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Wise Photos & Painting

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The Wise Photos & Painting app lets you compose your photos and paintings with artistic compositions on your iPhone or iPad.

The Wise Photos & Painting app overlays 15 Artistic Compositions on your images stored in the Apple Photos app library on your iPhone or iPad, including those taken with your DSLR or mirrorless cameras. The Wise Photos & Painting app guides you in making beautiful compositions by showing you how to align your scene’s subjects and elements with artistic compositions.

Artistic compositions have been used by artists for centuries and are now available to you easily and instantly with the Wise Photos & Painting app. For each artistic composition, you’ll find helpful tips and in-depth descriptions, guides, and even explainer videos.

We have spent years studying artistic compositions and are so happy to bring this new Wise Photos & Painting app to you. You can find a list of all the Artistic Compositions here.

  1. Rule of Thirds (FREE)
  2. Symmetry (FREE)
  3. Phi Grid
  4. Fibonacci Spiral
  5. Golden Triangle
  6. Vanishing Point
  7. Framing Depth
  8. Landscape Depth
  9. Leading Lines
  10. Lines and Patterns
  11. Fill the Frame
  12. Negative Space
  13. Left to Right
  14. Dynamic Symmetry (preferred by artists and painters)
  15. NEW! Harmonic Armature (preferred by artists and painters)

The Wise Photos & Painting app can also be used by painters and artists, not just photographers. If you’re a painter in any medium, such as acrylic, watercolor, pastels, oil, ink, or even digital art, the app can be used. You can use the Wise Photos & Painting app to apply artistic compositions to your paintings or drawings. You can freely control the size, ratio, and position to fit any canvas or photo, or use industry-standard ratios, in inches (USA) or in cm (EU). Read more about how to use the Wise Photos & Painting app for painting here.

What’s the difference between the Wise Camera and the Wise Photos & Painting app? Compare them here.

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15 Compositions

The Wise Photos & Painting app includes 15 artistic compositions

Artistic compositions are an art and a science. You can read an insightful article about artistic composition history, art, and science, as well as how Wise Photos & Painting can help you make beautiful photos here.

Rule of Thirds — windmill aligned to grid intersectionsRule of Thirds
Symmetry — Taj Mahal centered on axisSymmetry
Phi Grid — boat on lake aligned to golden ratio gridPhi Grid
Fibonacci Spiral — fountain plaza following golden spiralFibonacci Spiral
Golden Triangles — Santorini sunset along diagonal trianglesGolden Triangles
Vanishing Point — bridge converging to a single pointVanishing Point
Framing Depth — Jefferson Memorial framed by tree branchesFraming Depth
Landscape Depth — foreground, midground, background layersLandscape Depth
Leading Lines — coastal path guiding the eyeLeading Lines
Lines and Patterns — repeating green bottlesLines and Patterns
Fill the Frame — sunflower filling entire viewFill the Frame
Negative Space — cherry on wood surface with empty areaNegative Space
Left to Right — cyclist moving across tree-lined pathLeft to Right
Dynamic Symmetry — rugby players aligned to dynamic gridDynamic Symmetry
Harmonic Armature — The Thinker statue with armature overlayHarmonic Armature

You can learn much more about all of these compositions here. You can find examples from our community in the photo gallery.

To get the FREE Wise Photos & Painting app in the Apple App Store.

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Wise Artistic Compositions Poster for Artists, Designers, Painters, and Photographers

Wise Artistic Compositions Poster showing 15 composition techniques

This amazing Wise Artistic Compositions Poster is great for artists, photographers, painters, and art teachers. You can print the poster in any size you want, and the poster goes perfectly in offices, art studios, photo studios, and classrooms!

The poster includes the 15 artistic compositions found in the Wise Camera app and the Wise Photos & Painting app, plus a QR code to get specific information for each artistic composition.

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FAQ

Is the Wise Photos & Painting app FREE?

The Wise Photos & Painting app is a freemium app. You get to use the first 2 composition rules for free. This means that you can save photos with the free artistic compositions.

How can I use all the artistic compositions?

You can purchase the Artistic Compositions Package, which will give you access to all 15 artistic compositions. You only need to purchase the package once, and you will own the package, so no subscription is needed.

How can I purchase the Artistic Compositions Package?

You can tap the Options button (the circle with three dots) at the bottom right corner of the screen, then tap Get Artistic Compositions Package.

Where can I see example photos with the artistic composition rules applied?

We have a community photo gallery where you can see beautiful photos using artistic compositions. Check them out here.

Do I need a credit card?

No, the purchase will be processed by Apple via your iTunes account.

I purchased Wise Photos & Painting in the past. Do I have to purchase the Artistic Compositions Package again?

No, since you purchased the Wise Photos & Painting app Artistic Compositions Package in the past, you will have access to all 15 artistic compositions. You MUST do "Restore Purchases" from the Options menu.

I would like to use the iPhone camera for artistic compositions. Do you have an app for this?

Yes, we have the Wise Camera app, which will let you apply compositions in real-time while taking photos. You can download it here.

What is the difference between the Wise Camera app and the Wise Photos & Painting app?

With the Wise Camera app, you can apply artistic compositions in real-time while taking photos. You can see the artistic compositions overlay in the camera viewfinder. With the Wise Photos & Painting app, you can apply artistic compositions to images you have already taken and that are in your Apple Photos app library, including photos of sketches, sculptures, and interior designs, to name a few. You can compare the Wise Camera app and the Wise Photos & Painting app here.

I am not a photographer. Can I still use the Wise Photos & Painting app?

Yes, the Wise Photos & Painting app can also be used by painters, artists, and designers, not just photographers, if you’re a painter in any medium, such as acrylic, watercolor, pastels, oil, ink, or even digital artists. You can use the Wise Photos & Painting app to apply artistic compositions to your paintings or drawings. Interior designers, landscape designers, and architects also use the Wise Photos & Painting app in their workflow. Read more about how to use the Wise Photos & Painting app for painting here.

As an artist painter, should I get the Wise Camera app or the Wise Photos & Painting app?

It depends. If the artist uses photography as a reference, then the artist can use the Wise Camera app to apply the artistic compositions when capturing photos of the scenes that will be later painted. If the artist is underdrawing or underpainting (sketching or drawing) before starting to paint, the Wise Photos & Painting app will help the painter explore different artistic compositions.

Can I get support?

Yes, feel free to ask any questions here.