The BEST Projector for Artists and How to Use It

[@LowercaseDB]

the comments on here are hilarious, seems many of you have turned art into a 'who's best at drawing' competition. art is about having fun so do whatever is fun, projector or not, just draw squiggles if that feels fun to you. who are you to tell someone what they should be doing to enjoy art? great video, thank you.

[@burner9147]

Amen There is so much elitism in art 😢 just have fun

[@papillon6122]

Leonardo da Vinci did use projection! He used concave mirrors to project and trace his subjects. Many grand masters have used projections, Johannes Vermeer is particularly known for his use of the camera obscura to capture his “photographic” perfect perspectives. To “cheat” is to break the rules, but in art there are no rules.

[@pluckypluckster]

in college there were :)

[@papillon6122]

@@pluckyplucksterThen, you didn’t go to the right college (or art school) 😊

[@sword-and-shield]

So they spew, hacks always need excuses. Proof and facts? yeah, again more hack wannabee's

[@papillon6122]

⁠@@sword-and-shieldThere are plenty of proofs and facts, just take the time to look them up. Vermeer’s use of the camera obscura is common knowledge.

[@papillon6122]

@@sword-and-shield I think you may have an idealized notion of “authenticity” in the arts. Look up the engraving titled “The Judgement of Paris” (1510-1520) created by Marcantonio Raimondi, based on a drawing by Raphael. Observe the three figures at the bottom right corner of the print. Now look up Édouard Manet’s painting “Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe” (1863), do you find any similarities?

[@debbiedirr3254]

Thank you for sharing! My understanding is that Leonardo DID use a projector 😁 called camera obscura.

[@Artist_Kevin]

Pro Tip. Use an old Google Chromecast with it to project from your phone, tablet and computers without having to mess with cables.

[@ClaudiaLudwig2509]

How?

[@Larimuss]

So USB port?

[@evelinam.5835]

I got projector with miracast but from phone i do not get right proportions in anyway

[@Dita66]

@@Larimussusb plus Chromecast on powerbank

[@lucyhodge-corrigan9331]

I've been hunting for one on here all morning and it was driving me wiggy, I swear! LOL I don't need all the bells and whistles....just something to do a car painting for my hubby as it's his 'if I won a Lottery Car" a 63 Split Window Chevy....lol
Your explanations and tips were SOO helpful....thank you for speaking normally and telling us HOW to do that. I've liked and subbed your Video...thank you, thank you, thank you.
FYI....Ignore the haters....you are a breath of fresh air and I'll be watching tons more of your videos! Thank you!

[@pebblesthecat3625]

This is a great video and really so, so helpful. I am just a hobby artist and have thought about getting a small projector for literally years, but didn't want to spend money getting the wrong thing that wouldn't work.
Now I can get the right thing and get started producing big scale masterpieces !
Well, maybe not masterpieces, but at least something bigger than an A4 sketch.

[@melindaeash7192]

FYI Leonardo did have and use a projector. It wasn't electric, but using a photographic trick he could project an image. The guy was a genius you know. This was covered in many of my art classes in college.

[@2ndBirth]

Thanks for running through this mate. I spent all day trying to upscale my reference onto a large 30x40 cavas yesterday, and I still only managed to get half of the sketch down, need to continue with it today, phew... A projector would save so much time, and cost for time spent on a piece. Could be way more productive.

[@kal-w6i]

THANK YOU for being clear and getting to the point!!

[@paulinnesgraphiteart6051]

I dont use a projector but i use a light box. It does speed up the line work and if you're doing this in a comercial form then its a ideal. But do practice my freehand to keep my eye in.

[@spunkymomma5935]

Camera Obscura - The 15th century digital projectors
Well-known artists who used a camera obscura were Canaletto, Vermeer and Leonardo Da Vinci. But what is a camera obscura? A camera obscura is a tool to create art in perfect perspective and detail.

[@Dita66]

Also using google Chromecast. (With a great power bank) Have a tiny Sony Beamer with keystone and powerbank. Same size as my iPhone. Also for holidays taking it with me for streaming a movie when there is bad weather.

[@CG-ql5rr]

I bought a similar projector from amazon uk for around £50 and i used my Samsung phone wireless,as the projector supports ios & android, no need of wires and works perfectly. I can even play videos or movies through this projector.
I usually use it to make the initial sketch, for colouring ,i use my tablet,pc or a photo .
Makes everything easier to start

[@michaleduard]

What is it called please ?

[@tanyacoles2121]

Thank you so much for the tips! I recently got a new projector and am currently painting a fishing vessel with some smaller boats in the background. It’s coming along quite nicely. Although I can draw the projector is a timesaver (as long as I don’t accidentally move it in the process 😂).

[@mr.vancando4849]

Which projector did you go with? I'm worried it'll c as t, way to big or Doesn't work with a phone. I check it out m9re in the day time.

Beaucoup d'artistes connus ont utilisé divers procédés pour obtenir le dessin parfait, à notre époque le vidéo projecteur fait partie des accessoires qui est utilisé dans l'Art, mais beaucoup de ''Pros'' ne le disent pas . Cela dit dans la peinture ce qui compte,est le résultat final et le plus dur reste d'appliquer les bonnes couleurs pour obtenir un rendu de la toile excellente.

[@paintingtheskykingdom9005]

Wow i was looking on Amazon before i decided to look for recommendations outside of Amazon and this type of projector wasnt even mentioned for drawing. Thanks for the help!

[@FloydMarsh]

Nice presentation. Great info without the fluff. Thank you

[@mariyatodorova6063]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us😊the video was quite helpful🥰

[@eszterkobory70]

Exactly what I was looking for thanks Dani!

[@ARCHJOLTZ]

Au in as GOLD from the periodic table So Gold King

[@jakehammond8136]

i bought this projector for art thanks! super cheap

[@user-hu7rn4ym8j]

This is my own personal view on art………
I looked at your work….and it’s excellently rendered and people will love your wildlife art…well done for using the tools available to your best advantage…..I would rather have one of your wildlife drawings which have been traced and well finished than a poorly done one…..
One of my favourite artists since I was young was David Roberts….he travelled to Egypt and surrounds and sketched all the amazing monuments….then his work was produced as etchings and printed……I always thought he was a genius draughtsman…..
Alas!……… I am naive and he used a camera lucida………..bubble burst for me….
I’ve known a few wildlife artists in Cape Town……and I only need to look at the quality of their sketches to immediately see whether they can draw or not……most can’t….
You are right ….these tools certainly speed up the end result….
As you know,when you sketch from life…..there is a different energy in the line….
Good luck with your work and we’ll done to you

[@michaeldignelli2152]

Hi Daniel This is a great video, there is so much helpful information here. Do you know if the program Gimp has the distort feature? thank you again......I really enjoy your channel

[@JacquelineLeubin]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@stephanierossmoine2743]

I fucking hate the process of drawing and you can call me a bad artist for not having the will to practice all you want. I use the hell out of my projector I take my photography and turn it into art seamlessly and I love it.

[@JGG3345]

What make/type projector do you use?

[@mjaldrich7]

Agreed. So boring and frustrating. I’d rather just fast forward to the fun part

[@jasonvazquez8071]

Where can I see your work ?

[@simontritton4131]

Hey good video ill follow your link for the projector..
Will it work through your android phone using your gallery photos or do you need i phone tab/phone
Ive got android

[@DrCarolFrancis]

As always. So helpful thanks

[@juliemulie1805]

Interesting view on tracing. Do you use your own photographs to trace? One of the reasons I left the art field was due to the prevalence of photography and tracing. Clients really didn’t care how the final product was done, they just wanted it done cheap and yesterday. I was in scientific illustration, murals, and backgrounds. Weeks spent in zoological sample and cadaver labs while in college proved to be worthless in the real world. Thankfully, the med school degree was helpful elsewhere. You will do what you want, there won’t be problems unless someone claims photography copyright on one of your pieces. Keep good records on your sources, and make sure they belong to you.

