Overlay Tracer - Sketch & Draw
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About this app
Hold your phone over paper, load a reference photo, and draw what you see.
No forced subscription, no recurring charge, no ads to sit through before you draw.
WHAT IT DOES
Overlay any photo from your gallery onto your live camera feed. Adjust opacity and image settings until it suits your reference. Then draw, trace, or sketch at your own pace.
Whether you're a beginner learning proportions for the first time or an experienced artist using photo reference to speed up your practice, Overlay Tracer gets out of your way and lets you focus on the work.
FEATURES
- Adjustable opacity, brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows.
- Pinch to scale, twist to rotate, drag to move.
- Grid overlay to transfer proportions square by square.
- Lock the overlay so it won't shift while you work.
- Tap to focus anywhere on screen.
- Save snapshots directly to your gallery.
PERFECT FOR
- Learning to draw from photo reference.
- Tracing and sketching practice at any skill level.
- Proportion and perspective training.
- Illustrators, painters, and beginners who want to improve fast.
- ACEO and small-format drawing.
This app exists because I got tired of being forced to sit through ads before I could draw. No paywalled features. No subscription traps. Just a simple tool that works.
No forced subscription, no recurring charge, no ads to sit through before you draw.
WHAT IT DOES
Overlay any photo from your gallery onto your live camera feed. Adjust opacity and image settings until it suits your reference. Then draw, trace, or sketch at your own pace.
Whether you're a beginner learning proportions for the first time or an experienced artist using photo reference to speed up your practice, Overlay Tracer gets out of your way and lets you focus on the work.
FEATURES
- Adjustable opacity, brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows.
- Pinch to scale, twist to rotate, drag to move.
- Grid overlay to transfer proportions square by square.
- Lock the overlay so it won't shift while you work.
- Tap to focus anywhere on screen.
- Save snapshots directly to your gallery.
PERFECT FOR
- Learning to draw from photo reference.
- Tracing and sketching practice at any skill level.
- Proportion and perspective training.
- Illustrators, painters, and beginners who want to improve fast.
- ACEO and small-format drawing.
This app exists because I got tired of being forced to sit through ads before I could draw. No paywalled features. No subscription traps. Just a simple tool that works.
Use any photo as a live camera reference to help you sketch, trace and draw.
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What’s new
Initial release. Use any photo as a live camera reference and draw straight over it - no subscription, no paywalled tools.
Import a reference photo, adjust the opacity, then trace, sketch or practice proportions at your own pace. Lock the image in place, flip or zoom as needed, and use the grid overlay for accurate scale. Snapshot your progress anytime.
Import a reference photo, adjust the opacity, then trace, sketch or practice proportions at your own pace. Lock the image in place, flip or zoom as needed, and use the grid overlay for accurate scale. Snapshot your progress anytime.
