# Skelly - Art Model

> Poseable Anatomy for Artists

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id976920216](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id976920216)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id976920216`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Proko
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (116 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.01
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-12
- **First published:** 2015-05-10
- **Size:** 104 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skelly-art-model/id976920216)
- **Website:** [http://www.proko.com/skellyapp/](http://www.proko.com/skellyapp/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.proko.com/skellyapp-privacy-policy/](https://www.proko.com/skellyapp-privacy-policy/)

## Description

Skelly - Art Model is a fully poseable, anatomically correct reference skeleton for artists. It includes a simplified Robo-Skelly, pose library, movable camera, lighting, and light or dark backgrounds, crafted to support anatomy study and pose planning for drawing, painting, sculpture, animation, comics, manga, and storyboarding.

Designed for students and professionals, Skelly helps you study anatomy from any angle without external references, accelerating practice and creative exploration while keeping costs low. Use it to learn structure, lighting, and proportions, or to quickly prototype poses before starting a piece.

## Rankings

- #138,122 — Overall

## Review summary

Skelly is a strong anatomy reference tool with useful lighting/angle controls and an intuitive UI, valued for anatomy study and drawing, including use with Proko courses. However, recurring drawbacks include non-poseable hands/fingers and jaw, limited joint and spine articulation causing stiff poses, absence of a female model, problematic camera distortion without focal-length control, and missing export options (no transparent PNGs). Overall it’s recommended with caveats and hopes for updates.

### Pros

- Strong anatomy reference for drawing the head, skulls, and the human form
- Lighting and angle controls improve realism and usefulness of references
- Intuitive, easy-to-use posing system and UI
- Helpful for studying anatomy and compatible with Proko anatomy course
- Widely perceived as good value for the price by many users

### Cons

- Hands, fingers, and jaw are not poseable, significantly limiting poses and detail
- Limited joints and no thoracic spine articulation lead to stiff or unrealistic poses
- No female model and limited body variations reduce applicability
- Significant camera distortion with no focal-length control (wide-angle feel)
- Export options are missing (cannot export transparent PNGs; requires screenshots; limited background handling)

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