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Camera Lucida
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Mar 28, 2024
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About Camera Lucida
Yes, this app will help you draw like a pro!
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device they own!
Whether you're drawing on paper with a pencil, or cookies with royal icing, Camera Lucida will help you become a better artist.
Be sure to read the reviews and the functionality you get with Camera Lucida! There are lots of competitors, but no other app comes anywhere close to matching the functionality you get with 12 years of software development and refinement!
Unlike hundreds of apps that enable you to create digital art, Camera Lucida instead enables you to create amazing physical art! Our app works by having your iPhone or iPad's camera pointed at your drawing surface. By watching your screen as you draw, you will be able to to see your reference image superimposed with your drawing - guiding your hand as little or as much as you want while you create your art. Better than a projector, easier to use than an expensive camera lucida, and more versatile than a light table, Camera Lucida has been fine-tuned for over a decade to provide artists with the features they need to be accurate and creative.
With our Camera Lucida iPhone/iPad application, artists and non-artists alike can now draw anything they have a photo of. When looking at your screen, you'll be able to simultaneously see the image you want to draw as well as your drawing surface as you create your work of art. Camera Lucida isn’t a projector, instead the app shows you a virtual image and you draw by watching your paper and hand on the screen as you draw! It’s really clever and cool!
With over 12 years of continuous development, Camera Lucida's functionality eclipses the competition. Check out these features:
- Advanced image filters to help you see with an artist's eye.
- Support for saving and restoring sessions, including automatically realigning your camera, sketch and reference image.
- Full color palette control, including using your own paints, markers, etc.
- Use any camera on your device and adjust for tilted and mirrored setups manually, or use an in-app purchase do do it automatically.
- Time-lapsed recordings of you creating your drawing you can share on social media.
- Support for external bluetooth keyboards to aid in creating large art through mirroring your display.
- Advanced tools such as vertical split screen sliders, timed image fading in and out, etc.
- A projector mode that can be used when you’re using the app with a projector.
- Video tutorials you can watch from within the app or from YouTube.
- A full user manual available from within the app.
- Customer support that you can count on and an active user community for inspiration.
- And now full support for external USB cameras when using a USB-C equipped iPad running iOS 17!
To use our application, you just place your iPhone or iPad between your drawing surface and your eyes and trace what you see on the screen!
IMPORTANT: To use Camera Lucida, you need to fix your iPhone or iPad in place above your drawing. We use a stack of books or a flower vase to do this. Tutorials are included in the app to help you get started.
Contact: lucidaPete@gmail.com
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device they own!
Whether you're drawing on paper with a pencil, or cookies with royal icing, Camera Lucida will help you become a better artist.
Be sure to read the reviews and the functionality you get with Camera Lucida! There are lots of competitors, but no other app comes anywhere close to matching the functionality you get with 12 years of software development and refinement!
Unlike hundreds of apps that enable you to create digital art, Camera Lucida instead enables you to create amazing physical art! Our app works by having your iPhone or iPad's camera pointed at your drawing surface. By watching your screen as you draw, you will be able to to see your reference image superimposed with your drawing - guiding your hand as little or as much as you want while you create your art. Better than a projector, easier to use than an expensive camera lucida, and more versatile than a light table, Camera Lucida has been fine-tuned for over a decade to provide artists with the features they need to be accurate and creative.
With our Camera Lucida iPhone/iPad application, artists and non-artists alike can now draw anything they have a photo of. When looking at your screen, you'll be able to simultaneously see the image you want to draw as well as your drawing surface as you create your work of art. Camera Lucida isn’t a projector, instead the app shows you a virtual image and you draw by watching your paper and hand on the screen as you draw! It’s really clever and cool!
With over 12 years of continuous development, Camera Lucida's functionality eclipses the competition. Check out these features:
- Advanced image filters to help you see with an artist's eye.
- Support for saving and restoring sessions, including automatically realigning your camera, sketch and reference image.
- Full color palette control, including using your own paints, markers, etc.
- Use any camera on your device and adjust for tilted and mirrored setups manually, or use an in-app purchase do do it automatically.
- Time-lapsed recordings of you creating your drawing you can share on social media.
- Support for external bluetooth keyboards to aid in creating large art through mirroring your display.
- Advanced tools such as vertical split screen sliders, timed image fading in and out, etc.
