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Professional painting tool for wplace.live. Upload reference images and align them precisely to the canvas.
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Wplace Tool - Reference Image Overlay for wplace.live
🎨 Simple, Effective Painting Assistance
Wplace Tool is a focused Chrome extension designed specifically for wplace.live painting creation. Upload reference images and overlay them on the canvas with precise scaling and positioning controls for accurate painting assistance.
🚀 Core Functionality
Reference Image Overlay
Upload any image file and position it as a semi-transparent overlay on the wplace.live canvas. Perfect for tracing artwork, recreating designs, or following reference materials while creating digital art.
Precise Scaling Controls
- Fine Adjustments: Scale from 0.01x to 10x with 0.001x precision increments
- Quick Controls: +/- buttons for rapid size adjustments
- Reset Button: Instant return to 1.0x scale
- Long-Press Support: Hold buttons for accelerated scaling
Flexible Positioning
- Drag & Drop: Click and drag overlay to any position
- Directional Controls: 9-button grid for precise movement (up, down, left, right, center, diagonals)
- Pixel-Perfect Placement: Move images exactly where needed
Painting Mode Toggle
- Lock/Unlock System: Toggle between overlay interaction and canvas painting
- Visual Indicators: Color-coded borders show current mode (green=unlocked, red=locked)
- Click-Through Technology: Draw directly on canvas while overlay remains visible
Customizable Display
- Opacity Control: Adjust transparency from 10% to 100%
- High-Quality Rendering: Images maintain crisp edges at any scale
- Canvas Detection: Automatically positions overlays relative to painting area
🛠️ Essential Features
1. Canvas Integration
- Automatically detects wplace.live painting canvas
- Calculates optimal grid size for proper scaling
- Positions overlays relative to canvas coordinates
2. User Interface
- Clean floating control panel
- Intuitive button layout with clear labels
- Real-time value displays for scale and opacity
- Easy file upload via button click
3. Settings Persistence
- Automatically saves scale, opacity, and position settings
- Restores previous settings when uploading new images
- Maintains preferences across browser sessions
4. Privacy & Security
- All image processing happens locally in your browser
- No data transmission to external servers
- Images never leave your device
- Works exclusively on wplace.live domain
🎯 Perfect For
Painting Beginners
- Trace over reference images to learn proportions
- Practice painting techniques with visual guides
- Build confidence with accurate reference materials
Experienced Artists
- Recreate complex artwork with precision
- Speed up creation process with visual references
- Maintain consistency across large projects
Collaborative Projects
- Share reference materials for community artwork
- Coordinate multi-person painting projects
- Ensure accuracy in group creations
🌟 Common Use Cases
Art Recreation
Upload famous paintings, photographs, or artwork to recreate them in digital form with accurate proportions and details.
Logo Creation
Import company logos or brand imagery to create digital versions while maintaining proper scaling and proportions.
Personal Projects
Transform personal photos, sketches, or designs into digital art using the original as a reference overlay.
Educational Use
Teachers and students can recreate historical imagery, flags, or educational diagrams with reference accuracy.
🔧 How It Works
Simple 4-Step Process
1. Install: Add extension from Chrome Web Store
2. Get Reference: Translate pixel grid reference image from https://wplacepixel.org/
3. Navigate: Go to wplace.live
4. Activate: Click extension icon to open control panel
5. Upload: Choose reference image and start tracing
Instant Setup
- No account registration required
- Works immediately after installation
- Compatible with all major image formats (PNG, JPG, GIF)
💡 Technical Details
Browser Compatibility
- Optimized for Chrome and Chromium-based browsers
- Works with different screen resolutions and zoom levels
- Maintains performance across various system configurations
File Support
- Accepts standard image formats
- Processes files locally for privacy
- No file size restrictions beyond browser limits
Performance
- Lightweight codebase for fast loading
- Minimal memory usage
- Smooth interaction with wplace.live interface
🎨 What You Get
Immediate Benefits
- Accurate reference image positioning
- Professional-quality painting assistance
- Reduced creation time and effort
- Consistent results across projects
User Experience
- Intuitive interface requiring no tutorials
- Smooth integration with wplace.live
- Reliable performance and stability
- Privacy-focused design
🚀 Start Creating
Wplace Tool provides the essential tools you need for reference-based painting creation on wplace.live. Upload your images, adjust the settings, and start creating accurate artwork with confidence.
Install now and enhance your painting workflow.
Simple tools, powerful results - transform your reference images into digital masterpieces.
Latest reviews
- (2025-09-06) Nahum: doesn't work