Tracer! Lightbox tracing app

Lightbox and tracing utility for drawing and illustration with built-in search

Tracer! Lightbox Tracing App - Draw & Illustrate

Tracer! Lightbox tracing app is an innovative tool for artists and casual users to trace drawings and illustrations using a smartphone or tablet. This app lets you search for templates online, use images from your device, or capture photos directly to aid your drawing. Features include brightness control, an adjustable grayscale, and options to zoom, pan, and rotate images. It's perfect for creating stencils, practicing drawing, and various art projects, making it a valuable resource for students, hobbyists, and professional artists alike.
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By: Angel Koh
Version: VARY (Last updated: 2024-03-09)
Creation date: 2016-08-22
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • modify system settings

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App summary

Tracer! Lightbox tracing app is an integrated tracing app for drawing and illustrating. This app is meant to be used with a physical paper for stencilling and drawing. you just need to select a template picture, then place a tracing paper over it and begin tracing.

The default app is a white screen with a brightness control setting. Place your reference picture over the device and begin tracing. Great for tracing drawings and fonts, making stencils, colouring sheets, connect-the-dot's puzzles, etc.

You use the app to search for image references from the internet (using keywords or URL links), or an image from the device storage, or take a photo from the camera. Then place a tracing paper over the image and begin copying.

There is a lock button which will maximize the drawing space, and prevent the device from sleeping.

It's really great for making stencils and to practice drawing with.

Features include: -

- a handy color adjust to change the gray-scale of the picture for better tracing contrasts.
- pan, rotate, zoom the drawing references.
- button to toggle rotate on and off
- buttons to save and share the drawing references for the future.

The app is suitable for artists, students as well as casual users including retirees to do art and craft.

There is a wide range of uses for Tracer! app including: -
- traditional cell art animation and tracing
- calligraphy and font tracing (e.g. to transfer calligraphic fonts and swirl patterns onto posters and paintings)
- making stencils (e.g. for Halloween pumpkin carving; graffiti and spray painting art; Christmas snow stencils; cake decorating stencils)
- tracing tattoo designs and patterns
- base template (e.g. underlay basic perspectives for drawing architectural structures like buildings;
underlay simple shapes to draw more complicated art pieces)

User reviews

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Pros
  • User-friendly interface and easy to navigate
  • Ability to search for images directly within the app
  • Locks the screen to prevent accidental movement while tracing
  • Minimal ads while using the app
  • Versatile for various drawing projects, including tattoo designs and jewelry making
Cons
  • No option to delete unwanted files or images within the app
  • Image resizing issue when locking the screen
  • Limited zooming capabilities
  • No reset button for light or settings adjustments
  • Some users find the app does not function well on certain devices like Chromebooks
Most mentioned
  • Feature to lock the screen for tracing
  • Searching for images within the app
  • User-friendly experience with minimal ads
  • Need for improved file management (deleting files)
  • Image size adjustments and inability to reset settings easily
User reviews
I have used this app for several yrs for all different types of projects. I love that as well as using your own files. You can also search for whatever image(s) needed straight from the app. It's very user-friendly as well. Love this app!
by Stephanie Softich, 2024-09-17

First of all, I love this app. Now, let's get to it. This app is exactly what you need if you're looking for a way to draw something and you don't know how to on your own. There's a search bar to look for the things that you want to draw. All you do is (1) type in what you're looking for (2) pick the one you want to draw (3) make it the size you want (4) lock the screen so it doesn't move around and (5) trace away. The best thing is THERE IS HARDLY ANY ADS TO DEAL WITH! Happy Drawing!!
by Pam Cowart, 2024-05-21

Perfect app for tracing!! I have it on my tablet and my phone. I've tried other lightbox apps and they were full of ads and hard to navigate or wouldn't lock my screen. This app is perfect. I've used this app for years now and it's still the best and easiest to use.
by Cat, 2023-10-23
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