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Paint with confidence.

Turn a photo into a practical painting study. Simplify color shapes, see value and temperature, then translate sampled colors into real-paint mixing recipes.

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Designed for painters

Photos processed on device

Custom physical paint palettes

Studies saved automatically

PainterLab showing a real-paint recipe for a sampled magenta color

A better way to observe

One photo. Four ways to see.

PainterLab keeps the image at the center of the study, so every tool helps answer a practical painting question.

Simplify the scene

Organize a complex reference into clear color shapes using natural, limited-palette, or region-based views.

See the value structure

Reduce color distraction with adjustable 2–10 step value studies, a histogram, and Notan-friendly views.

Compare warm and cool

Reveal temperature relationships across the image and tune the balance between cool, neutral, and warm.

Mix with real paints

Sample a color shape, choose the paints you own, and get a practical recipe with mixing proportions.

Inside PainterLab

The reference stays visible. The insight gets clearer.

Switch between complementary study views without losing the image, position, or context you are working from.

PainterLab simplify view organizing flowers into clear color shapes — SimplifyControl color shapes, detail, smoothing, and edges.

PainterLab value view with a grayscale image and adjustable histogram — ValueStudy the large light-and-dark relationships first.

PainterLab temperature view showing warm and cool areas — TemperatureCompare cool, neutral, and warm relationships.

PainterLab palette library with custom physical paint palettes

Your paints, not a generic palette

Build recipes from the colors you actually own.

Create physical paint palettes, select a sampled target color, and compare suggested combinations. Photograph the mixed paint to judge the result under your real lighting.

A practical guide, not a promise of an exact matchPigment batches, surfaces, lighting, camera capture, and screen calibration all affect the final color. PainterLab helps you start closer and adjust with intention.

Privacy-conscious by design

Your reference photos stay on your device.

PainterLab processes study images locally and does not require an account. Read the privacy policy or contact support if you have a question before using the app.