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Summary:

"The NeoLucida is a portable camera lucida, an optical drawing aid that allows you to trace what you see. Based on century-old designs but comprehensively redesigned for the 21st century, the NeoLucida is perfect for artists, scientists, designers, or hobbyists--anyone who wants to draw."--Instructional booklet.
"We use a silvered prism, optimized for optical clarity, carefully encased in a custom anodized aluminum mount. The prism is supported by a highly adjustable gooseneck arm and a sturdy metal clamp. We even use a 1/4"-20 threaded bolt as the connection between the gooseneck arm and the prism holder--so your NeoLucida arm can easily double as a standard camera mount."--NeoLucida website.

Contributors:

Garcia, Pablo, 1975- , designer

Levin, Golan , designer

Big Idea Design (Firm)

University of North Texas > Libraries > Spark

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Camera lucidas — Specimens

Artists' tools — Specimens

Optical instruments — Specimens

Makerspaces

General Notes:

"A camera lucida basically consists of a prism mounted on an adjustable stand and a drawing-board. The prism has to have one right angle, two of 67.5° and one of 135°. When the stand is adjusted so that the prism half covers the pupil of the eye, the draughtsman using it has the illusion of seeing both the object he wishes to draw, which is reflected through the prism by rays of light, and its outlines on the drawing-board. If paper is placed on the drawing-board the outlines can easily be traced off."--Oxford Art Online. See also: Kemp, Martin. The science of art (1990), pp. 200-201.

Physical Description:

1 camera lucida : metal ; 56 x 5 x 2 cm, in box 17 x 29 x 3 cm

Call Numbers:

UNT - THE SPARK

OCLC Numbers:

904973359