# Color Study: Simplify Painting

> Simplify references, analyze colors & values, and guide paint mixing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.brushlabs.colorstudy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.brushlabs.colorstudy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.brushlabs.colorstudy`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BrushLabs LLC
- **Category:** ART\_AND\_DESIGN
- **Downloads:** 7,411
- **Rating:** 4.73 / 5 (47 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-15
- **First published:** 2026-01-16
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 115 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.brushlabs.colorstudy)
- **Website:** [https://brushlabsllc.com/](https://brushlabsllc.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://colorstudy.app/privacy](https://colorstudy.app/privacy)

## Description

Color Study is a tool for artists to simplify images, study color and value, and accurately match colors through paint mixing. Load any photo and reduce it to clear shapes and essential color information.<br><br>Color Study generates a clear color map of your reference and provides guidance for mixing paints to match the colors you see, giving you a practical guide you can use at the easel or in study. Focus on the fundamentals that matter in drawing and painting.<br><br>Made for artists<br><br>Core tools:<br>• Accurate color picker with magnification and pixel averaging options<br>• Place and customize color markers directly on your reference<br>• Inspect value, saturation, and color codes (RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, LAB)<br>• Automatically extract key colors and accents in an image, and mark their locations<br>• Compare colors to assess value, relative temperature, saturation, and perceptual difference<br>• Customizable grid overlay for precise alignment<br><br>Advanced tools:<br>• Interactive value maps, shape simplification, temperature maps and notan controls<br>• Paint-mixing guidance designed for opaque paints, with real-time feedback from photographed mixes<br>• Export analysis views and color maps as images for reference or study<br>• Advanced grid controls for precision alignment and subdivision<br>• Generate simplified line drawings and contour maps to clarify structure, edges, and major shapes<br>• Organize your work into projects with images, paint palettes, and artwork details<br><br>Advanced tools available with subscription.<br><br>Train your artistic eye<br><br>Color Study is not a design tool or palette generator. It is a learning tool for painters, illustrators, and art students who want to analyze what they see and make better decisions in their artwork.<br><br>Study master paintings, analyze your own photos, and deepen your understanding of value structure, color harmony, and visual design.

## Rankings

- #624,606 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.brushlabs.colorstudy.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

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