, box, cone, pyramid, torus. The building blocks of everything you draw, with perfect proportions and clean geometry. STUDY WORKSHEETS The Canvas is your digital sketchboard - a Procreate-style infinite workspace where 3D reference and curated 2D study material live side by side. Comes loaded with hand-picked worksheet packs: • BARGUE PLATES - Classical drawing exercises from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course. Used in ateliers worldwide to train observation and line quality. • PERSPECTIVE WORKSHEETS - Structured exercises for 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective. Follow along or use as a guide while you work. • ANATOMY PLATES - Écorché and muscle diagrams drawn for artists, not medical students. Pin a 3D model next to your reference. Work through exercises with the exact form in front of you. Everything stays exactly where you put it. STUDY TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Perspective grids (2D and 3D), vanishing points, horizon lines, rotation markers, bounding boxes - all the guides you need for serious practice. Multiple display modes: solid shading, edge wireframes, sectional views (halfs, thirds, cross-sections). Toggle any guide on or off instantly. BUILT FOR HOW YOU WORK Snap to cardinal views with a swipe - instant front, side, top, bottom views for orthographic practice. Works completely offline - your reference library is always available. Optimized for iPad - use it alongside Procreate for digital studies or keep it next to your sketchbook for Everything in RefCreate is designed to leave with you. EXPORT ANYWHERE • Export your 3D model at any angle as a PNG - drop it straight into Procreate, reference it in Clip Studio, or print it • Export individual canvas images for use in other apps • Export the entire canvas as a single composite image - your full study layout, ready to share or archive Set up your reference in RefCreate. Export exactly what you need. Work anywhere. traditional work. WHO IS REFCREATE FOR? → Portrait artists studying the Asaro head and Loomis method → Atelier students working through the Bargue course → Dynamic Sketching practitioners who need to understand form → Any artist serious about fundamentals over shortcuts No subscriptions. No ads. No clutter. Just the essential tools for understanding form. Stop studying in 2D. Start understanding in 3D.

Can't get your anatomy drawings to look right? Poly Poser gives you 3D anatomical reference from any angle, no live models, no endless searching, no flat 2D images with missing information. This is built for artists who want to study figure drawing properly. Poly Poser takes care of the reference, so you can focus on what matters: your art & progression. Features: ANIMATED POSE REFERENCE - Select from a growing library of animated poses - Pose scrubbing. Scrub to the exact frame that you want in a full animated pose to get the precision you need - Toggle on/off muscle/skeletal layers of the anatomy while the model is posed to get a better understanding of the anatomy underneath - Study pre-made static poses as reference STUDY MODE - Simulate figure drawing sessions with the Study Mode feature - Set your own curriculum, the amount of poses and time per study session - Track your last 90 days of drawing progress with the built-in session history feature ISOLATE MUSCLE GROUPS - Zero in on a single muscle group or bone structure - Study with more precision and less visual noise HIGH PRECISION CAMERA CONTROLS - Orbit, pan, tilt, and zoom with sub-pixel precision - Lock the camera when needed - Change the camera lens - Explore the model between two camera modes: Model-Centric and Unconstrained MODEL CONTROLS - Shift between several different shaders and skins for the model - Adjust the model lighting to your artist needs Poly Poser is actively developed with new content and features added regularly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polyposer.com/privacy-policy/