- A projector mode that can be used when you’re using the app with a projector.
- Video tutorials you can watch from within the app or from YouTube.
- A full user manual available from within the app.
- Customer support that you can count on and an active user community for inspiration.
- And now full support for external USB cameras when using a USB-C equipped iPad running iOS 17!
To use our application, you just place your iPhone or iPad between your drawing surface and your eyes and trace what you see on the screen!
IMPORTANT: To use Camera Lucida, you need to fix your iPhone or iPad in place above your drawing. We use a stack of books or a flower vase to do this. Tutorials are included in the app to help you get started.
Contact: lucidaPete@gmail.com
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What's New in the Latest Version 17.0
Last updated on Mar 28, 2024
Old Versions
The professional choice for assisted drawing!
Version 17.0 has been recompiled to take advantage of the newest iOS 17 features.
To ensure operational interoperability of functionality dual-device support and "levelize" filtering has been removed from this version.
Version 17.0 has been recompiled to take advantage of the newest iOS 17 features.
To ensure operational interoperability of functionality dual-device support and "levelize" filtering has been removed from this version.
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Version History
17.0
Mar 28, 2024
The professional choice for assisted drawing!
Version 17.0 has been recompiled to take advantage of the newest iOS 17 features.
To ensure operational interoperability of functionality dual-device support and "levelize" filtering has been removed from this version.
Version 17.0 has been recompiled to take advantage of the newest iOS 17 features.
To ensure operational interoperability of functionality dual-device support and "levelize" filtering has been removed from this version.
16.1
Dec 9, 2023
The professional choice for assisted drawing!
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device they own!
Camera Lucida 16.x brings support for all USB enabled web cams and document scanners. By using an external camera, you can place your camera and you iPad where it's the most convenient for you! What a great way to create large art! This *does* require a USB-C iPad running iOS 17.0 or higher.
This version also adds a host of undo and redo features including a complete history.
Plus, you can create your own custom image filters for use later!
There's also simplifications to the user interface, a new guided tour feature and lots of little improvements requested by the users such as the ability to tap on the user manual table of contents and jump to that section. (The user manual is now over 50 pages long and filled with graphics, tips, etc.)
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device they own!
Camera Lucida 16.x brings support for all USB enabled web cams and document scanners. By using an external camera, you can place your camera and you iPad where it's the most convenient for you! What a great way to create large art! This *does* require a USB-C iPad running iOS 17.0 or higher.
This version also adds a host of undo and redo features including a complete history.
Plus, you can create your own custom image filters for use later!
There's also simplifications to the user interface, a new guided tour feature and lots of little improvements requested by the users such as the ability to tap on the user manual table of contents and jump to that section. (The user manual is now over 50 pages long and filled with graphics, tips, etc.)
16.0
Nov 1, 2023
The professional choice for assisted drawing!
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device you own!
Camera Lucida 16.x brings support for all USB enabled web cams and document scanners. By using an external camera, you can place your camera and you iPad where it's the most convenient for you! What a great way to create large art! This *does* require a USB-C iPad running iOS 17.0 or higher.
This version also adds a host of undo and redo features including a complete history.
Plus, you can create your own custom image filters for use later!
There's also simplifications to the user interface, a new guided tour feature and lots of little improvements requested by the users such as the ability to tap on the user manual table of contents and jump to that section. (The user manual is now over 50 pages long and filled with graphics, tips, etc.)
Still no subscriptions! Purchase it once and everyone in your family can run it on every device you own!
Camera Lucida 16.x brings support for all USB enabled web cams and document scanners. By using an external camera, you can place your camera and you iPad where it's the most convenient for you! What a great way to create large art! This *does* require a USB-C iPad running iOS 17.0 or higher.
This version also adds a host of undo and redo features including a complete history.
Plus, you can create your own custom image filters for use later!
There's also simplifications to the user interface, a new guided tour feature and lots of little improvements requested by the users such as the ability to tap on the user manual table of contents and jump to that section. (The user manual is now over 50 pages long and filled with graphics, tips, etc.)
15.3
Jan 23, 2023
Wow! Wow! Wow! It keeps getting better!
Version 15.3 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.3 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.3 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
Version 15.3 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.3 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.3 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
15.2
Dec 28, 2022
Wow! Wow! Wow! It keeps getting better!
