Canvas Side

Canvas Side is a reference viewer for artists who want their references right next to the canvas while they draw.

Your folders of reference images become reference boards as they are. On iPad, put Canvas Side next to your drawing app in Split View and check your references without stopping.

YOUR FOLDERS BECOME REFERENCE BOARDS
• Images aren’t imported into the app — your folders are used as they are
• Folders in the “Canvas Side” folder in iCloud Drive show the same images on your iPad, iPhone and Mac
• You can also make folders that stay on this device and don’t use iCloud
• Open folders from Google Drive, Dropbox and other locations in the Files app
• View images and screenshots in your Photos library as references without copying them
• Copy in images from Photos or Files. On iPad, you can also drag and drop images from Safari and other apps

COMPARE IMAGES SIDE BY SIDE
• Pick images and Canvas Side arranges them in an easy-to-view layout (up to 12)
• Drag the dividers to resize; touch and hold to reorder or swap
• Pull a thumbnail down from the top to add it to the view
• Save the layout, view adjustments and zoom together, and bring them back anytime
• Pixel art stays sharp when zoomed in

SEE YOUR REFERENCES IN NEW WAYS
• Flip, rotate 90° or rotate to any angle to check proportions
• Switch to black & white to check values, or use notan (2 to 5 values) to see the big light and dark shapes
• Emphasize lines and pixelate to read shapes
• Adjust exposure, contrast, saturation, hue and blur
• Guides — thirds, 4×4, diagonals and a golden ratio grid — to check placement and proportions
• Pick colors with the eyedropper and copy them. A palette shows the image’s main colors
• Your original files are never changed

CROQUIS: TIMED DRAWING PRACTICE
• Pick images and they appear one after another on a timer
• 30 seconds, 1, 2 or 5 minutes per image, or set your own. Choose how many, and shuffle
• Pause, go back or forward, or add a minute. At the end, see how many you drew and your total time

STUDY ANIMATION FRAME BY FRAME
• Play animated GIF, PNG and WebP images
• Play backward, step frame by frame, loop or change the speed

AND MORE
• Your purchase includes Canvas Side for Mac
• Swipe across thumbnails to select several at once
• On iPad, touch and hold a thumbnail to drag it into your drawing app
• Undo and redo
• Available in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese