sketch.AR projects your reference image onto paper, canvas, or a wall in real time — a modern camera lucida in your pocket. Just follow the lines and watch your art come to life.
Free to start · Works offline · No data collected
The reference floats over your sheet as a guide. Your pencil does the rest. Try it: trace the drawing, then hide the guide — exactly what a time-lapse export sees.
Record a time-lapse while you draw and sketch.AR exports only your pencil work — the AR reference lines never appear in the video. Post the process straight to TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.
No drawing experience needed — the overlay guides every stroke. And for experienced artists, it nails the proportions of complex compositions in minutes.
Project any photo onto paper and trace the outlines directly, seeing the reference overlaid on your surface in real time. Portraits, landscapes, lettering, complex compositions — if it's in your photo library, it's on your paper. paper, canvas, even walls
Your whole process, exported as a clean video — reference lines hidden, only your strokes remain.
Pinch to zoom into the AR view and capture precision that is normally impossible by eye.
Dozens of ready-to-trace templates — animals, landscapes, portraits, anime, lettering. Pick one and start drawing in seconds.
The AR overlay guides every stroke onto the paper, so your very first drawing can be one you're proud of. yes, really — the first one
One small hand-drawn rectangle is all the setup there is. thirty seconds, tops
Sketch a small rectangle on the edge of your paper — thicker lines and a few scribbles inside make it easy to recognize.
Aim the camera at the anchor until a green overlay confirms tracking. The reference is now pinned to your sheet.
Choose any photo from your library, or start from one of the built-in templates.
Drag the image onto your drawing area and size it exactly where you want it.
Look through the screen and follow the outlines with a real pencil on real paper.
Optionally record a time-lapse of the whole drawing and share it anywhere.
The official demo: anchor, overlay, trace — a portrait goes from blank sheet to finished lines. filmed over a real drawing
Prefer YouTube? Watch the demo there
The anchor locks your reference onto the surface, so the image stays put while you draw — tracing feels completely natural.
You draw on real paper with real pencils. The screen is a window, not the canvas — the artwork is yours, by hand.
No connection, no account, no data collected. Create anywhere inspiration strikes — studio, park, or plane.
Every AR tracing feature is in the free plan. Pro simply removes the limits.
Download sketch.AR and turn the next photo in your library into a drawing — tonight, on real paper.
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