Version 15.2 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.2 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.2 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
Version 15.2 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.2 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.2 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
15.1
Dec 2, 2022
Wow! Wow! Wow! It keeps getting better!
Version 15.1 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.1 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.1 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
Version 15.1 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.1 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.1 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
15.0
Nov 24, 2022
Wow! Wow! Wow! It keeps getting better!
Version 15.0 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.0 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.0 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
Version 15.0 brings support for iOS 16.x and Apple's new front center landscape camera found on the new iPad 10!
With version 15.0 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! (Requires iOS 10.3 or higher to receive video.) With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
If you are on the fence about which drawing app to get, be sure to read the functionality list and the reviews! No other app comes close!
Version 15.0 also contains many changes to take advantage of iOS 16 features.
14.0
Feb 6, 2022
Wow! Wow! Wow! It keeps getting better!
With version 14.0 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
This new version also brings another long-hoped for functionality: The ability to save your drawing session part way through and then restore the drawing session at a later time. And the icing on the cake is the ability to *automatically* realign your drawing, camera and reference image.
Additionally, users who have noticed the time-lapse videos can be "grainy" will be happy to hear that the default recordings are much cleaner and the app has a new user interface for letting you pick the format and quality of the output video.
With version 14.0 you can now use multiple iOS devices at the same time and stream the video from one device to another! With this capability you can easily create enormous art, even murals. Or perhaps you just want to draw more comfortably with your large iPad screen in front of you and your iPhone's camera poised about your drawing surface. It's up to you!
This new version also brings another long-hoped for functionality: The ability to save your drawing session part way through and then restore the drawing session at a later time. And the icing on the cake is the ability to *automatically* realign your drawing, camera and reference image.
Additionally, users who have noticed the time-lapse videos can be "grainy" will be happy to hear that the default recordings are much cleaner and the app has a new user interface for letting you pick the format and quality of the output video.
13.0
May 24, 2021
The highest rated app for drawing on real world media just keeps getting better! Camera Lucida version 13.0 puts powerful new color palette tools at your fingertips. Now with just the press of a button, Camera Lucida will analyze the image you want to draw and show you the best colors to use to draw the image. You still can control all the details - how many colors you want to use, the fine tuning of the colors, and even setting the colors from a photograph of your own paints, markers or colored pencils. Camera Lucida will then enable you to work on the colors layer by layer, giving you complete control over what color layers are displayed over your drawing surface.
With version 13.0, you can also make use of Apple's newest ultra-wide angle cameras to create very large art without having to place your iPad or iPhone far from your drawing surface! With sophisticated corrections for barrel distortion, you can do this without creating any fisheye or other unwanted effects. To use this feature, you'll need one of the awesome new iPhones or iPad Pros with these lenses.
Also included are many updates that come directly from the suggestions of Camera Lucida users. A new slider, for example, enables you to control the transparency of your overlay while you're composing your image. This is super helpful when you are compositing multiple photographs into a single drawing.
These days there are lots of apps that try to copy Camera Lucida, but even the best of them only have half the functionality of Camera Lucida. Our pledge to you is to continue our 11-year commitment to create the richest drawing app with the best technical support possible. We do it while continuing to support iOS versions all the way back to 9.3, which means our app even runs on an iPad 2!
With version 13.0, you can also make use of Apple's newest ultra-wide angle cameras to create very large art without having to place your iPad or iPhone far from your drawing surface! With sophisticated corrections for barrel distortion, you can do this without creating any fisheye or other unwanted effects. To use this feature, you'll need one of the awesome new iPhones or iPad Pros with these lenses.
Also included are many updates that come directly from the suggestions of Camera Lucida users. A new slider, for example, enables you to control the transparency of your overlay while you're composing your image. This is super helpful when you are compositing multiple photographs into a single drawing.
These days there are lots of apps that try to copy Camera Lucida, but even the best of them only have half the functionality of Camera Lucida. Our pledge to you is to continue our 11-year commitment to create the richest drawing app with the best technical support possible. We do it while continuing to support iOS versions all the way back to 9.3, which means our app even runs on an iPad 2!
12.0
Jan 18, 2021
The highest rated app for drawing on real world materials keeps getting better!
There are now plenty of alternative apps, but only the original Camera Lucida keeps ahead of the curve by offering exactly what artists request! Read the reviews, watch the videos and see for yourself why it's the best.