[@dominichiatt7640]

Very useful thanks mate - subscribed

[@petersenfineart]

This is great! Thank you!

[@venetiancat]

Super helpful, thanks so much!

[@vickigonya9432]

That is so much help!!! Thank you!!!❤😂

[@artbyashley6613]

Thanks for this ! Ive been contemplating a projector for a while now for larger landscape pieces, id still obviously work from my plein air sketches and studies but as a dyslexic who just cannot math, a projector would take away the sizing up issues and allow me to get the basics in without multiple headaches 😊

[@geoffc1862]

Out of stock on Amazon uk! Looks like you've caused a run on it!😅😅😅

[@tomrogers1180]

So it has to be plugged in ? You can’t charge it or battery’s ?

[@marazul4791]

What's the closest and smallest you can get your projected image and keep it in focus with your new projector?
Reply

[@makertime6296]

Thanks for the video! So would this work for canvas sizes from 11x17 up to 36x48? Other folks say you need DLP technology in the projector.

[@teresaluna1936]

Thanks for sharing this. Amazon has it, but the connector you mentioned is unavailable. Are there others I could purchase? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Hugs from California

[@colinstone6989]

Will this project down to A4 size or smaller if required & still be usable

[@jondoh587]

My question, too.

[@patriciawilson5289]

Thank you for the tutorial Daniel I am just looking into getting a small projector and know nothing about them so can someone please tell me if this be used on a tripod and project down onto a flat surface or only upright onto easel etc.

[@jeannekasten56]

Have you tried using a flash drive in the usb port? I don't have an ipad, just a desktop. Just checking to make sure it would work well.

[@user-pc4ey5xg9v]

what about noise level? I just returned a different machine from Target- so noisy!!! Looks like a nice little machine you shared here

[@sabinakovacevic8210]

Thank you for this video. I've been using an ironing board as a tripod and a school childrens' projector which is horrible. What I'm wondering is how do you hang your canvas?

[@DutchCreekRanch1]

Super. Thanks.

[@user-hf4nm4cd3m]

What if you have a pc and can you project it onto a drawing board?

[@markbrown8154]

What's the closest and smallest you can get your projected image and keep it in focus with your new projector?

[@jondoh587]

My question, too.

[@marcchantreau6987]

Hello, what is the minimum diagonal of the canvas to keep a projected image sharp or usable?

[@jondoh587]

My question, too.

[@karengp8263]

DaVinci did use a sort of projector. He used a candle. 👍

[@photonicresearchsystems2435]

Maybe using a spirit level on the projector would help setup?

[@massv953]

Is there a projector or way to set this up to make things smaller? I want to be able to project a larger image to a smaller a blank post card. Im trying to paint many copies of the same card scene and DONT want them printed(that takes away from the point and feel of handpainted post card). Most vids Im seeing are projecting onto a large canvas thats verticle. But im working on a flat table looking down at the card, I need the project from above somehow.

[@nataliiabernatska4870]

hi! thanks for the video! so basicly any projectoe with a high lumen and good quality can be used for tracing painting to the canvas? and you dont need special program for that, right? i mean just connect it to your phone or laptop...

[@lapislarka]

When I looked into projectors, I wanted one that could be vertical to cast an image into my desk. Alas, they seem far and few in between.

[@StudioWildlife]

Mine works for casting down onto a desk, you just need a tripod that lets you adjust down

[@elinorstanley281]

hey thanks for this- if you just using for one element of a composition is it quite easy to change the size and position of projected image?

[@pammaynard9997]

I take it this is really a video projector being used as an art projector? Meaning you can play movies with it? My question is ,could projecting a still picure cause the projector to "burnout" ? I know it must sound like a stupid question, but, my mum told me there are no stupid questions! Also ,dodes anyone know the difference, if any, between art projectors and video peojectors ?

[@ClaudiaLudwig2509]

Can you please send a link for the HDMI cable for the old laptop?

[@MileZeroFilms]

Does this project in portrait (9:16) mode or just landscape mode (16:9)? Thanks!

