Following a design process when painting from a photograph lets you discover exciting possibilities and make your paintings stand out. Paint From Photo offers specialized tools for artists who like to paint from a photo or other reference.
You only need a web browser to use Paint From Photo, so you can use it on your smartphone, tablet and desktop PC.
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Design your painting online.
Discover the best composition for your painting by trying different canvas ratios and moving or resizing your reference. View your photo in grayscale or as a Notan (black & white) to design a balanced composition based on value masses. Overlay the canvas with a rule-of-thirds or golden ratio grid to benefit from proven composition rules.
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The grid method is excellent for quickly transferring your painting's design to canvas. Paint From Photo will overlay the canvas with a transfer grid based on its aspect ratio. Adjust the number of squares and grid line style and export the image with a grid overlay.
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Posterization helps you learn more about the distribution of shadows, highlights, and other values. A posterized photo with few tonal values can be very beneficial when blocking your painting.
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Paint From Photo offers professional grayscale conversion, posterization, and notanization based on perceived lightness as defined by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE Lab). Therefore, these image filters consider the physiology and psychology of color perception.