Version 12.0 provides users with a new set of easier to use manual camera correction tools for use with tilted or mirrored drawing setups.
For users making use of the automatic camera correction feature, a new visual inspection tool provides immediate feedback on the quality of the correction.
For sugar artists and other users who use the app with a projector, a new "Projector Mode" that shuts off the camera view has been added as well.
Other minor changes such as being able to print or email the manual, lengthen the flicker time, etc. have been made as well.
There are now plenty of alternative apps, but only the original Camera Lucida keeps ahead of the curve by offering exactly what artists request! Read the reviews, watch the videos and see for yourself why it's the best.
Version 12.0 provides users with a new set of easier to use manual camera correction tools for use with tilted or mirrored drawing setups.
For users making use of the automatic camera correction feature, a new visual inspection tool provides immediate feedback on the quality of the correction.
For sugar artists and other users who use the app with a projector, a new "Projector Mode" that shuts off the camera view has been added as well.
Other minor changes such as being able to print or email the manual, lengthen the flicker time, etc. have been made as well.
11.0
Dec 6, 2020
The highest rated app for drawing on real world materials just got so much better!
By leveraging computer vision, Camera Lucida can now automatically adjust your camera's view to account for tilted and mirrored setups! To use, just place a target image on your drawing surface and press the new "AUTO!" button. The app will automatically align and correct the camera's view with zero added lag or reduction in camera image quality! You can also use this technology to realign a drawing that you had previously started and not finished. Wow!
This new feature is available as an in-app purchase for existing and new users.
Better than augmented reality, which projects your subject onto surfaces and reduces video quality, Camera Lucida's computer vision based alignment ensures you're drawing with a top-down view regardless of camera angle. In addition, improved image effects, a new in-app help system, a full user manual and even more support for wireless keyboards makes this one of the best updates ever.
By leveraging computer vision, Camera Lucida can now automatically adjust your camera's view to account for tilted and mirrored setups! To use, just place a target image on your drawing surface and press the new "AUTO!" button. The app will automatically align and correct the camera's view with zero added lag or reduction in camera image quality! You can also use this technology to realign a drawing that you had previously started and not finished. Wow!
This new feature is available as an in-app purchase for existing and new users.
Better than augmented reality, which projects your subject onto surfaces and reduces video quality, Camera Lucida's computer vision based alignment ensures you're drawing with a top-down view regardless of camera angle. In addition, improved image effects, a new in-app help system, a full user manual and even more support for wireless keyboards makes this one of the best updates ever.
10.1
Dec 16, 2019
The highest rated app for drawing on real world materials such as paper or even cookies and cakes! This update adds support for iOS versions 9.3 and higher for use with devices such as the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s. Camera Lucida version 10.1 also brings support for Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and of course, iCloud. Plus, version 10.1 brings a new interface for adjusting image contrast, brightness, saturation and gamma.
10.0
Nov 23, 2019
The highest rated app for drawing on real world materials such as paper or even cookies and cakes! Camera Lucida version 10.0 brings support for Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and of course, iCloud. Version 10.0 also brings a new interface for adjusting image contrast, brightness, saturation and gamma.
9.1
Dec 18, 2018
Version 9.1 brings better support for the iPhone X's notch as well as for devices without a home button.
Additionally, the software has been updated to prevent stuttering of the screen when recording on newer hardware.
Also, a new setting has been added to the app to allow for using the full camera's field of view enabling art that is a bit bigger.
Additionally, the software has been updated to prevent stuttering of the screen when recording on newer hardware.
Also, a new setting has been added to the app to allow for using the full camera's field of view enabling art that is a bit bigger.
9.0
Feb 27, 2018
Camera Lucida version 9.0 has a host of new features that you're going to love!
With a completely revamped method of creating screen captures and time-lapsed videos, you now have more ways than ever to share your work with the world! Easily upload to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or any social media app you've installed on your device. And with new settings available, you can create videos of your art being created that completely hides the user interface and even zooming or panning gestures.
Version 9.0 also brings massive support for mirrored and tilted drawing setups such as when using an Osmo stand. With new camera transformation controls, you can now do things such as flip or mirror the camera view. You can even adjust for tilt, rotation and 3D perspective. Want to set-up your device in front of you tilted forward? Version 9.0 has you covered.
