Until now, drawing or painting a decent image required one of two things: either actual skill or a lightbox upon which a finished photo could be traced onto a fresh sheet of paper. Thanks to modern technology, though, both those things are a thing of the past (for the casual doodler, that is). SketchAR uses a smartphone’s own camera and augmented reality technology to overlay an image onto a blank sheet of paper where the ‘artist’ can then sketch it by hand.
The video below offers an excellent example of how the app works, but anyone who has used an augmented reality app will know what to expect — it overlays something onto the real world, but you can only see it on your phone’s display. The idea here is that the user picks an image, holds the phone up over the medium with one hand, then traces the image onto the actual paper or wall, etc, using their other hand.
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Source: Slash Gear