Montréal · Independent software studio

Creative tools at the intersection of art & technology.

Ladd Labb builds software for artists that opens up new ways to practice, share and discover art, both in virtual reality and on the web.

Our tools

Made by artists, for artists.

Our core idea is that technology should assist artists, not replace them.

VR life drawing

Gesture VR

An artist drawing at an easel while wearing a VR headset

A life-drawing studio inside your headset. Choose poses from real, 3D-scanned figure models, set your own timers, and practice gesture drawing anywhere in either AR or VR.

Available on Meta Quest, Vive XR and SteamVR

The plein air map

Painted Places

The Painted Places map with artwork pins from artists around Montréal

A map-based platform for art painted on location. Discover where artists draw/paint, upload your work, follow your favourites, and bring home prints of the places you love most.

Available in the browser on both mobile and desktop.

About the studio

Built by an artist, with artists in mind

Ladd Labb Interactif, Inc. is an independent software studio founded in 2025 by Nick Ladd, an artist, animator and illustration instructor based in Montréal, Québec.

The studio works with developers and designers all over the world, and leverages years of teaching, drawing, and painting experience to build software that speaks to artists.

Founded 2025 Montréal, QC

Get in touch

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