Other changes include a new free-rotate feature for your reference image, manual setting and locking of camera exposure, a more streamlined UI with less intrusive menus, snappier response, etc. For those just getting started with the app, version 9.0 also has built-in video tutorials and an FAQ. Don't miss this update!
With a completely revamped method of creating screen captures and time-lapsed videos, you now have more ways than ever to share your work with the world! Easily upload to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or any social media app you've installed on your device. And with new settings available, you can create videos of your art being created that completely hides the user interface and even zooming or panning gestures.
Version 9.0 also brings massive support for mirrored and tilted drawing setups such as when using an Osmo stand. With new camera transformation controls, you can now do things such as flip or mirror the camera view. You can even adjust for tilt, rotation and 3D perspective. Want to set-up your device in front of you tilted forward? Version 9.0 has you covered.
Other changes include a new free-rotate feature for your reference image, manual setting and locking of camera exposure, a more streamlined UI with less intrusive menus, snappier response, etc. For those just getting started with the app, version 9.0 also has built-in video tutorials and an FAQ. Don't miss this update!
8.0.1
Nov 19, 2014
Version 8.0.1 fixes the app shut-down that occurs if you've denied the app access to the camera. It also fixes a rare camera rotation issue.
Every 8.0.x improvement listed below is the direct result of working with amazing artists around the world and listening to their suggestions for making the app even more powerful and easy to use. The Camera Lucida is in the news lately and we're proud to offer the best of the best! Version 8.0 enhancements include:
A live preview of your drawing surface as you zoom and compose your art. This facilitates everything from creating composite art to placing a cartoon on a cookie that's ready to decorate.
A new and improved information window with direct links to tutorials to help get you started, contact us, leave feedback, etc.
An improved image processing menu that shows live previews of the filters and tools.
A brand new tool box that neatly hides new features out of the way.
A flashlight button that turns on your iPhone's flash to light up your drawing surface.
A new "Vermeer Slider" that allows you to slide your transparent layer horizontally to get perfect side-by-side color and shading.
A new "Flicker" feature that fades the reference image in and out at a speed of your choosing. When your art matches the reference image perfectly, the flicker appears to stop!
A new recording button that lets you actually make a time lapse video recording of your art's creation process. Plus, you have the choice via the settings page to hide the user interface or not in the final movie!
New support for bluetooth keyboards so that you can zoom, pan and adjust the alpha transparency without touching your device. This is really useful if you're mirroring your device to a TV or laptop for creating large art. Note that iOS 8.0 is required for this feature.
Support for the front camera, as well as optionally reversing the image.
Ability to reduce the resolution of the camera in order to reduce lag on slower or older devices.
Every 8.0.x improvement listed below is the direct result of working with amazing artists around the world and listening to their suggestions for making the app even more powerful and easy to use. The Camera Lucida is in the news lately and we're proud to offer the best of the best! Version 8.0 enhancements include:
A live preview of your drawing surface as you zoom and compose your art. This facilitates everything from creating composite art to placing a cartoon on a cookie that's ready to decorate.
A new and improved information window with direct links to tutorials to help get you started, contact us, leave feedback, etc.
An improved image processing menu that shows live previews of the filters and tools.
A brand new tool box that neatly hides new features out of the way.
A flashlight button that turns on your iPhone's flash to light up your drawing surface.
A new "Vermeer Slider" that allows you to slide your transparent layer horizontally to get perfect side-by-side color and shading.
A new "Flicker" feature that fades the reference image in and out at a speed of your choosing. When your art matches the reference image perfectly, the flicker appears to stop!
A new recording button that lets you actually make a time lapse video recording of your art's creation process. Plus, you have the choice via the settings page to hide the user interface or not in the final movie!
New support for bluetooth keyboards so that you can zoom, pan and adjust the alpha transparency without touching your device. This is really useful if you're mirroring your device to a TV or laptop for creating large art. Note that iOS 8.0 is required for this feature.
Support for the front camera, as well as optionally reversing the image.
Ability to reduce the resolution of the camera in order to reduce lag on slower or older devices.
8.0
Sep 18, 2014
Version 8.0 is finally here and it's the biggest update in Camera Lucida history!
