Watercolour Reference
$1.49
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About Watercolour Reference
Watercolour Reference has been designed to assist watercolour artists and painters, either beginners or the more advanced. This app assists the artist in the choice of appropriate colours and shades by providing data on individual colour characteristics and suggesting colour mixes/combinations and tips for a variety of topics.
The Paint Mixing simulation allows you to choose up to three colours and mix them together in varying quantities to produce an estimation of how they might mix in the real world.
Watercolour Reference currently uses the watercolour portfolios of Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith. Colour Index Names and Numbers are provided for easy comparison with other manufacturers.
Included with this app are suggested combinations for portrait and flower painting plus a general watercolour characteristics database.
Been watching the BBC's Big Painting Challenge? Get involved and have a go yourself!
Additional categories can be purchased in-app.
Features optimised layouts for both tablets and smartphones.
The Paint Mixing simulation allows you to choose up to three colours and mix them together in varying quantities to produce an estimation of how they might mix in the real world.
Watercolour Reference currently uses the watercolour portfolios of Winsor & Newton and Daniel Smith. Colour Index Names and Numbers are provided for easy comparison with other manufacturers.
Included with this app are suggested combinations for portrait and flower painting plus a general watercolour characteristics database.
Been watching the BBC's Big Painting Challenge? Get involved and have a go yourself!
Additional categories can be purchased in-app.
Features optimised layouts for both tablets and smartphones.
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Android
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3.0+
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v2.1.7
- Minor cosmetic tweaks
v2.1.3
- Fixes a potential crash on the painting tips page.
v2.1.2
- It is now possible to mix up to three colours in the Paint Mixing simulation.
- Fixed crash on Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
v2.1.0
- Added water dilution to paint mixing
- Minor various bug fixes to prevent crashing when selecting certain paints
v2.0.1
- Complete overhaul of design
- Optimised layout for tablets and smartphones
- Paint Mixing simulation
v2.1.7
- Minor cosmetic tweaks
v2.1.3
- Fixes a potential crash on the painting tips page.
v2.1.2
- It is now possible to mix up to three colours in the Paint Mixing simulation.
- Fixed crash on Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
v2.1.0
- Added water dilution to paint mixing
- Minor various bug fixes to prevent crashing when selecting certain paints
v2.0.1
- Complete overhaul of design
- Optimised layout for tablets and smartphones
- Paint Mixing simulation
Version update Watercolour Reference was updated to version 2.1.9
Version update Watercolour Reference was updated to version 2.1.8
Version update Watercolour Reference was updated to version 2.1.7
Price update Price changed from $0.75 to $1.49.
What are users saying about Watercolour Reference
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by T####:
The killer function of this handy app is a color previewing page that mixes 2 or 3 pigments by percentages. The result can be diluted with a percentage of water (dilute 1 pigment by choosing 2 and reducing 1 to 0%). Pigments are selected primarily from the W&N Artists line, with a few thrown in from Daniel Smith Extra Fine. A "Color Mix" section recommends base colors to use for various subjects. The app comes with Flowers, Portraits and General; you can buy additional subjects for $0.99 each on Google Play. The subjects are broken down into elements and further sub-divided into characteristics, for which colors are suggested. For example, Portraits > Hair > Auburn = W&N Burnt Sienna and French Ultramarine. Clicking on colors lets you order them from Amazon. There is also a Painting Tips section in which the author has packed a lot of information about painting and watercolors. It's like a whole watercolor book conveniently on your Android.
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by Z####:
by Z####:
The killer function of this handy app is a color previewing page that mixes 2 or 3 pigments by percentages. The result can be diluted with a percentage of water (dilute 1 pigment by choosing 2 and reducing 1 to 0%). Pigments are selected primarily from the W&N Artists line, with a few thrown in from Daniel Smith Extra Fine. A "Color Mix" section recommends base colors to use for various subjects. The app comes with Flowers, Portraits and General; you can buy additional subjects for $0.99 each on Google Play. The subjects are broken down into elements and further sub-divided into characteristics, for which colors are suggested. For example, Portraits > Hair > Auburn = W&N Burnt Sienna and French Ultramarine. Clicking on colors lets you order them from Amazon. There is also a Painting Tips section in which the author has packed a lot of information about painting and watercolors. It's like a whole watercolor book conveniently on your Android.
by Q####:
Nice learning app