Artist Tools vs Daily Drawing Practice

Artist Tools is the missing piece that will take your drawing to the next level. Import any reference image and instantly see its true value structure, check your proportions, and train your eye using the same techniques taught in traditional art schools. Run a value study on any reference and instantly see where your darks, midtones, and lights actually are — not where you think they are. Your tonal accuracy improves the moment you start using it. Your eyes lie to you. Artist Tools gives you objective tools to catch what your perception misses — the same methods classically trained artists rely on every day. VALUE TOOLS • Value Study Analyze the tonal values in your reference. See exactly which areas are light, mid-tone, and dark. Tap individual values to highlight where they appear in the image. • Simplify Reduce your reference to fewer colors. Strip away detail to see the essential value structure — just like squinting at your subject. • Black Mirror Compress the value range to see subtle value relationships more clearly. A digital version of the traditional artist's black mirror. • Invert Flip values to check your work from a fresh perspective. • Flip Mirror your reference horizontally to spot mistakes and asymmetry. DRAWING TOOLS • Line Tool Draw straight lines at any angle. Perfect for measuring proportions and finding alignments in your reference. • Plumb Line Vertical and horizontal guides that help you check alignment. Essential for accurate figure drawing and portraiture. • Box Tool Create rectangles to frame compositions, measure proportions, or isolate areas of your reference. • Envelope Tool Draw multi-point shapes around complex forms. Trace the outer contour of any subject to understand its basic shape. • Grid Tool Overlay rule-of-thirds, golden ratio, or custom grids for composition and proportion checking. BUILT FOR ARTISTS • Works completely offline — no internet required • Built-in tutorial to learn each tool • Organize guides in layers — toggle visibility, delete, rearrange • Auto-saves your work as you go • Export finished studies to your gallery • Dark interface that won't strain your eyes in the studio • Clean, minimal design that stays out of your way WHO IS THIS FOR? • Figure drawing students learning proportion and anatomy • Portrait artists checking alignments and value structures • Plein air painters simplifying complex scenes • Students practicing classical drawing techniques • Anyone serious about improving their observational drawing skills These are the same tools hanging on the wall of every traditional art school — the plumb line, the measuring stick, the black mirror, and the squinted eye. Now they fit in your pocket. Study any reference with precision. See values clearly. Draw with confidence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

GHOST is a focused practice studio for the one skill every artist is judged by: line control. Warm up, drill, and watch your strokes get cleaner, steadier, and more confident, one short session at a time. Every stroke you draw is measured against its ideal path, so the score and the picture always agree. You see exactly where you drifted and exactly how to fix it. WHY ARTISTS PRACTICE HERE - Instant, honest scoring on every stroke: accuracy, smoothness, speed, and confidence - A clear letter grade plus a visual overlay showing where your line wandered - Ghost Replay: race your own personal best and watch yourself improve in real time - A daily drill that is the same for everyone worldwide, so you build a streak and keep the habit - Private by design: all of your practice stays on your device THE DRILLS - Straight lines: point to point control, the classic warm up - Ellipses: judged on fit and how cleanly they close - Curves: smooth C and S curves through set waypoints - Pressure: ramp your force against a target curve with Apple Pencil SEE YOUR PROGRESS - A full history of every session that you can filter and search - Insight charts: speed versus accuracy, warm up effect, and rolling trends - A heat map of your active days and streaks - Export your entire session history any time AI STROKE ANALYSIS - An AI reads your accumulated strokes and diagnoses your specific faults - It builds a personalized drill plan aimed at exactly what is holding you back - Clear technique notes and focused follow up answers, tuned to your hand BUILT FOR YOUR HAND - Works beautifully with Apple Pencil or your finger - On supported iPads, a faint ghost preview follows the Pencil as you rehearse - Measured against your own day one baseline, never invented percentiles WHO IT IS FOR Illustrators, designers, letterers, animators, comic and manga artists, architects, and students who want a stronger, steadier, more confident line. Open GHOST, draw ten lines, and feel the difference. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/