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Last updated August 17, 2026
Questions, bugs, or feedback about The Artist Tool? Email us — we read every message.
Common questions
What can I do in the app?
Pick a photo — from your library or the camera — and it opens in a camera‑style editor. Spin the mode wheel to switch tools; they all work on the same image, so nothing resets when you move between them:
- Adjust — tone, black‑and‑white or color, and warmth.
- Simplify — squint the image down to big flat value shapes.
- Outline — trace the image down to clean line art and contours.
- Trace Guide — flat value shapes plus contour lines.
- Value Scale — tap anywhere to read that spot's value.
- Palette — pull the dominant colors out of your photo.
- Grid & Proportion — thirds, golden ratio, and proportion overlays.
- Flip / Mirror — flip the image to check your composition.
- Measure — drag to read angles and proportions off the reference.
Alongside those: Crop with aspect presets, Straighten (drag the corners to the edges of a canvas you photographed at an angle and it corrects the perspective), and On the Wall (stage a finished piece on a wall, add a frame, then save or share the mockup). The Color Tool is a workspace of its own: five‑color palettes you can shuffle and lock, an RYB color wheel with harmonies, tone and lightness shifts, a WCAG contrast checker, and a saved palette library. Save any study to your library and reopen it later with every adjustment where you left it.
Do I need an account or an internet connection?
Neither. There is no sign‑up and no login, and the App makes no network connections — no advertising, no analytics, no online image search, and no AI service. It behaves exactly the same in Airplane Mode. The Privacy Policy, Terms, and Support links inside the App open this website in your browser, only when you tap them; that is a connection your browser makes, not the App.
Where are my photos and studies stored?
On your device, and nowhere else. There are no accounts and no server of ours, so we receive nothing. Saved studies and palettes live in the App's own storage. If you delete an item or uninstall the App, it's gone — so save or share anything important out of the editor to your Photos library first.
Why does it ask for camera and photo access?
The camera is used only to photograph your work or a reference, and those photos are processed on the device. The App never asks to browse your photo library — you pick an image in the system picker, and only that image is handed over — so your library is never scanned or uploaded. It asks for permission to add to Photos only when you tap save, and if you decline you can still share the result or keep it in the App's own library.
Are there ads, subscriptions, or in‑app purchases?
None of the three. This version contains no advertising and no advertising SDK, no subscription, and no in‑app purchase to buy or restore.
How do I get a refund?
Anything paid on the App Store is handled by Apple, not by us — we never see your payment details. Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.
A saved study won't open
If the App can't read one of its own saved files, it moves that file to a Quarantine folder inside the App rather than deleting it, and tells you how many were moved. Nothing is lost, and a future update may be able to read it. Email us if it happens — it's a bug worth fixing.
Something else is broken, or a tool is missing
Email haroldhhersey@gmail.com with your device model, your iOS version, and what you tapped just before it went wrong. Requests for tools that aren't here yet are welcome too — that's how the list grows.