BETTER THAN A LIGHT BOX? - How To TRACE Like A PRO - Testing Etchr Mirror

[@RiBloody]

This is a rehash of the old 90s toy sketch a thing or something (it was portable but worked the same way) and crayola has something similar too!! I’m sure you can find the kids versions for much cheaper and they work just the same Love the artwork!

[@EtchrLab]

Hi, thanks for your feedback! Our app allows us to explore the possibilities way further so when you look at the product that way, it's still a bit different, and can be used for other things :) Hope this helps! - Ânia

[@tiarah3734]

YES!! It's the same as a digidraw! I still have mine lol, I loved it so much but it was annoying when the picture would move after losing the magnets that would hold the picture in place! 😂😂😂

[@AllenTax]

I'v been trying to find my old one online. Not yet. Brother threw it away. Lost. I do remember that the thing was blue plastic case and open and close button. it had an interior. To where the image would be put.

[@selbarton]

This just sent me spiraling down a rabbit hole. Wood, canvas, slate, plastic.... all the lovely options. For someone that likes to build, the options this created in my mind is wonderful. I mean a light box is not going to help me get my sketch on paper to be visible enough on a table. Transfer paper can be problematic too. Or being able to get wood panels for box tops or doors and transfer to the surface.... Heck, binders that don't have the clear sleeve on the front even... I know what will keep spinning in my head when I can't sleep tonight. 😅

[@jaefast5684]

Kattvalk, your accent is so beautiful and your English is really good! You even pretended to say a random Spanish word as if you were fluent-- just like am American. Seriously your voice is so soothing to listen to.

[@Shannon-Anne]

see i was so tempted to get this but i wasnt sure if it was good enough so thankyou.

[@sian2337]

I got one of these for Christmas. I do have a light board, but I found I was hardly using it, because I still had to physically print out the picture on paper, in order to then trace it using the light board. Basically wasting paper. So I’m looking forward to using this. Ps. The colours you used on that painting are amazing, I wish I were that talented.

[@Rockymtnbloom]

I just got this yesterday. I am finding it very helpful to transfer drawings to 300# watercolor paper in detail (paper is too thick for my light table). I have only three semi-complaints: Instructions are vague, they are remedying this. They need better app use and set up instructions. Size: the largest image using the grid options is about 12x16 inches. (They could resolve by adding an additional grid...hint easy software update!). Lastly, the alignment of pencil tip to image and angle you must work at makes the eyes and neck tired quicker, compared to tracing with a light box. One eye closed does help, but is tiring. However I really do like the product and wish to remind people that you are not just paying for the materials, you are also paying for product development, support and all the behind the scenes stuff that makes a successful product, patent process and shipping. I've paid as much for a jar of useless face wrinkle cream....several in fact, but we won't go there. 😉 By the way I'm not paid by them. Just got mine yesterday. I received live support today (Sunday) from a request yesterday afternoon (my question was about set up).

[@BaverIy]

It wasn't original idea of them, this is scam to resell it for soo much.

[@amandapanda7488]

How long did it take you to get it?

[@Feldi]

*Looks at the "gadget"* Give me some sturdy piece of carton and a thin piece of mirroring glass. 31 Euros are spent better on paper or art supplies.

[@christopherteo4446]

Is this worth it for drawing practice?

[@waynedavies3185]

This is a neat idea. A bit costly for the item, but overall, with time saved in scetching, and wasted paper using a copy machine, and downloading set-up time, I guess it pays back on itself over time. I do beadwork images in native, and country designs in beadwork, and this would help me save a lot of time drawing out my first images. I have a light board projector, where once I make a first design, I can place the image on the light board projector, and make the image as large and small as I wish it to be at another location my paper sketch is placed. Closer I have the paper, the smaller the image, while farther away, the lager the image. When you were in shool years ago, a teacher would project an image, or written lesson (using this same type of machine) on a blackboard. It's just a matter of making sure, your body doesn't hide the lines you wish to draw on the image paper. You have to stay out of the projector's light path when drawing, and the room must be much darker for the projected image to be seen clearly on the paper you wish the image to be drawn on. Between the two items I have mentioned, they work great. The small iPod image is made first with this item shown, then the photo projector can make the drawn image any size larger I wish to make it on larger pieces of paper. From there, I just grid overlay on the finished piece to represent all the beads I will use to make the beadwork. design I wish to make. I no-longer need my printer to do the same job, that takes much longer to do, at a much higher cost of both paper, and printer ink, as well as set-up time involved. It cuts my designing time down by 2/3rds, and I end up with a great end product image in beadwork, to transfer over to clothing, or leather jackets. I also have a laptop, with a swinging screen, and I will be making another small wooden stand that can sit in front of my computer screen, and take any image off that screen, using the same method, and principle, to transfer image to paper, which means I get a larger image on the first layout for what I wish to do in beadwork, Sure saves me a lot of time....

