Review: PoseBook 3D app

Make and rotate 3D heads to draw stylistic forms with this free art app.

Our Verdict

With free content, lighting tools and perspective tips, PoseBook 3D is a great app that will give you a greater understanding of how to draw heads. And the entry-level version is free, so you've got nothing to lose!

For

  • Useful perspective tool
  • Great for draughtsmanship
  • Generous price tiering

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Created by artists for artists, PoseBook 3D is an app that has been developed to help you with how to draw three-dimensional human forms. It aims to help you effectively draw the human head in multiple angles, focusing on perspective changes as the face rotates. It also features a tool that enables you to rotate a light around the head, to visualise how the light and shadow fall in different ways.

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The Verdict
8

out of 10

Review: PoseBook 3D app

With free content, lighting tools and perspective tips, PoseBook 3D is a great app that will give you a greater understanding of how to draw heads. And the entry-level version is free, so you've got nothing to lose!

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