The best gesture drawing tool for artists.

Practice drawing with your own references or with our community curated collections.

Join our growing community of 1100+ creatives

Features that you'll love.

refern. is built with creatives in mind and is constantly growing. Always open to suggestions and feedbacks.

Use your own references.

Upload and study any of your own reference images.

Edit image during study.

Adjust saturation, contrast, brightness, flip X/Y, and rotate.

Flexible image duration.

Select from 15 second to 60 minute per image.

Adjustable image count.

Select from 5 to 50 images in one session.

Save from explore.

Save curated collection from explore to study.

Session notes.

Add notes to each session about things you've learned.

Session history.

See your past sessions and the images you've studied.

Shareable sessions.

All your session history are shareable by link.

Cross-platform.

Study from any device has a browser.

Is refern. free to use?
Yes, all the core features of refern. is completely free to use with some limits. You can purchase Pro (one-time purchase) to remove limits, get extra storage, unlock nice-to-have features, and help us cover server cost.
Can other people edit my references?
No. Only you can edit your stuff. Anyone else can only view it if they have access to it. However, plans for collaborative collections/reference boards is coming soon!
Will my images be used to create AI Art?
No. We will never use the images you upload to train/create AI art.
Can I upload AI generated images?
Yes, BUT it is strongly discouraged. Images can be community labelled as AI-generated. Any image that is labelled as AI-generated will not show up in the explore page.
Are images containing nudity or NSFW content allowed?
Yes. However, we scan every image to see if it is explicit and will blur and put a warning label on it if it exceeds a certain threshold. You have the option to turn off the NSFW blurring just for yourself.