As long ago as 1807 – and possibly up to 200 years earlier – many artists used an optical device known as a camera lucida to help them in sketching subjects. A controversial theory even suggests that some of the famous Old Masters created their masterpieces not by sketching freehand, but by using such gadgets. Now, two art professors are trying to bring the camera lucida back, in the form of the low-cost portable NeoLucida.
NeoLucida - Interactive Art by Golan Levin and Collaborators
NeoLucida XL: a See-Through Camera Lucida
Duluxe Edition includes both NeoLucida PLUS and NeoLucida XL eyepiece, and 3 (firm, balanced and soft.) NeoLucida x Blackwing speicial edition
NeoLucida Deluxe Kit - A modern camera lucida drawing tool kit
Lectures — Pablo Garcia
The NeoLucida Plus by Pablo Garcia — Kickstarter
ILLUSTRATION ART: REAL LINES, part 2
NeoLucida – A Portable Camera Lucida for the 21st Century
NeoLucida - Interactive Art by Golan Levin and Collaborators
NeoLucida : The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool – Big Idea