Optical Drawing Board Portable Image Drawing Board Tracing Drawing Projector Painting Board Sketching Tool with PMMA Lens for Beginners, Artists, etc - Small

Since no one has eyes, here’s the instructions for bad reviews that have problems with, with pictures: 1.) Make sure it’s set up RIGHT! Look at the cover. 2.) Have ceiling or lamp LIGHT ON and adjusted as well as your phone light for the right opacity for tracing. 3.) If right handed, ANGLE and LEAN your eyes to the left through the screen. If left handed(like me), the opposite. (Yes, you have to LOOK THROUGH the screen!! That’s the very point of the indraw. I can’t believe ppl leave bad reviews for that. It’s like being pissed you have to use your pencil like a pencil.) 4.) PEEL off film from screen 5.) (this is for all online orders) If product is damaged or missing, ORDER replacement!!! 6.) Have the stand in the SAME PLANE as the paper. Not below or away. I’ve used something similar in 3rd grade school, pre-iphone era, Except you trace a hard copy image. I can still do the same, example shown. If kids can do it, pre modern technology, so can you. My video won’t upload, but it’d show the ease of the indraw. Perfect size, perfect function, good durability, and low price!

Its good however the tablet or phone constantly falls and it gets frustrating

Junk ! Does not work with a phone . A seven year old child cannot work this piece of junk ! Don’t waste your money. I did learn a lesson . Open right away to see if it’s a good product . It was going to be a Christmas gift . I just opened only to see it was junk ! Now I cannot return it ! I waited to long to check it !!!!

This is a breeze to set up and disassemble for storage. You must look down from above through the clear acrylic plate onto your paper, or in my case, rock. The image will be upside down, but it is clear and crisp, even on the surface of a natural stone. If you cannot see the image, YOU are looking at the set up incorrectly! Do not expect to look directly at your paper and see the image. I wasn’t sure what to expect for the price, but I am quite pleased and think this is going to be a very fun addition to my art toolbox.

There is a lot of hype on what sketch lenses can do. Especially cheap ones. There are pros & cons depending upon what you need. If you're looking for a magic wand to turn you into Davinci, then take some classes instead. If you already know the fundamentals of art, and you're looking for something to assist you with technique, this sketch lens may be a nice little "trainer" for your needs. Let's review the Pros: 1) Simple to setup 2) Decent quality (for the money) 3) The lens is clear (don't forget to remove the film on the lens from BOTH sides) 4) You don't have to use tracing paper (a few sheets are included) in fact, you probably shouldn't. I found using a solid white paper or artist paper allowed me to see the lens image much clearer than the thin tan tracing paper they supplied in the package. Let's review the Cons: 1) The position of the lens (once you have it in the holder) is not accurate. Moves around too much, and was difficult to have full range of motion when drawing underneath the lens. Often the lens, cut off my subject's head or feet because the lens could not comfortably accommodate a standard size piece of paper. Therefore, you have to make concessions with whatever it is your trying to draw, from either your tablet or phone. I used my iPad, and it proved to be a bit too awkward. You may have better luck using a phone instead. Again, you can make it work with a tablet, it's just more awkward in doing so. 2) You may need to flip/rotate your image before using the lens. Otherwise, using the lens will be the opposite of the image from your device. This is not really a con, I just found it annoying. 3) You will only see the image as bright as your device can make it. Direct light over your device and lens will remove the lens' reflection from your paper, rendering it useless. 4) This lens projects your image at a sharp angle. So whatever your drawing, your subject(s) may be at the angle that your lens projected on to the paper. If you don't know how to self correct your perspective, this may be a little annoying to you. All in all, I gave this three stars because I understand the purpose of a sketch lens, and it performed its duties as such. But, this sketch lens could have been designed better, with a few extra notches in the stand to adjust the angle of the lens or the angle of the device. This alone would have allowed for a better perspective of its projected image on to the paper, making it easier to use.

Simply put, this is very good for what it does at this price point. I purchased it to make outline sketches for watercolors. I did not need detail, just proportion and form, and found that I could get a fair amount of detail anyway. For those with concerns about the app, it is not needed, you can use any picture. For those that could not nee the image, make sure you are looking through the glass at your paper, and tracing the reflected image from the screen. You may need to adjust the lighting of your room or screen, there needs to be more light in the screen (brighter), but you still need to have light in the room. For those concerned with 'scratches', the plate comes with two protective films that are easily scratched to keep it safe when shipping; take both of them off. For those concerned about the color, yes, the polarized plate has a tint, which is normal. TIPS: adjust screen brightness based on room brightness; you need a balance. You can move the image around on the screen and line up the paper to make drawings that are larger than the screen image. Turn off auto rotate on your screen to keep alignment where you need it; this can only be done in some apps like Gallery. Overall, exactly what I needed for travel and getting proportions right for sketches.

Great value for the money. Easy to use, light weight.