Seriously Useful Free / Low Cost Web Tools For Artists

If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place!

The Internet offers AMAZING tools for artists. The problem is knowing what is available. I hope you like my selection of wondrous findings exciting. You will find awesome programs, apps or organisations that can:

  • calculate your hourly rate
  • provides copyright protection for your work
  • find out if anyone on the Internet is using your artwork
  • produce excellent model posing options
  • check your ability to see colour
  • list and find art studios and spaces for artists in Australia
  • get special insurance rates for artists
  • show how your artwork will look on any wall and create great mock-ups of your work
  • merchandise your artwork, from T'Shirts to Wallets and more....

Don't skip this section, I am confident that you will find tools that will be relevant to you. We will add more features over time, so do come back.
Martina Pook

FREE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

Register your work to prove authorship. Upload any file you created, or sync your Instagram and Facebook accounts. Find & remove unauthorized copies.

IMAGE SEARCH TOOL

TinEye is an image search system that tracks down the Internet for your artworks or photos.

MERCHANDISE  YOUR ARTWORK WITH PRINTFUL

A company that creates your merchandise, sells it and ships directly to customers. Integrates with a host of commercial selling outlets, such as amazon, Shopify etc.

SELL YOUR ART THROUGH MERCHANDISE

Print Aura makes the whole process of merchandising easy. It is a brilliant option to do more with your work and create a second income.

CREATE WALLETS FROM YOUR ART

Produce one of a kin wallets of your artwork as gifts for merchandise. Also great for personal gifts.

ARTIST REFERENCE TOOL

A quick reference tool for artists with both male and female hand and head rotatable 3D renderings. Light can be changed from any angle and in colour. 

HOURLY RATE CALCULATOR

A handy hourly rate calculator and some other sweet business resources by Flying Solo.

COLOUR HARMONY GENERATOR

Calculates harmony options for any specific colour, incl. complement, triad, tretad etc. Also check Coolers.co, Color Hunter, Color Hunt, Color Explorer, and Pictaculous.

ANATOMY APP

Low cost Anatomy app for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Displays human form with muscles, skeleton and Bammes method, movable in all directions.  

FREE 3D RENDERING TOOL

Innovative FREE 3D rendering tool, a 3D Warehouse that contains the world's biggest reference library of free 3D models from a chair to a Rhino. 

MODEL POSING TOOL

Free program to practice figure, animal, hands & feet and face drawings. Choose gender and what kind of session, e.g. warm ups or longer poses or both. 

COLOUR BLINDNESS TEST

A colour blindness test checking your ability to see colour. You can check if you have any weakness in seeing colour. 40% of sufferers remain undiagnosed.

LOGO GENERATOR

If you need a quick Logo design. Enter your name, industry and even a slogan and voila you get pages of ideas. And if you find one you like, you can buy it for $39.

CREATIVE SPACES

If you are looking for an art space within Australia this is the search tool you need. Search by lease duration, suitability, ceiling height, parking and public transport.

PUBLIC LIABILITY FOR ARTISTS

Public and general liability insurance is available by Flying Arts to individual visual artists engaged in activities related to professional practice at an affordable price. 

PETAPIXEL

PetaPixel is an app that creates stunning images that depict how your artwork will look within different professionally decorated rooms. 

MAKE ANY WEBPAGE PRINTER FRIENDLY

Creates pdf files from any webpage for easy printing of articles you have on your the web. It's not perfect but it works. Another options is Convert Web Page to PDF.