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Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing

Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing

Masterful drawing in minutes!

2K ratings
273 reviews
#7 in paid Graphics & Design
📚 Education
🎨 Graphics & Design
$14.99
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Released
March 20, 2010
Updated
July 6, 2024

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Developer

Camera Lucida
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About

This app uses your device's camera to superimpose a reference image onto your drawing surface, guiding your hand to create detailed art. It offers advanced features and tools to enhance your sketching and painting skills, making art creation easy and fun.

✓AR image superposition for drawing
✓Advanced image filters
✓Zoom lock for detail
✓Session save and restore
✓Time-lapsed recording
✓External USB camera support
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What users say about Camera Lucida™

Reviews of Camera Lucida™ are mostly positive: the Graphics & Design app is rated 4.8/5 from 2K App Store ratings. What users like most: great drawing aid, easy to use. Top complaints: difficult to set up and use at first, occasional issues with image alignment. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Great drawing aid
  • 👍Easy to use
  • 💡Helpful for improving drawing skills
  • 🚀Saves time in drawing
  • 👍Accurate proportions and perspective
  • 💡Useful for cookie/cake decorating
  • 👍Excellent customer support

Negative things

  • 🐛Difficult to set up and use at first
  • 🐛Occasional issues with image alignment
  • 🐛Needs a stand or mount to work properly
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What's New in Camera Lucida™

17.1

July 6, 2024

The professional choice for assisted drawing! Version 17.1 has been recompiled to take advantage of the newest iOS 17 features, and some minor graphic designs have been updated including a new app icon.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$4.99

Auto-Correct For Perspective

Adjust camera view for tilted or mirrored use

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Top Paid

📊 7

Graphics & Design

The app has maintained its position at 7 recently.

Last updated on November 1, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Absolutely great app!

This actually does do everything you wanted to do. It gives you a zoom control. It gives you control over Opacity And they can correct for reciprocity. I’ve used other programs This one by far is the best one I’ve used.
PParticledancer

Love Camera Lucida!

Very Easy to use and makes short work of big projects!
SSussieqpyblic

Kind of pointless

Nothing works, doesn’t recognize the Apple Pencil. Does not allow you to draw on pictures.
VCValued customer4

The best

I use this app frequently and it works perfectly. Excellent customer support and a great Facebook group
SGStevie Gal

Alghdry

Just stole money this program is not working 👎
حقحض قصف
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Bug

Occasional crashes or freezes

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Requested Features

3 requests

Ability to draw larger images

Feature

More camera settings and controls

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Integration with other art apps

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FAQ

What does Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing do?

Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing uses your device's camera to project a reference image onto your drawing surface. This allows you to trace or draw along with the superimposed image, helping you create detailed artwork with ease.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include AR image superposition, advanced image filters, zoom lock for detailed work, session saving and restoring, time-lapsed recordings of your drawing process, and support for external USB cameras on compatible devices.

How much does Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing cost?

The app is a one-time purchase, meaning you buy it once and have lifetime use across your devices. There are no subscriptions involved. Some advanced camera adjustments may require an in-app purchase.

What devices is Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone and iPad. It specifically mentions support for USB-C equipped iPads running iOS 17 for external USB camera functionality.

Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for anyone looking to enhance their drawing and painting skills, from beginners to experienced artists. It's particularly useful for those who want a modern, easy-to-use alternative to traditional drawing aids like light tables or projectors.