Sketchar App Review: A Novel Idea, But Lacking in Customization
Sketchar is an augmented reality app that aims to teach and assist with drawing skills. The concept sounded appealing – choose an image, upload it, and have the app guide you in drawing it. However, my actual experience using Sketchar fell short of expectations.
Upon opening the app, I was surprised to find it already preloaded with set images rather than offering the ability to upload my own. While the illustrations were high quality, I wasn’t personally interested in drawing any of the preselected options. I wanted to practice sketching meaningful photos and images, not just random presets.
I did appreciate the simple, intuitive interface. The menu options and drawing tools were easy to navigate. Starting the tracing process was seamless – I just had to select an image and position my paper in view of the camera.
However, without a stand to keep my phone stable over the page, the AR view was shaky and difficult to follow. The app would benefit from either suggesting optimal setups or having built-in stabilization features.
The tracing functionality itself worked smoothly, with the line work overlaid properly on the physical page. I could control options like line weight and opacity. Yet, the lack of custom image uploading severely limits the value of Sketchar for me as a learning tool.
Overall, Sketchar has an innovative premise but needs more development to truly enhance drawing skills. The ability to upload personal images to trace would make the app much more customizable and engaging. Smoother AR functionality would also improve the user experience. With changes to content and stabilization, Sketchar shows potential as a fun way to improve drawing ability.
