Tracing vs IntAR 2020

Trace is a simple drawing app that lets you import photos, images, and files as references, then trace and paint over them. One of Trace’s key features is its three-layer structure: the Reference Layer, Trace Layer, and Paint Layer. You can trace outlines while viewing your reference image, then add color on the Paint Layer to complete your artwork. By separating each step into its own layer, Trace makes the drawing process simple and easy to manage. The Reference Layer supports zooming, scaling, and rotation, giving you the freedom to adjust the size and angle of your reference image to match your composition. In addition to importing images from your photo library, Trace also supports importing image files, allowing you to use a wide variety of reference materials. Key Features * Reference Layer
Display a photo or image as your drawing reference.
Zoom, resize, and rotate it freely to match the size and angle you want. * Trace Layer
Trace outlines and shapes while viewing the reference image underneath. * Paint Layer
Add color while using your traced lines as a guide to complete your artwork. * Import from Photos
Use images stored in your photo library as references. * Import from Files
Import image files in addition to photos, giving you more flexibility when choosing reference materials. * Flexible Reference Adjustment
Freely adjust the size and angle of your reference image to suit your composition and tracing needs. * Simple and Intuitive Controls
Designed to keep unnecessary complexity to a minimum so you can focus on tracing, drawing, and painting. Trace can be used for drawing practice, illustration, sketching, design studies, and many other creative purposes. “Place your reference.”
“Trace the lines.”
“Add color.” By separating these three steps into layers, Trace provides a smooth and intuitive workflow from tracing to painting. Turn your favorite photos and images into your own artwork with Trace.

Graduating at a time of unprecedented circumstances, the Interior Architecture Class of 2020 embraces a paradigm shift to the virtual dimension. Faced with the challenge of designing an exhibition without a space, the seniors adapt a virtual site for the Senior Show.   The RISD Museum Grand Gallery, the place of European grand masters, is transformed into an exhibition of the Interior Architecture seniors. The seniors’ full-scale Human Factors artifacts occupy the central space of the museum’s iconic portrait gallery, and ten classical paintings host ten new adaptive reuse projects in augmented reality. “The New Normal” investigates the potential of space-making when movement is not possible, adapts and rethinks architectural language in altered design conditions.  Importantly, it is an invitation to congregate in new ways, to celebrate the culmination of our time together as a class no matter where we are. To enjoy the augmented reality exhibition: 1. Find a large open space, e.g. your living room, then start the app. 2. Use the camera on your mobile device to scan the floor until a small crosshair appears. 3. Tap the screen once. This will project a portal on the floor. 4. Now, when you walk in real space, your movement will be replicated in augmented space. 5. You may walk around the portal and then pass through it, to enter the gallery space. 6. For your safety, remain aware of your physical environment as you move in augmented space. Inside the gallery, you will notice ten large rotating objects. These are full-scale artifacts of our Human Factors projects. They hover above framed pictures of us interacting with these pieces. Further out, you find ten floating picture frames. These are also portals, like the one you entered through. Tags next to the frames provide descriptions of each project. Take a look at the paintings on the walls. You will notice some of them oscillating. We have used artificial intelligence to analyze and then map the original painting style onto renderings of our projects. We hope you enjoy the exhibition! Nancy Lu, Andrea Porras, Dessery Dai, Helena Siu-Zmuidzinas, Jungil Yang, Ziying Peng, Chuming Yu, Yinan Yang, Yunni Cho, Noopur Apte Music: Lightman's Dreams - Stillness, composed and performed by Monika Sieracka