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"PureRef"- Helpful free tool sharing for Artist / Designer

Updated: Jul 8, 2022

When we are doing artwork, we always find reference images, so how to combine the picture you found? I use "PureRef".

Download here:

(2. Select Custom Amount, type "0")



You can drag and drop reference images you found easily and group them into the same place. Also, the operation is quite user friendly, you'll nail it in quick.

Helper for Digital paint or 3D modeling

Above GIF are Refered from Offical website:


Only harm: the file would take some memory.


Operation Key/ Control (with the left button)


[left mouse button] in window

frame selection


[left mouse button] tool frame

resize window


[Middle mouse button] or hold [Alt]

Move the canvas


[Mouse wheel] or press and hold [Z]

zoom canvas


Press and hold [S] to view the color information of the target position

(you can copy the hexadecimal color code)


Press and hold [D] to view the position information of the target position in the picture window


Hold [Ctrl] to rotate


Hold [Ctrl+Shift] to rotate 45 degrees


Hold [Ctrl+Alt] to zoom


Hold [Alt+Shift] to flip


Hold [Alt+Shift+Ctrl] to adjust transparency


Press and hold [C] to crop


Hold [V] to move within the picture window


Hold [Shift+V] to zoom in the picture window


[Space] on selected image (maximize selected image in window)


keypad [Up] Put the selected picture on the top layer


keypad [down] Put the selected picture in the bottom layer


keypad [Left] Focus on the previous picture


keypad [Right] Focus the next picture


[Del] delete selected picture



ShortCuts


[Ctrl+x] close the software


[Ctrl+V] Paste (can paste text and pictures)


[Ctrl+M] minimize window


[Ctrl+F] full screen window


[Ctrl+Shift+A] Top window


[Ctrl+Shift+B] lower window


[Ctrl+U] Settings


[Ctrl+Shift+P] Automatically sort all pictures


[Ctrl+H] Help


[Ctrl+J] About


[Ctrl+Z] Undo


[Ctrl+Shift+Z] Redo


[Ctrl+C] Copy


[Ctrl+N] text notes


[Ctrl+T] mouse penetration (cannot select window, don't recommend)


[Ctrl+Y] overlay the selected picture on the screen (can operate other software)


[Ctrl+Shift+R] Resize window to selected picture window size


[Ctrl+W] lock window position


[Ctrl+O] Optimize Canvas


[Ctrl+G] reset camera


[Ctrl+Shift+G] Reset camera zoom


[Ctrl+R] to lock the canvas


[Ctrl+Alt+G] Display all in black and white


[Ctrl+K] to clear the canvas


[Ctrl+Shift+C] Reset crop of selected picture window


[Ctrl+Shift+T] Reset the selected image window's transform (scale, rotate, flip)


[Ctrl+Shift+O] Open the location of the selected picture


[Alt+T] switch selects the bilinear sampling of the picture (you can see the pixels when it is turned on)


[Alt+G] switch to select the grayscale of the picture


[Ctrl+P] to automatically sort and select pictures


[Ctrl+Alt+N] Sort pictures by name


[Ctrl+Alt+A] Sort pictures by adding time


[Ctrl+Keyboard Up, down, left and right] Align the selected picture up, down, left and right


[Ctrl+Alt+S] stack selection pictures


[Ctrl+Alt+Up] Normalize all picture windows by size


[Ctrl+Alt+Left] Normalize all picture windows by height


[Ctrl+Alt+Right] Normalize all picture windows by width


[Ctrl+S] save


[Ctrl+Shift+S] Save As


[Ctrl+E] Export scene (export entire canvas as PNG image)


[Ctrl+Alt+I] Export all images


[Ctrl+Shift+I] Export selected image


[Ctrl+L] to load


[Ctrl+I] Load image




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