VizRef

Name: VizRef
Rating: 4.22314 (242 reviews)

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VizRef

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User Reviews for VizRef

Simply Fantastic, Fantastically Simple

I’ve been really enjoying using VizRef. I’m a comic creator and when I use writing apps I always delight in a nice virtual free form cork board filled with index cards, and now VizRef has provided me with that feature for visuals. As much as I’m using it to pull up specific references and look at them while drawing, I’m also using it as much or more to build inspiration and idea boards. I’d like to see the addition of some form of cloud backup & sync. I like cleaning out my overburdened camera roll and pushing all those materials to VizRef but worry about the risk of losing a large reference collection. I also use an old iPad for reference while at my drafting table so that I can keep all the screen real estate for drawing on the primary iPad, yet when on the go, split screen is the way to go... hence the desire to sync VizRef boards in the cloud for multi device use. A very simple markup tool would also be of interest. I frequently want to drop a reminder note or a quick circle on areas of interest from a reference. It’s doable now by copy pasting into Notes, marking up & re-importing, but it would be nice within the app. It’s a fine line to not over clutter a streamlined and conceptually simple app, but I wonder if these are already on the roadmap or if others have interest in such features. Either way, keep up the great work!

"The Imp", May 12, 2020

Lovely, but NEEDS text labeling

This is a great start and a handy tool for artists. But it desperately needs the ability to add text and label both individual photos, and groups of photos. It should also let’s us create a highlight box around photos to keep groups organized. For example, if I have 100 photos, each into 10 groups of 10, I would like the ability to create a color coded box behind each group of 10, label that group, and even label / caption individual photos in that group. Organization tools like these would be extremely helpful. This app is great to have though! My only other suggestion is perhaps more snapping tools, like a illustrator-esq smart snap, and the ability to drag photos from Pinterest (might not be within the control of the app developers). It might also be helpful to scribble on the ref board.Thanks for reading! I hope you consider these changes :-) great app!

Apprater404, Dec 02, 2020

Awesome digital art reference tool

The developer of this app is obviously an artist themselves, the functionality offers all the things you want to do with reference images in a digital art workflow on the iPad, especially with the multitasking capabilities of iPadOS. Easily place and non-destructively crop images, switch quickly between edit/view mode, resize and organize images intuitively. There are probably even more features and functionality I’ve not yet found, but even those mentioned are with the purchase price. If you use any graphics software on an iPad, and in particular an iPad Pro or an iPad that supports multitasking, do not hesitate buying this app like I did if you are on the fence — it’s exactly what you want.

georgec22, Jan 29, 2021

Love it but one big setback

Its a huge help and streamlines my process by a ton, its a simple tool but saves the clutter from my actual canvas. I love how it lets you scroll through gifs for animation studies, and being able to move the images around freely feels easier than scrolling up and down a pinterest board. The only frustrating thing is sometimes my boards will crash and theres no way to recover lost images (as far as I can tell) It doesnt matter if theres a 100 images or 10 on a board it just Happens randomly and deletes pictures. I had to knock my rating down because I had just had a board crash and lose half the pictures, re-add in as many as I could find in my camera roll, only for it to crash again 10 minutes later and lose even more refs. I've also noticed the crashes happen when I try to export selected images. But yea this app gets the job done, I just hope the crash + erasing refs problem gets fixed

kk31kr, Mar 18, 2023

Must Have App; One Stage Manager Question/Suggestion

I use this app for visual reference and thumbnail layout when working on comics and commissions. I couldn't imagine using the iPad as an art device without it. I like the added feature of being able to export moodboards as images / PDFs, especially when going from the iPad to a Windows computer.My only question/suggestion is that I cannot zoom or pan when using VizRef on a separate monitor + mouse/trackpad with Stage Manager. I might be missing something, though. If this is a bug with Stage Manager, I wonder if it would be possible to put zoom and pan gizmos in a corner [similar to Blender's zoom and pan gizmos] in order to make this somewhat possible when using a separate monitor + mouse/trackpad.

Max Banshees, Oct 31, 2023

Love it! But I’ve got a suggestion.

To introduce myself, I am a 14 year old artist working on a webcomic, but I’ve just started on the character designs and the world that the characters live in. There is currently nothing about it online, but I’ll update this when the first page comes out! That might take a while though. This app is very helpful for many reasons. The first is the clipboard feature; you can copy-paste images, and it’s very useful. I use it all the time. I also love how you can change the theme from light to dark, though I only use the dark one. And now, the suggestion! Whenever I insert an image, I often want to type notes on it, such as what elements of it I want to use for the design. BUT I am unable to type those notes. I think there should be a markup feature, where you can draw and type on pictures. And also a feature where you can add text beside a picture as well. For now, I’m writing notes on my drawing app and copy-pasting it into this wonderful app. If the feature is added, I’ll give this review another star ;) Thank you for reading, it is much appreciated!— MRG (my initials, since I don’t wanna give out my name)

MemeLord_11, Jul 22, 2021

Fantastic app!