[@hatorigirl101]

*looks at price...* 36 dollars... for a peice of flexi glass, and 3 or 4 plastic holders... yeah, im good, I'll stick with my 10 dollar light board...

[@lilyforage3258]

Probably easier to use a lightbox too, as it's underneath your paper rather than in the way

[@hatorigirl101]

@@lilyforage3258 true, and for the paper that doesnt show through, I just find a brighter light

[@peanutallergy6070]

10 dollars? where did you buy it? XD

[@hatorigirl101]

@@peanutallergy6070 ebay, was a good deal, thin, easily portable.

[@EtchrLab]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! We completely get that for some people, a lightbox is more appropriate and that's totally alright :) The cool thing about the mirror is that it allows you to reflect, rotate and change filters on the image. Also, projecting is great for opaques materials like Kattvalk mentioned (wood or really thick paper). We also had artists use it to project onto clay for sculpting! (so many possibilities...) - Ânia

[@Leena79]

I bought a pretty identical tool for €4 today, this is a very useful video! 😊

[@kesha.m]

This reminds me of something I did in Elementry school! We'd get these print outs of monster tops and bottoms and could use something similar to get it on paper!

[@lindyk7132]

Everything I expected to see and more. Great video! 🙌 Happy holidays!🌷🎨

[@bernicedegooijer4230]

First of all; I love your art and video’s! So happy I found your channel! Second; this “mirror-thing” (lol) is definitely going on my Christmas wishlist!

[@EtchrLab]

Thanks, Bernice! Feel free to email us if you ever need any help or have questions :D We'd love to help. - Ânia

[@sushanart]

First I didn't think it was something for me but maybe it is... Overhead projectors aren't cheap. 😊 Hugs and cuddles to Sally and Ludvig! ❤️

[@EtchrLab]

Hi Sushan! If you have any questions or are wondering how this could be helpful to your workflow, feel free to email us or message us over on our website or facebook messenger :) Also, we have a video where Mina and I go over a bunch of ideas to use the Mirror... Here's a link for your convenience: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4mrdaSsg9apaq8 - Ânia

[@marysutton434]

I'm gonna try this technique.

[@veryyelloo4130]

Kinda sucks that you would need a tablet for bigger drawings (sizing up with a phone would be terrible)

[@Kattvalk]

It also sucks that you need watercolors to make a watercolor painting 😸

[@goldenclasp]

Who disliked this??? Kattvalk love you and your super cute art!

[@RetroNekoArt]

tbh i think this is not worth it and i also think i can build it somehow myself =/ but good review anyway ^^

[@selbarton]

Like Yuntec holo sketching kit for $25 on Amazon. Versions for ages 3 and up that don't mention working with electronic devices like sketch wizard run around $10.

[@marmar1293]

Yes! I knew this was based off of the old mirror technique a particular artist use to use!!! Buuuut this is still different from that technique

[@2Sparrows4aFarthing]

Vermeer?

[@Talnova]

ooo I love Etchr they make really nice art supplies, great review, I can see how it would be useful for working with canvas tho it does look a bit fiddly cute art too as usual 💕

[@imjustpickle]

Thank you so much! You answered some of my questions about how to recreate the image on larger paper 😊

[@photoguy4212]

Great tutorial

[@peterangel6463]

You can actually tape a piece of paper to your monitor and trace it using a marker and light pressure.

[@Rockymtnbloom]

However, heavy watercolor paper or canvas doesn't let the image shine through

[@arielle2745]

Great review -- thanks for doing a detailed explanation of how this works!

