PaintLikePro vs Pochade

Have you ever looked at a photograph and wished you could paint it on canvas, but felt overwhelmed by color mixing? Welcome to PaintLikePro, the first app designed to bridge the gap between your digital photos and real-world paints. This isn't just a photo filter—it is a professional studio assistant that deconstructs your images and teaches you exactly how to paint them. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned artist, PaintLikePro removes the guesswork from color theory. Simply import a photo, and watch as the app transforms it into a paint by color style guide, complete with exact mixing recipes using standard artist pigments. WHY YOU NEED THIS For the first time, there is an easy way to bring digital images into the real world. Other apps keep you on the screen; PaintLikePro gets you to the easel. We don't just show you the colors; we tell you how to mix them. THE INNOVATIVE "PAINT KIT" Our standout feature is the printable Paint Kit. With a single tap, generate a high-resolution, 8.5" x 11" studio sheet that contains everything you need to start painting immediately: A pale underpainting guide with outlines. A precise shopping list of pigments required for your specific image. A visual mixing grid. Step-by-step mixing recipes (e.g., "Mix 80% White + 20% Cadmium Red"). FEATURES Smart Color Reduction: Simplify complex photos into manageable palettes ranging from 4 to 32 colors. Real-World Pigments: The engine is built on a 14-color artist palette, including standards like Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, and Alizarin Crimson. Precision Mixing Engine: Click on any color in your image to see the exact recipe. We calculate tints (adding White) and shades (adding Black) automatically. Dynamic Visualization: Toggle between the Original image, Outlines, Pale Mode (for underpainting), and Grayscale to understand values. Isolate Colors: Tap a swatch to darken everything else, showing you exactly where that specific color belongs on the canvas. Universal Export: Save your work as a digital reference or print the Paint Kit to take to your art studio. WHO IS THIS FOR? Students learning color theory who want practical application. Hobbyists who want to paint their pets, landscapes, or loved ones with accuracy. Professional artists looking to speed up their color study and underpainting process. Stop guessing and start painting. Download PaintLikePro today and turn your memories into masterpieces.

**Pochade is free to try with included sample images. Unlock importing your own photos with a single one-time purchase of $9.99. No subscription, no ads, yours forever.** Pochade is a focused reference prep app for painters. Import a photo, study its values, compose your framing, and plan your grid — all before brush hits canvas. No AI generation. No social features. No clutter. Just the reference tools painters actually need, designed for iPad. STUDY VALUES WITH CLARITY The hardest part of painting from a photo is seeing the value structure. Pochade simplifies your reference into 2–9 tonal steps so you can map out your lights and darks before you start mixing paint. A live luminance histogram shows your overall tonal distribution. Select any value bucket to isolate it with a mask overlay, making it easy to see exactly where each tone falls in your composition. COMPOSE YOUR FRAMING Crop non-destructively with preset aspect ratios (1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4) or use the original framing. Your source image is never altered — adjust your composition as many times as you need. OVERLAY A PLANNING GRID Add a customizable grid overlay to plan your drawing transfer. Choose your row and column count (2–12 each), pick a color that reads well against your image, and adjust line thickness. The grid respects your crop, so what you see is what you'll paint. TOGGLE GRAYSCALE Switch to grayscale to strip away color and focus purely on value relationships — the foundation of every strong painting. BUILT FOR HOW PAINTERS WORK Your sessions save automatically as you adjust tools. Come back tomorrow or next week and pick up right where you left off. Undo and redo are built in, up to 50 steps deep. A session library keeps your references organized with thumbnail previews and tool state badges so you can see at a glance what you've done with each image. Zen mode hides all controls so you can evaluate your reference without distraction. Pan, zoom, and rotate to inspect details. BUILT NATIVELY FOR iPAD AND iPHONE Pochade is built natively for iPad and iPhone. Everything runs on-device. Your photos and sessions stay on your iPad, nothing is uploaded anywhere. Privacy Policy: [link] Terms of Use: [link]