Every improvement listed below is the direct result of working with amazing artists around the world and listening to their suggestions for making the app even more powerful and easy to use. The Camera Lucida is in the news lately and Gibbs Studios is proud to offer the best of the best! Version 8.0 enhancements include:
A live preview of your drawing surface as you zoom and compose your art. This facilitates everything from creating composite art to placing a cartoon on a cookie that's ready to decorate.
A new and improved information window with direct links to tutorials to help get you started, contact us, leave feedback, etc.
An improved image processing menu that shows live previews of the filters and tools.
A brand new tool box that neatly hides new features out of the way.
A flashlight button that turns on your iPhone's flash to light up your drawing surface.
A new "Vermeer Slider" that allows you to slide your transparent layer horizontally to get perfect side-by-side color and shading.
A new "Flicker" feature that fades the reference image in and out at a speed of your choosing. When your art matches the reference image perfectly, the flicker appears to stop!
A new recording button that lets you actually make a time lapse video recording of your art's creation process. Plus, you have the choice via the settings page to hide the user interface or not in the final movie!
New support for bluetooth keyboards so that you can zoom, pan and adjust the alpha transparency without touching your device. This is really useful if you're mirroring your device to a TV or laptop for creating large art.
Support for the front camera, as well as optionally reversing the image.
Ability to reduce the resolution of the camera in order to reduce lag on slower or older devices.
Every improvement listed below is the direct result of working with amazing artists around the world and listening to their suggestions for making the app even more powerful and easy to use. The Camera Lucida is in the news lately and Gibbs Studios is proud to offer the best of the best! Version 8.0 enhancements include:
A live preview of your drawing surface as you zoom and compose your art. This facilitates everything from creating composite art to placing a cartoon on a cookie that's ready to decorate.
A new and improved information window with direct links to tutorials to help get you started, contact us, leave feedback, etc.
An improved image processing menu that shows live previews of the filters and tools.
A brand new tool box that neatly hides new features out of the way.
A flashlight button that turns on your iPhone's flash to light up your drawing surface.
A new "Vermeer Slider" that allows you to slide your transparent layer horizontally to get perfect side-by-side color and shading.
A new "Flicker" feature that fades the reference image in and out at a speed of your choosing. When your art matches the reference image perfectly, the flicker appears to stop!
A new recording button that lets you actually make a time lapse video recording of your art's creation process. Plus, you have the choice via the settings page to hide the user interface or not in the final movie!
New support for bluetooth keyboards so that you can zoom, pan and adjust the alpha transparency without touching your device. This is really useful if you're mirroring your device to a TV or laptop for creating large art.
Support for the front camera, as well as optionally reversing the image.
Ability to reduce the resolution of the camera in order to reduce lag on slower or older devices.
7.0
Jun 6, 2013
The changes incorporated in Camera Lucida 7.0 are inspired by the cookie and cake decorators who have found the app to be an economical replacement for expensive projection systems.
Since decorating often requires drawing on small objects such as cookies, version 7.0 now allows you to shrink your image and place it anywhere on your screen that you like.
Also, Version 7.0 brings support for images with a built-in alpha transparency channel. This feature is particularly helpful when tracing letters, graphics or other digitally created art.
Since decorating often requires drawing on small objects such as cookies, version 7.0 now allows you to shrink your image and place it anywhere on your screen that you like.
Also, Version 7.0 brings support for images with a built-in alpha transparency channel. This feature is particularly helpful when tracing letters, graphics or other digitally created art.
6.0
Feb 28, 2013
In addition to supporting the iPhone 5's taller screen, Version 6.0 includes several changes requested by our users. These changes include:
A fresh new look with a new system icon that better represents the app's focus on drawing.
An improved zooming and panning feature that keeps the 3x double tap, but also allows for pinching for up to 30x zoom.
A bug fix to keep the "focus and lock" button in the upper right hand corner.
A single tap anywhere on the drawing screen now removes all buttons and menus, leaving your screen 100% available for drawing. Another single tap brings it all back.
A move away from slider based posterizing, levelizing and wash controls to one that uses buttons. While not quite as slick looking, they simply work better and are more accurate.
A new wash feature designed to assist in painting with multiple layers of a single semi-opaque media such as watercolors.
Functions to embed corner ticks and grids to assist in repositioning, etc.
A fresh new look with a new system icon that better represents the app's focus on drawing.
An improved zooming and panning feature that keeps the 3x double tap, but also allows for pinching for up to 30x zoom.
