Visual Study Pro in Action — Full Feature Walkthrough

Visual Study Pro

Analyse. Simplify. Paint with confidence.

Visual Study Pro is an online reference analysis tool designed for painters and visual artists. Use it before you begin and throughout the painting process to better understand your reference images and make more informed decisions about composition, values, colour and drawing accuracy. Whether you're working from a portrait, still life or landscape, Visual Study Pro helps you paint with greater confidence.

Plan your composition, simplify values, create notan studies, extract and compare colours, refine your reference images, and compare your work in progress with your reference, all in one place.

Unlike general image-editing software, Visual Study Pro is purpose-built for painters and visual artists. Many of these tasks would otherwise require multiple apps, costly software subscriptions, or time-consuming manual methods. Visual Study Pro brings them together in a single, artist-focused workspace, helping you save time, reduce costs, and focus on what matters most, creating better paintings.

Visual Study Pro Dashboard Preview

What you can do

With Visual Study Pro, you can:

  • Upload your own reference image

  • Crop and test composition

  • Add a grid overlay

  • Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, colour balance

  • Create notan and value studies

  • Check values using a 10-step value scale

  • Pick and compare colours

  • Compare your reference image with your painting in progress

Best way to use it

For best results:

  • Use a laptop, desktop or tablet

  • Upload clear reference images

  • Start with the value tools before colour

  • Export your study images

  • Keep your tablet next to you while painting to dynamically check colours and values as you work

  • Use Visual Study Pro on a desktop computer or tablet for the best experience.

  • Mobile devices are not recommended due to the smaller screen size.

Beta Note

Visual Study Pro is currently in beta. The tool is fully working, but we are continuing to refine features and improve the experience based on user feedback.

Noticed something or have a suggestion? We'd love to hear from you.
contact@proartika.com

Thank you for being one of our members and for supporting the development of Visual Study Pro.

Launch Offer

Join today for AU$49/year with code VSP20.
Regular price: AU$69/year. Limited-time offer.

Visual Study Pro Annual Access
$69.00
Every year


✓ Study References Faster
✓ Strengthen Composition
✓ Understand Values & Colour
✓ Paint with Confidence

Visual Study Pro

Analyse. Simplify. Paint with confidence.

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