Head Study
Description
Artists have always needed a quick and easy reference to help them understand the anatomy & forms of their portrait models. The Head Study App, is that resource. These portrait models were created to make the study of portraiture easier, but also to enhance your knowledge of the human form. The appearance of the face can be understood best by studying what is underneath the surface. The simplified planar head and the skull in this app are made with the same proportion to make this comparison as clear as possible. FEATURES: + Simplified “planes of the head” model + Anatomically correct male skull model + Tumble and zoom the 3D model from 360 degrees + Adjust the position & strength of multiple lighting situations + Switch between simplified planes, skull, and muscular views + Toggle an informational overlay indicating, key structural features, or anatomical insights + Adjustable background value This app was developed to go along with the lessons on my Patreon page. If you have interest in learning to draw and paint portraits better you can find all of my lessons at: patreon.com/StephenBaumanArtwork Any questions? Contact us at: stephenbaumanartwork@gmail.com
What's New
New option: application and user presets
Details
- Developer
- Stephen Bauman Artwork
- Main Category
- Education
- Version
- 1.6
- Version Release
- 2026-04-07
- Initial Release
- 2023-03-22
- Size
- 342 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 7.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.stephenbaumanartwork.headstudy
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.82 (33)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-28
Metadata updated 2026-06-20
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User Reviews
I wanted to use this app. Keep getting your website and no support for app purchased female model in app purchase did not load. Tried to contact Apple and says can’t advise because still pending??
An incredible and vital tool for anyone who wants to understand portraiture or the basic principles of drawing.
This app is worth it
The only thing i wish if you had a more feminine face or a face with softer features to help with that. Now i understand that in theory the planes of the face should be similar but I can’t help what i want. Great app and I won’t dock it for not including things it didn’t it didn’t advertise
Love Stephen’s art, videos, instruction, and this app! Such a simple, elegant interface. My only request would be a way to load my own models. There are times when I want a simpler planar model of a head, one with female proportions, or even something non non-human. Being able to utilize this elegant interface with my own meshes would be amazing. Assuming the in the app are a standard format like OBJ or glTF, I hope think this could be a fairly simple update. Regardless, thanks for the amazing app!
Love Stephen’s art, videos, instruction, and this app! Such a simple, elegant interface. My only gripe: no way to load my own models. There are times when I want a simpler planar model, a head with female proportions, or something non-human. Being able to utilize this elegant interface with my own meshes would be amazing. Assuming the app uses a standard format like OBJ or glTF, I'm hoping this is fairly simple update.
It’s possible to have the reference looking up or down, in profile, with the head tilted off axis. This isn’t possible with the other 3D modeling references I’ve tried (including the app I paid 30 bucks for).
Its refreshing to just be able to buy an app at a reasonable price without all he hassle of creating an account, saving a new password and having to deal with future spam. The app is great, if you come out with a female version I will buy that too
This is what you’ll need to get the perfect angle, lights and background reference for your portraits. All views are available; skull, mannequin, muscle, and head with plenty of planes. Definitely a work of art and care for the art community. I hope to see more of this app in the future. Maybe a female head too? Or young people? Perhaps full body? Thank you for this app. It’s such a game changer.❤️
It’s a great app, worth the money
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