A bug fix to keep the "focus and lock" button in the upper right hand corner.
A single tap anywhere on the drawing screen now removes all buttons and menus, leaving your screen 100% available for drawing. Another single tap brings it all back.
A move away from slider based posterizing, levelizing and wash controls to one that uses buttons. While not quite as slick looking, they simply work better and are more accurate.
A new wash feature designed to assist in painting with multiple layers of a single semi-opaque media such as watercolors.
Functions to embed corner ticks and grids to assist in repositioning, etc.
5.2
May 16, 2012
Camera Lucida version 5.2 adds a dedicated focus button to the draw window. This button allows you to focus the camera on your drawing surface and then lock that focus in place preventing the camera from automatically focusing on your hand as you draw. We found this happened primarily on the new iPad, which, by the way is awesome given its better camera and higher resolution screen!
Since we were adding this tweak, we also took the opportunity to add the number 1 requested image manipulation feature: A mirroring function.
If you're unfamiliar with what a camera lucida does, check out these videos to see the app in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15H8ICC854
Since we were adding this tweak, we also took the opportunity to add the number 1 requested image manipulation feature: A mirroring function.
If you're unfamiliar with what a camera lucida does, check out these videos to see the app in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15H8ICC854
5.1
Oct 19, 2011
Version 5.1 is a small update that tweaks the user interface in response to iOS 5.0 testing.
Version 5.1 contains all of version 5.0 features including an interactive zoom feature that magnifies both your drawing surface as well as the camera view. When combined with panning using a simple finger drag, these new changes are like having a virtual screen nine times as big as your actual device. Take a look at the screen shots for both iPad and iPhone; they show examples of the new zoom feature.
We've also made some small, but important changes to the interface. We're now using 100% of the screen for drawing and image display with the buttons drawn with a slight transparency to let you make the most effective use of every screen pixel.
Version 5.1 also brings improved landscape support when using an iPhone as well as a new help window for communicating with the developer if you need help or advice.
Lastly, we've added complete control over the camera exposure by allowing a two finger tap anywhere on the camera view... a feature particularly helpful when working on black paper or a drawing with a wide range of brightnesses.
Version 5.1 contains all of version 5.0 features including an interactive zoom feature that magnifies both your drawing surface as well as the camera view. When combined with panning using a simple finger drag, these new changes are like having a virtual screen nine times as big as your actual device. Take a look at the screen shots for both iPad and iPhone; they show examples of the new zoom feature.
We've also made some small, but important changes to the interface. We're now using 100% of the screen for drawing and image display with the buttons drawn with a slight transparency to let you make the most effective use of every screen pixel.
Version 5.1 also brings improved landscape support when using an iPhone as well as a new help window for communicating with the developer if you need help or advice.
Lastly, we've added complete control over the camera exposure by allowing a two finger tap anywhere on the camera view... a feature particularly helpful when working on black paper or a drawing with a wide range of brightnesses.
5.0
Sep 14, 2011
Version 5.0 of Camera Lucida is now available and we're sure it's not going to disappoint!
Version 5.0 now includes an interactive zoom feature that magnifies both your drawing surface as well as the camera view. When combined with panning using a simple finger drag, these new changes are like having a virtual screen nine times as big as your actual device. Take a look at the screen shots for both iPad and iPhone; they show examples of the new zoom feature.
We've also made some small, but important changes to the interface. We're now using 100% of the screen for drawing and image display with the buttons drawn with a slight transparency to let you make the most effective use of every screen pixel.
Version 5.0 also brings improved landscape support when using an iPhone as well as a new help window for communicating with the developer if you need help or advice.
Lastly, we've added complete control over the camera exposure by allowing a two finger tap anywhere on the camera view... a feature particularly helpful when working on black paper or a drawing with a wide range of brightnesses.
Version 5.0 now includes an interactive zoom feature that magnifies both your drawing surface as well as the camera view. When combined with panning using a simple finger drag, these new changes are like having a virtual screen nine times as big as your actual device. Take a look at the screen shots for both iPad and iPhone; they show examples of the new zoom feature.
We've also made some small, but important changes to the interface. We're now using 100% of the screen for drawing and image display with the buttons drawn with a slight transparency to let you make the most effective use of every screen pixel.
Version 5.0 also brings improved landscape support when using an iPhone as well as a new help window for communicating with the developer if you need help or advice.