[@KimberlyCrick]

Thanks for sharing, it was nice to see the many sizes of example copies. I would really love to see how this works on very dark papers, and if it would be hard to view the mirror surface image with black paper behind it. If I copy a pencil sketch currently I use a lightbox or transfer paper for my paintings, but this can be tricky on dark papers so I could see this product being good for that or canvas.

[@Kattvalk]

Maybe if you invert the colors so the sketch lines gets white, maybe it could work? I’m gonna try it

[@hugh_dancy]

did you discover a solution to this ? this is actually the reason im looking into the tool because i work with dark papers

[@KimberlyCrick]

@@hugh_dancy If I use a bright light over my art I can usually see pencil or graphite transfer paper lines, but when working with black paper I usually just use white transfer paper now. Saral transfer paper is a nice way to trace drawings onto black paper and make the lines nice and white, but there's probably other brands of white transfer paper that work similarly if that brand is hard to get near you.

[@hugh_dancy]

@@KimberlyCrick darn I was hoping for a method that isn't dependent on white transfer paper or anything requiring chalk on the underside of the drawing. :(

[@angelicacrawford3725]

$50? Please... Just buy yourself a used projector on CL or FB Marketplace. You can easily get one, and use it for large paintings/sketches/...etc. Plus, you can watch movies! :) If you only intend to draw 3 inch cats, you should be able to make one of these. Just reduce the opacity of a piece of flexi glass, use something to set it to the right angle (scrunched tinfoil should work), and download an app which will distort the image so that the reflection is squared. Bet you could do it for under $5!

[@worksofhands]

Thanks for the review.

[@ashelydoodles9334]

It reminds me of those mirras I used in third grade math (which you can buy for a much cheaper price).

[@anyuikan69]

the cutest drawings

[@michelleparker9919]

Just brought one on eBay $7 dollars no app needed pretty cool concept

[@mythicalwitchery]

Bought a generic one on Amazon for less than £10. Works just as well!!

[@lovingbritt]

😐 really though $40? No thanks lol but I love watching new things thanks just not worth it >.

[@jenniferdanielson9911]

Maybe not for you???

[@dpstyles95]

interesting use of Peppers Ghost.

[@gomi5469]

Can one do a DIY homemade version of this product with glass maybe? Could someone reply?

[@EtchrLab]

Hi there! Not sure about DIY, but our glass took a lot of failed attempts until we were happy with a version that projected a clear image. Hope this helps and good luck! - Ânia

[@amayane]

@@EtchrLab your price point is ridiculous for this thing. You need to bring it down to no more than $20 for it to be accessible for artists.

[@michellemorris6522]

It would be better to try something homemade...this product doesn’t work. You cannot see through the glass precisely enough to see where the pencil placement is and your drawing comes out distorted because of this.

[@robertszymanski717]

I watched a few KZbin videos about this device and this is what I did:. I went to my nearby Dollar Tree store and bought not a picture frame, but a clear glossy plastic where you slide your photo " inside of it" ..Right next to the regular picture frames there's these all clear plastic frames where one slides a 8x10 " picture inside...I use this as my mirror.. I went to several websites where they show pictures of what the stands look like.. where you put your phone or tablet on.. I made mind out of heavy duty corrugated cardboard! After several attempts I made one that is stable and does well ...I can put my 10" iPad on it..... And it only cost me $1.10 for the " mirror" at the Dollar Tree store........

[@amberdickens786]

@@robertszymanski717 not all heroes wear capes

[@sirwixalotful]

What app were you using on your phone for the contrast on the drawing

[@MallorcaBoom]

I like the video because of her voice and her way of speaking, but product is not that I should say WUAW!!!!

[@foxgrimish7525]

Amaizing

[@zookiekinard7064]

Excellent tutorial!

[@samogrady4086]

My mum got this of alixpress for a cheap price. Will this still work of we didn't get the instructions with the code on it??????

[@shaemondell1827]

What size papper can u use I think I might just keep using my light board

[@michellemorris6522]

I have this and I cannot see where my pencil is (or even if it’s touching the paper) through the glass when drawing. It does not allow you to create precise lines😭I was so sad.

[@mary12rose]

adjust the lighting, turn off room lights

[@frog2472]

Yesss new video😀😀

[@annahriah7396]

hello! what is the name of the mirror application please?😅 thank you

[@nananana2241]

What’s app you use for pictures ?

