Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Camera Lucida Overview

What is Camera Lucida?

Camera Lucida is an app that helps artists to create physical art by superimposing a live view of their subject onto their drawing or painting surface. The app works by having your iPhone or iPad's camera pointed at your drawing surface, and by watching your screen as you draw, you will be able to see your reference image superimposed with your drawing. The app has been fine-tuned for a decade to provide artists with the features they need to be accurate and creative.

Software Features and Description

1. 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.

2. For over a century, artists have made use of the camera lucida optical device to superimpose a live view of their subject onto their drawing or painting surface.

3. Allowing the artist to trace what they see in front of them, the camera lucida is an invaluable aid in creating a lifelike and realistic drawing.

4. Whether you're drawing on paper with a pencil, or cookies with royal icing, Camera Lucida will help you to be a better artist.

5. IMPORTANT: To use Camera Lucida, you need to fix your iPhone or iPad in place above your drawing.

6. Better than a projector and more versatile than a light table, Camera Lucida has been fine-tuned for a decade to provide artists with the features they need to be accurate and creative.

7. A ton of fun for artists young or old, amateur or professional, the Camera Lucida app makes a great addition to any artist's toolbox.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. With our Camera Lucida iPhone/iPad application, artists and non-artists alike can now draw anything they have a photo of.

11. - Support for saving and restoring sessions, including automatically realigning your camera, sketch and reference image.

12. Liked Camera Lucida? here are 5 Education apps like CameraSim; Animal Coloring 3D - AR Camera; Camera Translator &Translation; Kapu Tickle Toy Camera;

Download and install Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Camera Lucida	Get App ↲	1,550 4.82	Peter Moeykens

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Camera Lucida on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Camera Lucida"
The search will reveal the Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Camera Lucida is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Camera Lucida.
Now enjoy Camera Lucida on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Peter Moeykens	4.82	17.1

Get Camera Lucida on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get $6.99 on Mac	Peter Moeykens	1550	4.82

Download on Android: Download Android

Camera Lucida™: AR Drawing functions

- Advanced image filters to help you see with an artist's eye.

- Multi-device support to enable you to stream live video of your drawing to a second device.

- 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 to do it automatically.

- Secondary video feed support to enable you to draw from a live subject, not just a photograph.

- 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.

- 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.

✔ Pros:

- Allows for easy placement of drawing elements using a photo reference

- Built-in help section for assistance

- Useful for those who are drawing challenged or want to overcome fears of drawing

- Can create pen and ink drawings that won't fade over time

- Saves time and mess when transferring drawings onto scratch board

☹ Cons:

- None mentioned in the review

Top Pcmac Reviews

Great app for artists!

By Bus Collector (Pcmac user)

I bought this app as a Christmas present for my husband. The app is phenomenal! It allows him to line up the picture he wants to draw from, and lets him get the general placement of what he is drawing, such as the eyes and the shape of the head. We are older, and I must admit, it was a bit confusing at the very first. However, I reached out to the this app community I follow on FaceBook, and received the help I needed. Also, the apps developer built in a help section right into the app. It even has the e-mail address of the developer himself. I e-mailed him and he got right back with me. His tips were exactly what we needed to use the app to obtain the desired results. Couldn’t be happier with the app and with their customer service! If you can’t figure out the app, reach out for guidance instead of leaving a negative review.
Really great app for anyone who wants to draw!!

By TedK. (Pcmac user)

I love being able to draw pictures from my photos. Really let's you overcome fears if you are, like me, drawing challenged... Have made many lovely pen and ink drawings of some of my favorite photos of my daughter that I put in my journal. It is fun, plus they won't fade over time like photos might (given an archival ink)... I have always wanted to make pen and ink drawings that look good and this has been an absolutely fabulous tool. I just got an Osmo stand and front the app mirror and am looking forward to using it as it seems like it will be more convenient than the standard setup of putting the iPad on a stack of books. I set it up with the Osmo but have yet to actually draw with the Osmo in use. That said, it certainly seems like it will be more convenient to have the iPad and drawing both easily visible while you are drawing, instead of basically 100% looking "through" the iPad. I very, VERY rarely purchase apps (I think this is my second in history) but have absolutely no regrets. It really is a wonderful tool to help ANYONE draw well and I am thrilled!
Amazing App

By Jeniart (Pcmac user)

Have only been using this app for a few days but already I’m so glad I found it! I’m a scratch artist and this is going to be a most welcome tool. Scratch board is Masonite covered in white clay then coated in black ink leaving a matt finish, so transferring a drawing onto this surface can be quite messy. I’ve coated my sketch on the back of the paper with white charcoal which leaves specks on the black surface. I’ve also used white Saral transfer paper which leaves marks where you’ve rested your hand. With this app I can draw the image directly onto the board, saving so much time and mess. Thank you so much for producing such a valuable tool.
Can I give it an A Plus Plus Plus Review!

By maryqwertyuiopasdfghjkl (Pcmac user)

Can I give this app a seven star review ?! I have been only using this for a few minutes but I already know that I have found a secret treasure! Look, I CAN and DO draw and paint using perspective and all the tools of an artist. But I live an extremely busy life and it’s hard to get to all that. So in the past I have had drawing and painting instruction. I have spent lots of money on drawing products to get me up and going such as a Wacom Tablet, All the Corel products, Illustrator, etc. Those products were so incredibly hard to use that I found myself back to drawing/painting on paper! I must say that there are many Apps which have really revolutionized my life and that this app would have to be near the very top ten most useful and productive apps That I have ever used. I will post this app on my Facebook and stuff to get the word out but I really think you should advertise more because people like me NEED this product. GOOD JOB! Mary