Camera lucida
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camera-lucida-188-18976953
title:
Camera lucida
text:
A camera lucida is an optical device used as a drawing aid by artists and microscopists. The camera lucida projects an optical superimposition of the subject being viewed, onto the surface upon which the artist is drawing. The artist sees both scene and drawing surface simultaneously, as in a photographic double exposure. This allows the artist to duplicate key points of the scene on the drawing surface, thus aiding in the accurate rendering of perspective.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Optical drawing aid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lucida
date created:
2003-10-12T17:48:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:12:54Z
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13
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