[@StudioWildlife]

It does if you put the projector on its side 😂

[@louisememere]

Can I use my default photos editor on Mac/ipad? Did you choose that other program for a reason?

[@StephenChavez-uc3ub]

Could you give me advice as to what projector is good for let's say large-scale 1015 maybe 20 ft wide and one that can project in a lit room

[@casualplays5356]

Does anyone know a cheaper alternative? I don't think I will use one often but I need help with tracing at medium to large scale for paintings

[@einarjungmann273]

Hello, quick question. I bought this Micro DLP projector. It has WiFi but don't have keystone correction. So If I understand correctly, I have to manually set the grid and calculate each cm from the sides, right?

[@11buleria]

How can I use the projector with my iPhone? All my photos are ok iPhone and not on ab iPad.

[@annettegoodman8364]

What mount are you using on your tripod? Can you share?

[@mlee9049]

Hi, thank you for this helpful video. Would you happen to know of a vertical up and down tripod or rig? I use inks and they run if not applied on a horizontally flat surface. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[@tMarie234]

Search “best sewing projector” here on UA-cam 😉

[@evelinam.5835]

What program you use on ipad to make right proportions. I guess you can not get them right.from phone😢

[@sharkingtn]

i subscribed at the 1:00 mark

[@_.keairahhhh]

Is it able to project an image 12in x 12in?

[@tilliemaekirk9444]

Vermeer !

[@JGG3345]

Correction Ignore what I wrote! Nowhere does StudioWildlife say that the projector has a keystone. I well and truly imagined it! My apoligies @Studio Wildlife just so you know the link to Amazon UK shows a ClokWe Projector. It's exactly the same projector just different name of manufactuer BUT BUT BUT it has no KEYSTONE. I know becuase I just bought the projector from your link, it arrived today and it has no keystone. I looked around and found that this is true for all ClockWe M8 projectors not just mine.

[@StudioWildlife]

Mine has no keystone either, the distort function when positioning the picture accounts for this

[@JGG3345]

@@StudioWildlife Hey, thanks for letting me know. Very sorry I was wrong. I watched your video then bought the projector hours after. I looked at lots of different sellers and did a dive into looking at lots of other projectors and video's and buy the time the projector arrived my brain had changed my memory of you using your iPad to keystone the image into a memory of you doing the keystone with the projector. I think I also got thrown by the fact that in the operator manual there is a photo of the menue and below the zoom funtion it says keystone. Which got my head spinning. I think I should delete my post as it's not very helpfull to others looking at your video. However I'm also happy to edit the post and write in block capitals I AM AN IDIOT! IGNORE THIS POST STUDIO WILDLIFE DID NOT SAY OR DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROJECTOR HAS A KEYSTONE FUNCTION. : ) let me know what you would like me to to. I'm happy with whatever you want me to do. Change of subject do you have problems with knocking the projector or the image moving, especially if you have to stop penciling in for whatever reason and come back many hours or a few days later? That was the problem I used to have with my bigger projector. If so do you have any tips for keeping the projector totally stable? I thought I might hang a weight from the center of my tripod to give it some more stablilty. I also want to say thanks for the orininal video as it drew my attention to the fact that they make mini projectors that fit to tripods and that the projector you told us about is just the ticket! Love the paintings!

[@atsu8344]

Thank you so much it is really helpful

[@lisanewton9402]

Thank you so much extremely helpful 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@chunkylover48]

Nice AD

[@luistoro6539]

what kind of trypod mount?

[@user-ph2ql2vg1d]

Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe, that way?

[@SuzanneLee-eu5es]

I've got some old pictures but I don't know who the artist was and no signature because apparently the signature is a little picture of an animal in the art that I can't find neither. I want to sell it help😂❤

[@tracy-eire]

I got one. Somehow. 😮

[@marionoz9980]

Does anyone know how it works using an image on a usb?