Love it but am still hoping for other features!This app came recommended to me by another artist and previously I was just organising my images in the photos app in albums and folders. This is SO much better! Very happy I bought the app and will definitely be using it in split screen with Procreate, and full screen for my traditional work.My main feature request would be some kind of info screen with metadata and tagging for the images. Often I want to save an image from an artist, and would like to save the artist and/or website I’ve saved it from— doesn’t have to be automatic, happy to enter it manually! Not as something visible all the time, because the main ui is great! But when an image is selected, if one of the icons in the bottom corner was to bring up an info screen with the metadata (esp useful for photos I’ve taken), one or two editable fields for artist/source, and maybe optional tags that could be searchable from the main screen. This is also a frustration of mine with my previous set up with the photos app. Before that, I tried to use Evernote for my reference, but that was extremely unwieldy.Overall, this is a fantastic and well thought out app. It’s so nice to use something clearly made with artists in mind! I’ve already recommended it to other artist friends!

Mreeble, Jul 28, 2020

What I’ve been searching for

This app is designed for one purpose, and it fulfills that purpose extremely well. Importing photos is a breeze, and the AUTO-PACK tool (!!!) is a lifesaver for anyone who’s spent way too much time trying to arrange refs into a neat grid in procreate or concepts. The only feature I’d like to request is a simple pen tool, so we can make notes on the “canvas” (sometimes we’re only interested in part of a reference photo, so it’d be helpful to circle it, jot down notes, etc.). Once you accumulate a lot of refs, it can be hard to remember why exactly you saved that one photo. And maybe a function to “attach” the note to the photo so it won’t get lost even if you move the photo (and maybe the auto pack takes the note into account when rearranging, to prevent overlap?). But even without all that, this app is phenomenal and has earned a permanent place in my digital toolset.

pearConfit, Apr 10, 2020

SO GOOD

I sincerely love this app. It works so well, and fast. I was really worried there would be way too many editing tools of some kind and it would essentially be a way easier way for reposters to edit stolen art. I was so happy to be Proven wrong. It is literally just to doof around and put the images you need for a pose/ or piece down and i love it. The only things i do wish it included are very superficial like the ability to scale and transform an image a bit more, but i do understand this was not added to probably avoid people accidentally using the wrong arrows and making it frustrating as well as maintaining resolution. And the other is that i do wish you could move projects around to either order them in some way or makes files to group them. This is so amazing to use though thank you so much for making it.

pikawakka, Mar 28, 2020

Can’t fully articulate how great this app is.

Have a project you need reference for? This is the place to save it. Open up your browser side by side with VIZREF. Choose a pic from your browser. Hold the pic with one finger and drag it to VIZREF. Once you have one pic, or many pics, open VIZREF fully. Now you can resize and move your saved reference pics. Want a giant board with thousands of tiny pics. No problem. Not only can you change the size of the pic you want at any time (within reason- make it much larger than the original file and it gets blurry, you’ll have to play around with the app to get the ins and outs) you can also move it anywhere on the board AND THEN you can zoom the board in and out with the pinch gesture. Yes this app cost you some money, but it’s well worth it. Create the board anywhere you have internet, save it and when you are away from home (or just don’t have internet access) you can access all your photo refs you saved in this app. It’s not Pinterest, yes you can save photos, but this is JUST the pics you save. No suggestions, no ads. Just you, your reference pics and your imagination. BUY IT RIGHT MEOW...seriously though, it’s great.

Reid the Red, May 24, 2021

Description

VizRef for iPad enables creatives to finally take their inspiration anywhere. It becomes the perfect companion app for Procreate® or paired with your favorite drawing/animation application by utilizing iPad IOS multitasking features. Clear up your hard to find hidden layers in your drawing app and easily organize your inspiration on the go.

Make visual reference boards with any images or gifs from web browsers, cloud storage, photos, screen captures and more. The first mood board creation app made by artists for artists, that brings comprehensive referencing tools to animators and visual artists/en. We are dedicated to bringing creatives what they need most in being inspired everywhere they go. HIGHLIGHTS -Perfect companion app paired with Procreate® Adobe Fresco ® Clip Studio Paint® Infinite Painter® etc. by utilizing iPad IOS multitasking features -Supports many image types including GIF -Drag and drop from web -Batch Import from Photos app -Batch Export images from boards to cloud storage using Files app - *Multi-Select and auto pack images for a quicker workflow * -Import High-Resolution images with HD toggle _*Focus on whats importing with Focus mode. ( rotate imageboard ) -Batch Import from iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive with split-screen -Quick and responsive visual reference board experience -Easy to use/ minimal UI -Light mode and Dark mode -Set thumbnails for reference boards to visually organize your inspiration ANIMATED GIF SUPPORT -Reference your favorite animated gifs -Pause animation and play frame by frame to better understand referenced animations -Advanced animation timeline gives you an interactive visual breakdown of all frames EASY TO USE REFERENCE TOOLS -Crop images to optimize screen space and view more references -Greyscale toggle for images for value reference -Flip horizontally and vertically -Rotate Images -Copy-paste images into other apps Artwork and animation credits @_Artazi @_baomii @_Deadslug_ @amnesiapancake @barachan @belgeist @criisalys @ergo.josh @evan_monteiro @gloomwastaken @mrbeezul @onemegawatt @rocketboiART @samuelyounart @cobalt_requin VizRef was created by Max Gonzalez and RoboWorld Entertainment with supporting development from Valere Labs