FAQ
It’s important to use it with both eyes open. One eye receives the image of the subject through DrawScope while the other sees the clean surface where you are going to draw. It is your brain that mixes the two images and creates an optical illusion. When you close and open the eye that receives the image through the DrawScope, you can hide or show the actual image that is overlapped on your drawing.
Does DrawScope work for lefties?
Absolutely. DrawScope has a symmetrical design, so you can hold it in the left or right hand, according to your convenience.
How large of a drawing can I make?
There is no size limit! DrawScope works with the Sight-size method. Everything you put next to your painting can be visually transferred. The bigger the picture, the farther back you should go. There will be a moment when you will not reach the canvas with your hand. At that moment, you have the option of using a tripod to establish your point of view, and move freely.
What is the Sight-size method?
It is a nineteenth-century technique that places the model and the drawing side by side and makes possible the objective comparison between the two of them at a 1:1 scale. It’s a great learning method, since it helps the student to improve his / her perception in the discipline of life drawing.
It’s hard to see my pencil, how can I fix that?
Simply blink with the eye that receives the image through the DrawScope, so you can switch and hide the image superimposed over your painting and keep the view of your hand or pencil clear.
I can only see from one eye. Will the DrawScope work for me?
Sorry, it won’t. The reason is that DrawScope works by mixing the images that we perceive with both eyes.
Can I use it outside?
Definitely. Unlike other systems, DrawScope does not require special lighting conditions.