[@jenniferheisler8139]

Can you use your phone with it

[@kishanchandsagar614]

Hello Sir How many prize for Projector Give me Thanks

[@blacksheeparts5083]

Hi there. i have just purchased the projector you featured and have had trouble getting it to register a USB . Reviews on line comment that they have had similar issues but the firm say " a software update " may be needed but there isn't a website to download from. I'm thinking of sending it back as a result. I wondered if you had any similar issues or advice. I know you have suggested the projector and cannot be responsible for any purchase so no worries there, just wondered if I'm doing something wrong. Any advice gratefully received. xxB

[@StudioWildlife]

Sorry to hear that, I’ve not had any issues with mine so far, although I’m using a HDMI cable rather than the USB

[@blacksheeparts5083]

Thank you. That's probably the issue. Thanks for replying so quickly. I love your videos and am so glad you are making them. I''m going to experiment with the glaze technique which I think is a great tip. XXB
@@StudioWildlife

[@joypurchase7728]

If you draw your subject, or you trace it you still have to have the art skills to paint your work .If you draw it and trace it and it's identical to each other then you only saved yourself a lot of time to get the project done ,for your client .No big deal,the master is in the paint work itself.

[@MrT4sure]

genius 🙄

[@evelinam.5835]

Nonsense orohector does not paint instead of you. You only get shapes if you ant artist yoy wont get job done

[@annmcleod1783]

What about using your phone if you don't have an iPad?

[@StudioWildlife]

Yep that would work too

[@evelinam.5835]

I got a projector from ali but it does not have right proportions 😢

[@evelinam.5835]

I try to project from my phone so i dont know the problem phone or projector

[@bethrogers8845]

Can you use an iPhone

[@pluckypluckster]

now only if i had a smartphone or a lap top or a computer in my art studio ...

[@EarthShadowFilms]

Big difference between projecting a photograph and projecting a thumbnail drawing.

[@joypurchase7728]

I WANT to trace on a table ,not a wall .What projector is good for flat tracing???

[@differenttakethanmost]

He said in an earlier comment the fix is to get a tripod that focuses downward.
The projector will project in any direction.

[@snap-n-shoot]

Michael Angelo used stencils….

[@Trd2020]

Is it Bluetooth?

[@StudioWildlife]

Mine isn’t but there is a wifi/ Bluetooth version

[@justgameon4807]

👍

[@cherylbrach4794]

less posing and more data puh-lease

[@weeverob]

So I take it this projector is not Bluetooth

[@PerezRivera65]

I can't use one. I'm watching now..if you can draw u are not cheating. If u can't draw. If u use a protector must tell people and a sign made by the projector😊

[@MagicianDisco]

Here's my thing: sure, da vinci and vermeer and rembrandt and even caravaggio used camera obscura to place their subjects in space for general spacial relationships, but they didn't trace details, they traced outlines. They also didn't use the camera for objects or settings. So, they were actually able to draw and create from their minds and relay it to a medium, also known as art. If you are simply and dispassionately tracing and then painting, its literally no different than paint by numbers. 10 year olds can do paint by numbers 😂😂 i aint buying their work that's for sure. This is the same conversation in photography with the subject of composites. Some photographers stay up n out all night, sometimes for days, waiting to get the right shot in the right location. Then some douche comes along, snaps cellphone pic, cleans it up and alters it and pushes it, slaps it into another photo, cleans that up digitally, and everyone thinks they took a picture of the moon fifty times bigger than it ever could be floating directly over the empire state building 100 times closer than it ever could with a lake and an ancient oak atvthe base of the building. And that garbage sells more than a photograph of just the tree, building, or moon. Its trash. Equally, art should be about creating an image from your mind using your talents to display a style indicative of your emotions about that subject. Hyper realist garbage will always intrigue people more than impressionism or any other non-perfect art style. But theres no emotion in it. What are you trying to say in tracing an image? Fuck all. Thats what.
And before anyone yells at me, i use a projector in my pieces. Im not claiming to make art. I make product. I project imagery onto wood, and then wood burn it or paint it. That aint art, kids. Thats product pieces. Don't lie to yourselves.

