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product_id: 14482135
title: "The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool"
brand: "neolucida"
price: "€ 127.71"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/14482135-the-21st-century-camera-lucida-drawing-tool
store_origin: DE
region: Germany
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# Automatic exposure control 11.75 x 6.75 x 1 in 0.44 lbs The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool

**Brand:** neolucida
**Price:** € 127.71
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Draw the world as you see it!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool by neolucida
- **How much does it cost?** € 127.71 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/14482135-the-21st-century-camera-lucida-drawing-tool)

## Best For

- neolucida enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted neolucida brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Lightweight & Portable:** Take your creativity on the go with a mere 0.44 lbs.
- • **Unleash Your Inner Artist:** Transform your drawing experience with the NeoLucida!
- • **Automatic Exposure Control:** Achieve perfect lighting for every masterpiece.
- • **Compatible with Any Camera:** Versatile design for all your artistic needs.
- • **See and Create Simultaneously:** Capture your subject while sketching effortlessly.

## Overview

The NeoLucida is a modern take on the classic camera lucida, designed to enhance your drawing experience by allowing you to see both your subject and your page simultaneously. With automatic exposure control and a lightweight design, this innovative tool is perfect for artists on the move.

## Description

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## Features

- SOLD OUT ON AMAZON! GET YOURS FROM OUR OFFICIAL PARTNERS AT BIGIDESIGN!
- TRACE WHAT YOU SEE! The NeoLucida is an updated camera lucida: a drawing aid that allows you to see your subject and your page at the same time
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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Exposure Control | Automatic |
| Film Color Type | Colored |
| Compatible Devices | Camera |
| Features | Camera Lucida |
| Item Dimensions | 11.75 x 6.75 x 1 inches |
| Item Weight | 0.44 Pounds |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NeoLucida
- **Special Feature:** Camera Lucida
- **Film Format Type:** 35mm
- **Item Weight:** 7.04 ounces
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 11.75 x 6.75 x 1 inches
- **Included Components:** Product Only
- **Model Name:** NeoLucida
- **Film Color:** Colored
- **Compatible Devices:** Camera
- **Max Shutter Speed:** 30s seconds

## Images

![The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41e3iuEf+iL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Hi Golan and Pablo, I'm in Australia.  When will international shipping be available. Naturally, I can't order until then, and you'll probs be out of**
A: We have been extremely frustrated with Amazon's opaque rules about international shipping. We have been furiously working to find a stopgap. But in the short term, options are limited, like using a "forwarding service." Longer term (after the holidays), we will likely work on a totally revamped ordering system, possibly from our own site, which will truly be global. So please forgive the inconvenience; a little more patience and you can order one soon.

**Q: Why does my image always appear upside down?**
A: It sounds like you're misaligned. Don't look through the prism; instead, look down past the edge of the prism. You should be looking at your real hand, and a ghost image of your subject. The prism shield should be oriented at precisely 45º to the table; if it's even 10 degrees off, your subject will be upside-down or squashed. For best results, position your eye half an inch (1cm) away from the prism's edge.

**Q: What is the optimum portrait size. Does the viewer  and prism need to be bigger to get something bigger than 9x12?**
A: Authentic camera lucidas (like the NeoLucida) are known for producing fairly small portraits, such as would fit on the page of a sketchbook. That said, if you want to produce a larger image, then (1) move closer to your portrait subject, and (2) extend the eyepiece further away from your drawing surface. The distance between your eye and your pencil-point is the main limit on the size of your drawings. Interestingly, a larger prism wouldn't help -- it just increases the likelihood of errors in your drawing. In fact, the NeoLucida is truly ideal for producing miniatures. Great masters like Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres used this small size to great effect. In his book "Secret Knowledge", David Hockney expresses his astonishment at the unnaturally small size of Ingres' portraits, which seemed almost magical as a result -- as if they were drawn by elves.

**Q: Is this a good buy**
A: I bought two of them about a year ago and I still have one in the box. It works but isn't easy to use. We had half a dozen people try it out and no one had good results. The very best were just okay. Save your money or buy an antique camera lucida on eBay.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ancient tool of the masters is now in our hands (It's about time!)
*by J***. on December 12, 2013*

Admiration can easily lead someone to overemphasizing the good and hiding (What is perceived as) the bad in others. Art historians that admire the ancient masters have done the same thing over the years; many ancient masters would use a prism (Camera lucida) or a projector (Camera obscura) as an aid to draw pictures, which explains how some old pictures and paintings are so photo-realistic that they can sometimes look indistinguishable from a photograph. Knowing that ancient masters used such techniques tarnishes their reputation of being super-human in their ability to draw, or at least this is the fear of art historians that want to minimize or refuse to acknowledge the use of camera lucidas/obscuras. This subject can be quite polarizing. I personally believe that such tools help AUGMENT talent rather than REPLACE it, so it doesn't detract from the wonderful works of art they helped to create.Until now, an affordable and easy to use camera lucida has never been readily available, but the NeoLucida has filled this gap. The NeoLucida is a prism on a snake-like bendable cord (Similar to USB lights you can find elsewhere) and a clamp to keep it stable on a table surface. The device will not give you magical artistic abilities, but it will AUGMENT your artistic abilities and allow you to focus more on your drawing technique. When I first received my NeoLucida, I thought "Everything I do will be wonderful!", but the first couple of attempts did not turn out very good. I realized that thoughtful effort was required to make a good drawing, and from that point on my drawings have been improving.This is the "secret weapon" of the ancient art world, and it's about time that they can be in the hands of anybody that has a few dollars. While the NeoLucida does not promise miracles, it will certainly make drawing much more rewarding. You can literally trace what is directly in front of you.

### ⭐ Effectively useless
*by C***S on February 28, 2025*

Does not work in any kind of helpful way. The prism is SO unbelievably small that you can only view about 1 square inch of anything. I tried multiple distances, heights etc. And you definitely cannot see a ghost image on the paper. Either their instructions for how to use this thing are misinforming or you have to keep adjusting every 30 seconds. In no way will this save me any kind of time, it's much faster just to free hand. Big waste of time and money. If you're looking into this, test it out first. I wish I'd never bought the thing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ancient technology, it works, but don't expect miracles.
*by B***H on April 8, 2025*

It does do as advertised, but it is limited in ways that make it awkward to use. You'll have to set up a desk or table with just the right fixtures if you intend to use it a lot. Definitely not something you could use on the fly. You do still need to know how to draw.

## Frequently Bought Together

- NeoLucida: The 21st Century Camera Lucida Drawing Tool
- Secret Knowledge (New and Expanded Edition): Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

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*Last updated: 2026-02-07*