Lastly, we've added complete control over the camera exposure by allowing a two finger tap anywhere on the camera view... a feature particularly helpful when working on black paper or a drawing with a wide range of brightnesses.
4
Apr 19, 2011
Version 4 of Camera Lucida is now available as a universal app, supporting all iOS devices with a rear facing camera, including the new iPad 2.
Also, we took the opportunity to add some more of our favorite image processing tools to give you additional creative control of the drawing process. To take advantage of these new tools, we're now applying the filters on top of one another so you can mix and match to create your own effects. We figured it was a digital camera lucida, so why not load it up with cool digital processing! And, just for good measure, we've duplicated the save feature in the lucida mode as well.
Finally, with the help of our users, we tracked down that annoying crash and fixed it! If you have any issues or ideas, we would love to hear from you.
Also, we took the opportunity to add some more of our favorite image processing tools to give you additional creative control of the drawing process. To take advantage of these new tools, we're now applying the filters on top of one another so you can mix and match to create your own effects. We figured it was a digital camera lucida, so why not load it up with cool digital processing! And, just for good measure, we've duplicated the save feature in the lucida mode as well.
Finally, with the help of our users, we tracked down that annoying crash and fixed it! If you have any issues or ideas, we would love to hear from you.
3
Mar 10, 2011
Camera Lucida version 3 is now available and it's got everything you were asking for!
We listened to your comments and worked with our user base to bring the app to a whole new level. New features include:
A revamped user interface that's easier to use and simply more elegant.
In-app image zooming, panning, and yes, rotation to support landscape drawing and painting.
An image save feature that lets you save your cropped image to your camera roll so you can pause your drawing and come back to it at any time.
Full support for your iPhone 4's camera flash, front facing camera and of course, drawing with that gorgeous retina display.
The lucida overlay mode now allows you to hide the posterizing and leveling controls with a tap of your finger and additionally you can now control the number of posterized levels. Want a pure black or white drawing with just two colors... you've got it!
We've also added several other overlay modes including a slick 64 color mode that really makes it easy to spot your warm and cool colors. And just for good measure, we've also added a Sepia and Greyscale mode.
At a price that's still less than a decent watercolor brush, Camera Lucida might just be the best addition to your artistic toolbox yet!
What's next: We're working on a universal app that will work with the iPad 2. Buy before April 15th and get the original low price and free updates.
You can still see Version 2 being used at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
We listened to your comments and worked with our user base to bring the app to a whole new level. New features include:
A revamped user interface that's easier to use and simply more elegant.
In-app image zooming, panning, and yes, rotation to support landscape drawing and painting.
An image save feature that lets you save your cropped image to your camera roll so you can pause your drawing and come back to it at any time.
Full support for your iPhone 4's camera flash, front facing camera and of course, drawing with that gorgeous retina display.
The lucida overlay mode now allows you to hide the posterizing and leveling controls with a tap of your finger and additionally you can now control the number of posterized levels. Want a pure black or white drawing with just two colors... you've got it!
We've also added several other overlay modes including a slick 64 color mode that really makes it easy to spot your warm and cool colors. And just for good measure, we've also added a Sepia and Greyscale mode.
At a price that's still less than a decent watercolor brush, Camera Lucida might just be the best addition to your artistic toolbox yet!
What's next: We're working on a universal app that will work with the iPad 2. Buy before April 15th and get the original low price and free updates.
You can still see Version 2 being used at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
2.0
Sep 24, 2010
Version 2.0 is here and adds some great new features including:
Live overlay control that allows you to adjust transparency while you're drawing.
Posterizing function that will convert your drawing into six shades of grey to help you identify the key values in your drawing.
Levelizing function that allows you to select a single grey scale value and work with just that value. This helps you identify the highlights, midtones, etc.
Also have posted a YouTube video that gives a demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
Live overlay control that allows you to adjust transparency while you're drawing.
Posterizing function that will convert your drawing into six shades of grey to help you identify the key values in your drawing.
Levelizing function that allows you to select a single grey scale value and work with just that value. This helps you identify the highlights, midtones, etc.
Also have posted a YouTube video that gives a demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzb7aCCdum4
Camera Lucida Price
Today:
$19.99
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$9.99
Highest:
$19.99
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Camera Lucida.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
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