Photography
AR Drawing Sketch & Tracing
Guided drawing tutorials with an on-screen trace mode, and it works without an internet connection.
Get the app
Opens the official store page
- Developer
- Patel Rikunj
- Score
- 4.5
- Downloads
- 180 ratings
- Age
- Rated 4+
- Version
- 1.0.7
- Price
- Free
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About this app
A simple tutorial app for people who want to learn to draw and don't know where to begin. Each lesson walks through a picture in stages, and the subjects run across animals, anime, nature and everyday objects. No previous drawing experience is assumed. Alongside the lessons there is a Sketch & Trace mode, where you draw directly on the screen over a faint reference rather than on paper. Zoom, undo and redo tools help with finer lines and quick corrections. The content is stored on the device, so lessons can be followed on a train or anywhere else without a connection. It's free to install and works offline. The store listing also refers to it as Drawing Sketch & Paint, so both names point at the same app.
AR Drawing Sketch & Tracing: the full guide
What the app is
Here the tracing happens on the screen, not through the camera. This tutorial app from an individual developer, Patel Rikunj, breaks each picture into stages and then lets you draw over a faint reference directly on the display in its Sketch & Trace mode, with zoom, undo and redo for corrections.
Subjects run across animals, anime, nature scenes and ordinary objects, and no prior experience is assumed. Everything is stored on the device, so the lessons work with no connection. The store listing also calls it Drawing Sketch & Paint, which is worth knowing when you search for it.
How it works day to day
You pick a subject, follow the staged breakdown, then switch to trace mode and copy the outline with a fingertip or stylus. Because the content lives on the phone, a commute or a waiting room is as good a place as any to do it. Undo takes care of wobbly lines, and zoom helps with small details like eyes and fur.
It's a self-paced routine with no reminders or progress system mentioned, so how often you come back is entirely up to you.
Why people look for it
Offline use is the practical draw, since many tracing apps need a connection for their template libraries. The other reason is simplicity: it promises nothing beyond staged lessons and an on-screen trace, which appeals to people who found bigger drawing apps cluttered. The rating base is small, at 180 reviews, so the 4.5 should be read with caution.
Look and feel
Oddly, it sits in the Photography category rather than Art & Design, which may say more about the developer's choice than the app. The five screenshots will likely show the lesson stages and the trace canvas. Expect a plain, functional layout; a one-person project at version 1.0.7 is unlikely to have elaborate styling, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
