Seshr vs Gesture Drawing Timer

The mission behind SESHR is simple: help people cultivate the practice of drawing, regularly, intentionally, with their own images and their own pace.  SESHR is the essential tool for artists who practice figure drawing, gesture drawing, and timed sketching sessions. DESIGNED FOR ARTISTS, BY AN ARTIST Whether you're practicing anatomy, improving your gesture drawing, or studying from reference photos, SESHR gives you the distraction-free experience you need. KEY FEATURES: • CUSTOMIZABLE SESSIONS Set up multiple intervals (e.g., 5 poses ×30 seconds each, 3 poses × 2 min each, 2 poses ×5 min each) to match your practice routine. The app cycles through your reference images automatically. • WORKS ALONGSIDE YOUR DRAWING APP Designed specifically for iPad Split View and Slide Over View - use SESHR side-by-side with Procreate, Fresco, or any drawing app. Works perfectly on iPhone too. • FAVORITE YOUR BEST REFERENCES Heart an image during a session to favorite an image. Save entire sessions for easy replay. Mix favorites with new images. • MULTIPLE IMAGE SOURCES Select entire folders of images, individual files, individual photos and entire photo albums directly from the Photos app. Supports landscape/portrait filtering. • SHARE EXTENSION Share photos directly from the Photos app to SESHR - they'll appear in your image library instantly. • OFFLINE & PRIVATE No internet required. No account needed. Your images never leave your device. All processing happens locally. • PROFESSIONAL CONTROLS - Keyboard shortcuts (external keyboard) - Gesture controls (zoom, pan) - Auto-hiding controls for distraction-free practice - Precise timers (1 second to 99 minutes) - Session summaries with thumbnails • UNIVERSAL APP One purchase works on iPhone, iPad and M Series Macs with adaptive layouts for all screen sizes. PERFECT FOR: → Figure drawing practice → Gesture drawing sessions → Anatomy studies → Life drawing practice → Character design reference → Art school assignments → Daily sketching routines Built with SwiftUI for smooth performance and beautiful, native iOS design. Made by an artist who understands the importance of uninterrupted practice time. No ads, no subscriptions, no distractions - just you and your references. Start your practice session today.

A timer, a reference, and a canvas — in one place. Drawing Practice Timer runs the gesture drawing warm-up that artists have done for a century. A reference photo appears, the timer counts down, you draw. When time runs out your drawing saves itself and the next pose appears. No browser tabs. No switching apps. No losing the work afterwards. HOW IT WORKS Pick a subject — figures, faces, hands and feet, animals, still life or environments. Set your interval: 30 seconds for gesture, or up to 10 minutes for longer study. Draw. The app handles the rest. Every pose you draw is saved automatically to your Library. Nothing to remember, nothing to export mid-session. DRAW THE WAY YOU ALREADY DO Apple Pencil or fingertip — both work, and both are first class. The drawing tools are the same ones you already know from Notes: pen, pencil, marker, crayon, watercolour, two erasers, ruler, and full colour control with opacity. Choose your paper: plain, cream, newsprint, watercolour, dot grid or ruled. TWO WAYS TO WORK Side by Side — reference and canvas together, with a drag handle to set the split how you like it. Overlay — draw straight over the reference for value and proportion studies. Or skip the reference entirely and use it as a plain timed sketchpad. STUDY AIDS Greyscale to judge values without colour. Flip to catch your own drawing bias. Blur for the squint test. Grid for placement. Zoom and lock to work into a hand or a face. Aids change what you see, never what you save. YOUR WORK, KEPT Every session is stored on your device. Come back to the Library to review what you drew, resume a session you left halfway, or export anything to Photos. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No network requests at all. Your drawings never leave your iPad, because there is nowhere for them to go. Built for artists who want to warm up in five minutes and get to work.