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Reference · free

PureRef

Floating reference board for artists—pose, material, and color refs while drawing in any creative app.

★★★★★beginnerCreator✓Updated Aug 2026

Overview

Floating reference board for artists—pose, material, and color refs while drawing in any creative app.

Quick facts

Difficulty
Beginner
Best for
Reference · free
Typical output
Reference layouts (not production files)
Typical cost
Free (optional donation)

Excellent for

  • Keeping reference images visible while illustrating★★★★★
  • Mood boards for client-approved palettes★★★★★
  • Life drawing and anatomy study sessions★★★★★

Compatible with

File types

  • Reference layouts (not production files)

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Blender

Pros & cons

Pros

  • ✔Keeping reference images visible while illustrating
  • ✔Mood boards for client-approved palettes
  • ✔Life drawing and anatomy study sessions

Creator & maker guides

Preparing artwork

  • Work in formats suited for export: Reference layouts (not production files)

Resolution & export

No items yet.

Bleed & safe areas

No items yet.

Common mistakes

  • Using copyrighted reference photos in commercial work without rights
  • Cluttered boards that slow down weak PCs

Best practices

  1. 1Use only licensed or self-shot references for commercial listings.
  2. 2Group refs by angle/lighting to speed illustration.
  3. 3Pair with any raster or vector editor—it is not a replacement for them.

Common mistakes

  • ⚠Using copyrighted reference photos in commercial…

    Using copyrighted reference photos in commercial work without rights

  • ⚠Cluttered boards that slow down weak PCs

    Cluttered boards that slow down weak PCs

Troubleshooting

SymptomCauseSolution
Using copyrighted reference photos in commercial work without rightsSee guides below for contextReview creator/maker tabs and troubleshooting table
Cluttered boards that slow down weak PCsSee guides below for contextReview creator/maker tabs and troubleshooting table

Helpful tools

  • DPI & resolution calculator

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  • Image size calculator

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  • Bleed generator

    Soon
  • Aspect ratio calculator

    Soon
  • Heat press time & temperature

    Soon
  • Sublimation wrap calculator

    Soon

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  • Blender

    Free 3D suite for modeling, sculpting, rendering, and exporting STL/STEP for printing and CNC.

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