Frame the decision
Crop to the final ratio, set a grid, and test the geometry before the first mark.
Free painting reference image editor
Read the image.Paint with intent.
Paint Values turns any reference into a clear plan for value, color, and composition—entirely inside your browser.
Built for painters who want fewer guesses between reference and canvas.
Live workspaceBrowser / local
Image → palette
Not another filter toy. A studio instrument for seeing what matters before paint meets surface.
01Private by designImages never leave your device
02Made for lookingAnalysis supports judgment, not replaces it
The method
From reference to resolved plan.
A compact workflow that follows how painters actually think: compose, simplify, translate.
Reduce the noise
Read the image as value masses, edges, and color families—not a thousand distracting details.
Translate to paint
Match sampled color to trusted paint lines, then export a reference built for the easel.
Value studySee five decisions, not five thousand details.
Three lenses
Look at the same reference differently.
Value
01See structure first.
Segment lights, midtones, and shadows. Reveal edge rhythm and simplify the subject into paintable masses.
Composition
02Measure before guessing.
Use ratio-locked crops, grids, diagonals, and perspective guides to make compositional choices explicit.
Color
03Move from pixels to pigments.
Inspect dominant colors, isolate a family, and compare practical matches from professional paint palettes.
Your reference is already saying everything
Learn to see it sooner.
Start with an image
No account. No upload. No install.