ArtistAssistApp, also known as Artist Assist App, helps artists accurately mix any color from a photo, analyze tonal values, turn a photo into an outline, draw with the grid method, paint with a limited palette, simplify a photo, remove the background from an image, compare photos pairwise, and more.
ArtistAsisstApp's February 2025 release includes both small and huge improvements. If you compare the current release to the first one, which came out in November 2023, there is probably not a single unchanged feature. Many new features have been added since the first release, and the core features have improved in both performance and usability.
Here is an overview of the improvements made since the previous major release in November 2024.
- Naming saved mixtures directly on the Color picker tab
- Easily create a copy of a color set for modification
- Printing the result of pairwise comparisons
- More contrasting grid
- Adjusting white balance, saturation, color levels, and color temperature
- Different background removal modes
- Adding custom color brands
- Logging in by scanning a QR code
- Built-in QR code scanner
- Better outline quality
- Applying various artistic styles to your photos
- Try it now!
Naming saved mixtures directly on the Color picker tab
Now you can name the color mixture you add to the palette right in the Color picker tab. No need to go to the Palette tab to change the name of a mixture. Have you ever added a mixture to a palette and then used the Show on photo button to remember where in the photo it belongs? By naming mixtures directly in the Color picker tab, you'll never forget what each mixture in the Palette belongs to.
This small enhancement makes ArtistAssistApp Color Picker 10 times easier to use!
Easily create a copy of a color set for modification
Now in ArtistAssistApp you can create a copy of your color set for further modifications in one click. This is useful if you want to add or replace several colors but don't want to change an existing set. Now you don't have to create a new set and add all the colors from the original set to it. Just click the Duplicate button.
Printing the result of pairwise comparisons
The Compare tab now lets you easily print out a ranking of your photos. This is especially useful when you have compared many photos, such as 10 or 20 photos.
The ranking of photos can be saved as a PDF instead of printing. Most web browsers and operating systems have printer settings that allow you to save as a PDF instead of actually printing.
More contrasting grid
The mesh has more contrast and is now visible even on gray photos, which was a problem before.
Adjusting white balance, saturation, color levels, and color temperature
White balance, saturation, color levels, and color temperature adjustment after taking a photo of your painting is crucial.
ArtistAssistApp now allows you to adjust white balance, saturation, color levels, and color temperature in a few clicks with lightning speed.
Open the new tab White balance, select a photo of your painting, and play around with the sliders. Once satisfied, save the processed photo on your device.
You can darken midtones and correct bluish tones in overcast photos with a few clicks. With these tools, you'll get the perfect photo of your painting!
To determine the colors used in a photo or someone else's painting, you must adjust the white balance! Select a photo of a painting, adjust the white balance, and press the Set as reference button. It will immediately open the adjusted photo in the Color picker.
White balance adjustment is a perfect addition to the automatic background removal feature.
ArtistAssistApp can already automatically remove backgrounds from your illustrations. However, if the lighting conditions were not perfect when you photographed your painting, the entire illustration may appear to have a gray overlay. After removing grayish background objects, the illustration will remain grayish.
But if you adjust the white balance and saturation before removing the background, the results are going to be almost perfect. On the White Balance tab, you can remove the background from the adjusted photo by clicking the Remove Background button.
Different background removal modes
The Background removal feature now has several modes: Fast, Optimal, and Quality.
- Fast mode is suitable for devices with limited processing power.
- Optimal mode produces good result with average consumption of computing resources.
- Quality mode is the most resource-intensive, but gives the best result. For pictures with a lot of fine details, use the Quality mode for perfect results. This mode is available only to paid Patreon members.
Adding custom color brands
ArtistAssistApp introduces a new user interface for adding custom color brands to the app. Welcome the new tab Custom brand.
You can add colors to a custom brand by adding their RGB value.
You can also import a color chart or even your own color swatch with adjusted white balance and use the color-picker to read colors from the image.
If the color chart is of low quality, this method may give poor results. But in most cases this method will give good results.
Logging in by scanning a QR code
Are you using ArtistAssistApp on multiple devices like your laptop, smartphone, and tablet? Now you can sign in via Patreon on your laptop or desktop and instantly sign in on all your other devices by scanning the QR code.
- Log in to ArtistAssistApp on your desktop via Patreon.
- Click Log in on another device by scanning the QR code.
- Scan the QR code with your smartphone or tablet.
- Open the link in the QR code.
- You are now signed in.
Built-in QR code scanner
A QR code scanner is now built into ArtistAssistApp. Thanks to this you can scan QR codes for login or import a color set without leaving the app.
Open ArtistAssistApp on the other device you want to log in on or import the color set to. Press the Scan QR code button on the Color set tab. Provide a one-time camera permission and scan the QR code.
This method works on any device with a camera: smartphone, tablet, laptop, and even a desktop computer with a webcam.
Better outline quality
ArtistAssistApp received a new mode for the Outline feature. This mode produces better results and is only available to paid Patreon members. The Outline modes are called Fast and Quality.
You can see a comparison of the free and paid Outline mode in the examples below.
Applying various artistic styles to your photos
Meet ArtistAssistApp's newest feature: the Inspire tab. In this tab, you can see your reference photo in different artistic styles to find inspiration.
The following artistic styles are available in the free version:
- Futurism,
- Pointillism,
- Stained glass,
- Sketch drawing.
For paid Patreon members, styles of famous artists are available:
- Vincent van Gogh,
- Georges Seurat,
- Claude Monet,
- Paul Cézanne,
- Henri Matisse.
Try it now!
Try it now for free at https://app.artistassistapp.com to improve your painting and drawing skills and create stunning artworks.
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