[@ChristineHorpinjuk]

What app are you using to flip the picture?

[@Louise-dw8ly]

Cool video!

[@hugh_dancy]

hi kattvalk, im confused by this review. are we supposed to see the image on the paper as well as the mirror thing or do we draw from the mirror thing ? thank you

[@anjapinkau3737]

You see it through the mirror seemingly on the paper. You look through the mirror and have the impression the image was on the paper, where you can trace it easily.

[@bobbymalta73]

Thks for Sharing!

[@kyngnick8723]

Are you still gonna do the video on the Karin markers?

[@Kattvalk]

Yes 😊

[@kyngnick8723]

ok..sml..looking forward to it. Am waiting on your review before I go ahead and make the purchase.

[@susanpost.9398]

It's not only needing that set, you also need to have a big screen tablet - (Puts paper on laptop screen)

[@love_to_nami]

Amazing video!

[@ethicsexistentialism4191]

you can buy the same thing on ebay for around AU $6 with free shipping from China. Just look up optical image drawing board/sketch wizard on ebay

[@Deana_ART]

I kinda think, it's cool if you want to do a larger painting/art and you want just to get small drawing from sketchbook to bigger paper and do it bigger. But, also.. using words "stealing" is kinda making me triggered, cause you know.. no one wants to have their works to be stolen. If you know what I mean. And I love your videos and artworks! :3

[@Kattvalk]

Who said anything about stealing art? If you mean this product will help people steal art, people are already stealing without this thing, sadly enough. Do not steal art, people!

[@Deana_ART]

@@Kattvalk True. So what am I crying about again. :'D

[@Ahart_85]

it just seems really impractical to me. Definitely not worth the money whatsoever

[@WwZa7]

@RadioDemonFan :3 i found one today for a dollar

[@krismingoy4470]

How to downloaf the app? I have that optical drawing board but I cant use it because i dont have an app

[@deathnova9315]

It’s called Etchr Mirror

[@nancyeaguiar]

Can that be done with an opaque piece of glass?

[@mary12rose]

very helpful, thank you

[@JikiSeihin]

hmm... I just use my glass table with my Pixar table lamp under it pointing up! ... Low budget makes you creative!

[@livingbylove]

Do you HAVE to use an app? Can you just pull up a vector from Google?

[@aang_sang]

I brought mine for $7 USD, I'll try it.

[@michelle_plays1662]

Where did you get it from the cheapest one I could find is $16

[@Atalanta119]

Not to impressed by it...its just a way to coppy an already existing drawings And i dont understand why u would first draw on a tabled to later on draw it on paper... (Im not an artist thats why i dont understand it xd this isnt to be rude or anything 😂) Btw, so happy u finaly made another video 😅

[@Rinatenshi_]

It's helpful if you want to trace a digital sketch onto the paper! :)

[@katrinthorsdottir7514]

Tracing helps you get the drawing movements into muscle memory. As for why draw on a tablet then transfer it, maybe you want to do a painting, so you rough out your idea on your tablet. Once you have it all planed out, you want to transfer it to the canvas so you can paint it. Sometimes that's hard to do just freestyling it.

[@Kattvalk]

Did you even watch the video? 😉😸 it’s a way to transfer a small sketch to a bigger surface, among other things. You can make a sketch on your tablet or a separate piece of paper and then trace it over to a canvas, for example

[@lylahcarranza4918]

It’s good for if you make a sketch and you don’t want to ruin it so you can transfer it to another paper in different sizes and like she said you can transfer an image onto thicker papers and canvas(which isn’t very possible with a light board) It’s pretty helpful

[@Atalanta119]

@@Kattvalk yes i did 😉 And im srry but for someone who only draws for fun once in a while it seems weird to first draw on a tablet to then copy it on paper Now i understand it tnx to the comments 😊

[@vicoilsteems9764]

Cant you use any photo picture and not use a phone or tablet?

