Camera Lucida App: A Guide To Improving Your Drawing

[@clairebourbonniere6937]

Can you get a very clear 11" x 14' image with an iPad or iPhone ? Or, what is the largest image you can get and still have it very clear ? How far away from your paper can you use it ?

[@Lovely_lulu_]

I purchased the app its impossible to use without a stand , its so tricky and annoying ..could the stand handle the weight of iPad Pro 12.9 inch ?

[@pagalmasala]

This stand isn’t available anymore…not on Amazon

[@beamadeinbrazil]

Merci for the video. Would this stand works for iPAd pro the bigger size? I believe it is over 12 inches measure

[@beamadeinbrazil]

I just bought this because what I saw on your video however it does not work🙁. It does not get secure, my iPAd is the 2019 pro , perhaps to thin

[@gwenritch]

I have the stand...how do I draw to 9x12? how high...9 or 12 inches up from the paper>

[@pasqualetassone2818]

Hi thanks for the video. Will this app, with Ipad, be able to project onto a 16" X 20" canvas. Also, what is the largest canvas one can project onto?

[@improvedrawing]

Set up your iPad stand directly facing the canvas at the required distance. You can then plot the main point s of interest using a grid method. This will enable you to draw your subject in proportion. You will need to check and recheck the proportions of the subject you are drawing before you make any definite marks or brush strokes.

[@valeriekoochin3569]

Did you find out if you can do a 16x20? Not sure why he is talking about the grid system

[@CraftsANDartsyStuff]

@@valeriekoochin3569 You can do larger drawings with Da Vinci Eye, its like Camera Lucida but better. You can also project onto a canvas with it. Da Vinci Eye also has AR so if you bump the stand it won't throw your entire drawing off.

[@Grimlock987]

Thanks for the video! Where can I get a stand for my iPad like yours?

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks for the comment. Click the link below the video to access my blog. improvedrawing.com/camera-lucida-app-a-guide-to-improving-your-drawing/

[@hamerray]

improvedrawing That website that you provided is not about the iPad stand is about the app itself.

[@improvedrawing]

Raymond Gregory the blog post includes advice both on the Camera Lucida App plus advice and links to additional equipment. Which includes the iPad stand.

[@minablack7629]

I was so excited to get this, I have worked and others tried, can’t get it to work. Please help me.

[@improvedrawing]

Visit improvedrawing.com and read my blog post relating to this app. improvedrawing.com/camera-lucida-app-a-guide-to-improving-your-drawing/

[@Hillbillyable1]

I know absolutely nothing about Ipads. What is the minimum Ipad I can use this app with?

[@improvedrawing]

Hillbillyable1 The iPad used in the video is 9 years old. So older iPads do work when using this app.

[@Hillbillyable1]

@@improvedrawing Thank You so much, I don't want to overspend. I just need to draw/transfer black and white outline drawings to leather in order to tool.

[@janicekennedy2047]

I can’t figure out how to close the stand back up, it doesn’t close up correctly, the directions on the box are awful. Can you show us

[@improvedrawing]

Loosen the clamps at both ends and the bottom of each individual leg. Carefully turn the stand and it will return to it's original position. It can be a little confusing at first.

[@stvictoire1]

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM IPAD I NEED TO BUY TO USE WITH THIS APP. I HAVE THE IPAD2 WHICH IS QUITE OLD BUT IF I TAKE EVERYTHING OFF EXCEPT FOR THE IPHOTO APP....WILL IT SUFFICE OR DO I NEED TO BUY A NEW IPAD PRO, ETC? THANKS VERY MUCH.

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks for the comment. The iPad used in the video is nine years old. The 9.1 app works, I haven’t experienced any issues using on the older generation iPad.

[@mariogomez166]

Does it matter on the generation of the I pad?

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks for comment Mario. The iPad used in the video is nine years old. The Camera Lucida App 9.1 works well without any any issues as long as it is updated and well maintained.

[@rahimpowell9392]

Can I use an Android Tablet with that stand?

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks for the comment. Yes an Android tablets will also work as long as you clamp it securely.

[@leopast850]

I am totally lost. I was obviously was not told what I needed to use this "Camera" I paid a good sum of my money to improve my non existing ability to draw. I still haven't received my last order to make picture larger, whatever that is. Please respond.