[@MrT4sure]

I get why you do use a projector, it gives you a perfect outline or platform for painting - but it is still kind of cheating regardless of what you say. I know a lot of youtube artists do it but it doesnt make you Leonardo da Vinci even though I think he used the camera lucida for perspective - make of that what you will.
I don't suppose we will ever see anyone using a projector on Portrait Artist of the Year will we, however portable it is!! because your perceived skill level will vanish.
Ditch the projector and do it without the help of a machine, it will not look as perfect as your current crop but it will have energy and character which is what sells if you have a talent.

[@StudioWildlife]

I understand what you are saying, in that using a projector like this can tighten up the artwork, and freehanding a painting shows more energy and freedom. I do both styles of painting depending on what I want to do. I prefer freehanding and just jumping straight into an expressive painting it’s way more fun and quicker. But most of the work I sell is more refined and my collectors don’t want loose and energetic, the actual painting process can take months, I could freehand it but it would take far too long to achieve the look I’m aiming for, when I can just use a projector to map out the drawing which can save me days of work. The skill in those kind of paintings is in the rendering of the paint rather than the initial under drawing. So the projecting is just a more efficient way of doing the underdrawing. Also there’s actually been a few portrait artists on that show that have used projectors. One even brought a portable printer and traced their drawing onto the canvas, and won their heat I believe. At the end of the day Art and the process of creating art is down to the maker. As long as the artist is happy with their process it shouldn’t matter how they made it. If the finished artwork inspires, and connects with the viewer why is any part of their process cheating (Unless it’s a printed photo with a bit of paint chucked on at the end… that would be cheating 😂)

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Wait a minute... So you're just tracing?? That is definitely cheating. The artist is supposed to be the projector.

[@Mills82512]

Tracing is NOT drawing

[@macdietz]

Scaling your sketch with a projector is obviously cheating. Redrawing at a large scale takes tons of time and patience, and winding up with a perfectly proportioned outline for a painting 4 times larger than the sketch is a genuine skill. Circumventing that for ease is literally the definition of cheating.
I'm not trying to police how anyone does anything, and your art is top fckin notch but it's still cheating even if all the pros do it, even if all the youtubers promise its not.

[@conny.rapp.tattoo]

No it isnt. Its actually optimising workflow and absolutely legit in these times of heavy competition.
It gives you NO advantage except of saving time because you still need so many more skills to produce that painting.
The blueprint stencils EVERY tattooer are the same case: you have to maximise precision on a canvas (an actual human) that isnt reusable or erasable and your working time is limited because of the pain the process causes. You still need a lot of skills, knowledge and fingertip sensitivity to master that portrait your customer is getting tattooed.

[@McKurdi]

@@conny.rapp.tattooit may not be a simple yes or no answer whether it’s cheating or not, but let’s be honest many ‘’artists’’ can’t even draw basic sketches, so they use projectors for everything, and people who don’t know how difficult it is to draw, especially portraits, think they are super talented etc. lolll

[@McKurdi]

@@conny.rapp.tattoo btw I’m a tattoo artist myself but we don’t compare stencils to projectors, we work on human beings so errors should be minimized, and erasing is not an option while tattooing. You can’t compare someone’s body to a piece of paper

[@asimian8500]

"I'm not trying to police how anyone does anything" Yes, you are. I personally don't use a projector, but the thought police and gatekeepers trying to push their own agenda and narrative is highly offensive..

[@Vol4ica]

@macdietz Projector is not cheating at all. Who said that you always have to project the photo? You can project your own sketch as well. It is super messy to do the sketch on the final canvas of artwork (except some specific artstyles that dont use sketches at all), and not all mediums are this forgiving. For example in pastels you fill up the tooth of paper if you draw too much and/or put a lot of pressure, and erasing also damages the paper. So you have to 100% succeed with sketch from the first attempt, and every single line should be perfect (and never be seen through the upcoming layers). But why? For what? You already made a sketch with pencil on some A4, why not just project it? Whom to and what are you trying to prove?

[@pusseyfoot369]

Vermeer used one they called them a camera obscura