[@josepharrrts]

This is a cool idea and all, but the price tag isn’t worth it. I think I could probably make one myself for way less 😅

[@raven-chan7859]

Hello Kattvalk! I luv you and Sally

[@tiarah3734]

I can't believe company's are out here remaking the digidraw and charging that much?!!! I still have mine 😂 I found a basically brand new lightbox at goodwill for $3 so I think I'll stick with that 😂😂😂

[@charlottek8166]

I assume the app is not mandatory... or even necessary I guess some people would find use in this, but I know I won't :/

[@sharadathorat4352]

What is the price Pls tell

[@KingFym_]

What's the app name?

[@kimberlyramirez6365]

You can buy it on amazon for only $7.99.

[@tobealostwanderer]

Instructiónes. Yes.

[@leftnut1055]

I am thinking about buying one because I wanted to try coloring realism, and I saw gawx art use it

[@salemsaggitarius]

I love this piece! So sad it seems like you stopped drawing your followers art after 3 videos though.

[@janospergely3805]

do u get kick back for ur discount?? isnt that like sponsoring??

[@Kattvalk]

As I said, I’m am not paid

[@janospergely3805]

+Kattvalk just curious why have a discount code if you get no benefit.

[@maddim34]

What if ur left-handed?

[@Kattvalk]

Just turn it the other way?

[@_.lara._m6814]

Вывод учите англиский..

[@lumiaillustrated]

NO BABBEL, I DONT WANT TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE. I ALREADY SPEAK 3. LET ME WATCH KATTVALK IN PEACE.

[@snokalo208]

I once got a thing like this in a kinder egg...

[@lenameinke9285]

I see nothing from reflection 😪😥

[@William_Zhi_Chen]

This is so expensive I got mine for 12 dollars on aliexpress.

[@GamBamWam]

Yo...Baylee Jay where you at?!?!

[@woodenkat8971]

Yeah, I liked just for the 'mirror thing' aside on the video. Bite me.

[@reginaphalangephalange6152]

me about to buy a £5 one from ebay 👉🏻😳👈🏻

[@amberdickens786]

They're $10 on aliexpress

[@goaway73]

It doesn't reflect like a mirror lol you can see through it so that cancels the mirror idea .

[@FlexDRG]

It's basically a HUD screen that reflects light and let's it through as well. The red dot sights use the same principle.

[@itsa-itsagames]

You lost me on why you needed to download their app to use this

[@FlexDRG]

Not really necessary to use their app or other apps. Just anything that would display the image on your phone/tablet screen and it would be reflected in the "mirror".

[@carpiopatrisha5906]

I love how this can be useful to us artist..but you see I’m kind of scared how THAT can be used to steal someone else’s’ drawing.. It may also interrupt an artists’ development because of how easy it is to trace rather than drawing it from scratch.. Don’t get me wrong, I’m amazed with how this product can make our lives easier but it is just 😕

[@stelapetrinic8349]

first like

[@alexushopkins9893]

I love being left handed. ☹️

[@Kattvalk]

What do you mean? You can use this as a left handed too, just turn it the other way.

[@alexushopkins9893]

Oh. Sorry, I just don’t know why I wrote that. I’m sorry. Have an amazing day.

[@Yankeegal8]

WOW a lot of hand waving; I got dizzy!

[@nabi5864]

If you dont have the basic art ability to draw color … then it won’t work

[@97sveryown63]

Worst thing ever!!!!!!

[@ermitsemp]

"Only 8 comments?! Maybe I can get lots of likes!" *_A second later_* "Just one more lette-" *_Sees millions of comments_* *"AAAAAAAA FUUC--"*

[@verloreneseelehill8552]

I can barely hear u

[@Kattvalk]

Might help to turn up the volume? 😊

[@lifeisasoupandimafork766]

*Привет! Посмотри пожалуйста моё видео!)) Оно тупое и абсолютно не имеет смысла) И ОСТАВЬ ТАМ КОМЕНТ 💞 вот такой откровенный пиар в комментах))*

[@lust4]

It would be better and faster if you would had put the paper over your phone. I don't know why you wasted your time with that glass.

[@CReeseMLP_OW]

Long time no see i havent seen your videos

[@ben1301]

Well i got a Lightbox recently xD so ya

[@mayawyllie7230]

That’s really neat! 😍 I might buy one for myself actually.

[@EtchrLab]

thanks so much, so glad you like it!

[@cherylleblanc1049]

What app do you have on your phone to fix, change, or alter your photo?

[@deathnova9315]

it’s called Etcher Mirror