Reviews for Handy Art Reference Tool

Love it except for when I just want to view a face and don’t want to make a whole scene I have to click about 3 x’s to exit. A small thing, and I get why you have scenes and it’s good but still annoying. Other than that well worth the buy. I’m a beginner […]

Honestly one of my favorite things to use for art references because even when getting the perfect photo for what I want to draw, there is still details like head position, hands, etc I often need a better reference of and that’s where this tool comes into play. Especially since you can move the individual […]

Very good for reference. Paying extra for the female foot and animals skulls are totally worth it! I expected there to be full model poses for reference but those can be found in other places. I love the lighting feature and the different references are super dynamic. 100% recommend this no matter what artist you […]

I mean. I love that you can change the colors of the lighting and such. But I was disappointed when that’s all you could really do. The app would be 10/10 if they had full bodies too and if you can change the express of the head models. And if it was just more customizable […]

Exactly what it says on the tin! If you are an artist struggling with drawing heads and hands on multiple angles, i highly recommend this app! If you’re looking for a more “complete” full 3d posable model experience, this app isn’t for you, but if you got the gesture basics down but struggle in complex […]

The models are so low quality and the apps features are so limited I decided to go with Nomad sculpt and some free 3d models from artstation and gumroad. Initial cost was higher but its far better than this app that has already glitched and removed the in app purchases I made to unlock the […]

I love it! Sometimes its hard to look for references online but with this it made my life easier. There are presets already in the gallery you can change the lighting and angles of your desired pose and even adjust the structure of the hands or feet. Definitely worth the price. 💯👌

Asked for a refund because even though I paid for the app you still have to pay for other features like animal skulls or feet models. Also something that I was expecting is that they isn’t any models of the body. Some good features like rotation and saving and they’re alot of references for hands […]

My only issues are a) I wish there were more options for faces with different features, like thinner and thicker heads, maybe muscle vs skinny vs chubby, etc. The male head for example looks a bit too much like a body builder. And b) I wish there was a way to rotate the head without […]

The app is easy to use, has lots of useful tools – all very simple to get working, yet very effective – and takes but a few seconds to bring up a bunch asorted of references for Hands, Heads, Feet and Skulls. There ARE some stuff locked behind paywall, but they are very very cheap. […]

I love this tool!! It’s so handy! 😉 however I wish there were more props/references like animals, paws, tails, ears, things like that. I have a lot of hybrid characters of human and animal, and would love if I were able to add such things like that onto my characters with better references. I hope […]

This app is literally so… handy. Just having this as an option has convinced me to draw more, easy access to references and being easy to customize. Sometimes it can be hard finding refs of exactly the pose I want. Only used it for hands so far but it’s great. I love that you can […]

It’s good, it works as a lighting reference too, though there’s microtransactions if you want feet and animal skulls references in this (paid) app, which is unfair in my opinion. You can’t change the head models’ facial expressions to my knowledge, which limits the usability a bit, I also ended up rotating the figure so […]

Fantastic app for referencing when I’m painting mini’s! Would love to see more shapes added in the future for further references, such as half-pipes, basic shapes with sections missing/raised areas (think something textural, bumpy, or full of holes). Keep it up! Will recommend on my YouTube channel when I do a deep dive on certain […]

There is not a better made artist assistant app than this. You can bend at every joint! They have heads, animal skulls, feet! You can move the lighting, change colors of the lighting, set shadows! The 3d models are incredibly intricate, and the coding is sublime. You people working on this app, thank you! P.s. […]

EDIT: Fixed all my issues, 100% recommend to everyone! — Original review: Great, but I do have a huge pet peeve. This is an incredibly useful app because you have a 2nd screen (your phone or tablet) told hold your own poseable hands, feet, and heads! Lots of presets, and a way to pose fingers […]

Pretty good app! I appreciate the detailed skin texture, tendons, and veins in the hands, and the variety of head types are nice. There are things I wished were better though. The interface and controls can be a bit confusing, especially with relation to moving items and light sources. It could really use with an […]

I really don’t know why people say this is a great app. It has no “free” things to make it worthwhile. It doesn’t change skin tone even tho I change the setting. It doesn’t “bend at all the joints” like one reviewer said and honestly it’s the same tired boring poses and references that most […]

I don’t usually write reviews, but Handy absolutely earned it. With brand new (free!) features being added such as subsurface scattering, new high-resolution models, and ability to load multiple models in a scene, they’ve established themselves as one of my essential tools for digital art. I recommend it to anyone who is starting out drawing […]

I like the app. It has basic objects to use. A female skull should be included if there is a male skull. I like the basic 3D shapes. I rotate them to practice perspective. The fact I had to buy the app, but also have to buy the foot models is slightly disappointing but it’s […]