[@improvedrawing]

Sorry, I don't quite understand your question. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading the app onto your device you will need to contact iTunes directly. I don't sell the app apple iTunes does. My channel is basically reviewing what I know to be a useful drawing app.

[@dankaszklanka]

volume is so low, I can't hear you.

[@infographie]

Excellent

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks

[@stevengarver7909]

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[@geoffreypleavin5268]

Can you make larger drawings

[@improvedrawing]

Thanks for the comment Geoffery. For larger artwork would recommend the larger version of the iPad stand. I canvas or A1 sheet could be located on a drawing board in front or below your device to create a rudimentary drawing or outline sketch. You would then have to work freehand.

[@valeriekoochin3569]

I’m still not clear...so it can project larger? Or not? Why would you need freehand then, is it just not clear enough to see?

[@constanzapastorchavarro6599]

Yo lo co.pré, y nó lo he estrenafo..pues nó me apaño con ello😊

[@geoffreypleavin5268]

Thank you

[@geoffreypleavin5268]

Sorry if I was not clear, I’m looking to take my photographs and project them on a flat surface to be able to basically trace the details and then paint. I wondering how large a sketch i can produce? Is it dependant how far above the paper the iPad is positioned. Geoff

[@vikidrama7351]

Geoffrey Pleavin yes

[@Manc-fh5we]

Couldn’t hear word you were saying.

[@improvedrawing]

Yes. Not the best quality sound. I have invested in a sound equipment to improve the quality of future videos. Thanks

[@Manc-fh5we]

@@improvedrawing it’s more the volume. It’s not just you. A lot of KZbinrs seem to have this issue. When the ads kick in your ear drums nearly explode!

[@waynedavies3185]

I find this stand far too large for my needs or anyone's needs for that matter. You require a large surface to set the stand on. I will be making my own personal stand which will work porperly as well as not take up so much room or space. I want something that will work very easily on a small portable/collapsible type table around 2 ft. square which will have not only the iPad holder in an upright straight position to the art paper your working/ drawing on but will also have a platform to hold your work sheet in place and can be moved from one table/desk to another without further adjustments to retain the right exposure of what I wish to draw. I want my iPad set and standing at 90 degrees to the work I will be doing. I don't want the iPad to be leaning in any way shape or form. By being set at 90 degrees to the work sheet, focusing will be a whole lot easier in squaring up the picture I wish to draw on the work sheet.I have a design in mind that I know will work, but this monster of a stand is far too large for my needs. Making my own stand is cheaper, and I will end up with a stand that will work the way I want it to work.

[@javiermontero4051]

Pretty incomplete demonstration. Useless. You dismiss any control to offset for Keystone distortion. Unless the image (in the pad) is 100% parallel to the paper onto which the image is going to be copied, vertical and horizontal measurements will be NOT proportional to the original, resulting in inaccurate renditions.

[@CraftsANDartsyStuff]

Da Vinci Eye is way better... Camera Lucida is impossible to use. You can't even zoom in.

[@improvedrawing]

Wrong. The functionality of the camera lucida app allows you easily to zoom in and out of the images you are trying to draw. The app has its limitations but this isn't one of them,

[@CraftsANDartsyStuff]

@@improvedrawing How do you zoom? Every time I try and zoom it moves the picture and not the picture and camera together. You can magnify the picture but you can't magnify the camera with the picture. For example if I wanted to get a close up of the eye... maybe I'm missing something there. With da Vinci you just pinch your fingers. If you accidentally touch the screen with CL it throws the whole thing off...

[@CraftsANDartsyStuff]

Ok... I think I just figured it out, but that was the least intuitive thing I've ever seen. Also, it slides around when you are moving it? I don't understand. The difference between the two apps is night and day...

[@yellowcat9568]

This is tracing not drawing.

[@improvedrawing]

Yes. But in order to trace you will still need to draw. The tool doesn't draw a picture for you.

[@yellowcat9568]

@@improvedrawing This is funny. It is tracing. Same as an artography or a lucygraf.

[@briandenzer]

The thumping music has to go.

[@paulmcelroy2537]

Save your money and buy a light box, far far cheaper and easier to use than this monstrosity