Comprehensive rotatable limb poses for hands, feet, and heads.
Precise lighting references with fully adjustable 3-point lighting.
Editable poses and materials; v5 introduces new material editing.
Animal Skulls pack adds anatomy and creature-design value.
Some packs require additional purchases (Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack).
Lacks built-in animations or 3D mannequins that some competitors offer.
Premium price point may be a barrier for casual users.
About Handy Art Reference Tool
Handy Art Reference Tool is a comics app developed by Belief Engine.
Download Statistics
Handy Art Reference Tool has been downloaded 87 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 940 times. It is ranked #1 in comics.
User Ratings
Handy Art Reference Tool is rated 4.61 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 4 thousand ratings.
App Information
Handy Art Reference Tool costs $2.99 to download. The APK download size is 216.92 MB. The latest version available is 5.1.2. The last update was on December 11, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Handy Art Reference Tool requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play September 2012.
Description
If you're an artist and ever wanted just quick and easy drawing reference for hands, heads, or even feet* without having to awkwardly pose your limbs in front of a mirror, this app is for you!
HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls.
Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle!
Also available is the Animal Skulls pack*. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration.
[*Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase]
NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color.
Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers! Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps!
Check out the video demo: http://handyarttool.com/
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Recent changes: Handy users, thank you for your support! - Fixed an issue with the Animal Skulls displaying as pink due to the updated bundle not downloading automatically.
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Wonderful for setting poses and most of all, practicing sketching. L Don't know if I will ever master hands....
★★★★★Robin Finch (Birdle)· May 26, 2023
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 fingers of the hand models.
★☆☆☆☆benjamin delong· May 3, 2024
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 free apps have. Save your money and buy poseit or the promo app. You'll get more for your hard-earned dollar. If I could return this app I certainly would. Very, very disappointing.
★★☆☆☆Lar Cramp· Nov 3, 2022
Nice app but shame about the models. What's there are fine, but after paying for the app, then realizing you have to pay more for animal skulls and yet more again for feet, the whole thing seems scammy. How hard is it to import some public domain 3D models. We bought the app, why try and fleece us for what should be stock models.
★☆☆☆☆Axen skeith· Aug 11, 2023
I purchased the feet model too. Only to return a few minutes later with said model gone. Asking me to buy it AGAIN
★★☆☆☆I Drink Milk· Mar 7, 2026
Does what it advertises MOSTLY. "See what shadow the head casts at certain angles" is NOT TRUE. WHY do the objects NOT cast shadows on environment? It makes this whole thing almost pointless. Please add this feature and I will change this review to 5 stars HAPPILY. As it stands? It's fine for very restricted light interaction study. But without environmental lighting, what's the point? No object exists in empty space. Everything MUST CREATE A SHADOW. PLEASE.
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