{"id":184154,"date":"2019-09-05T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=184154"},"modified":"2019-09-05T17:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:00:32","slug":"start-up-of-the-day-drawing-with-augmented-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/start-up-of-the-day-drawing-with-augmented-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-up of the day: drawing with augmented reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning how to draw has never been easier nor as interesting. The innovative mobile app SketchAR does this by using augmented reality, machine learning and neural networks. It is the first assistant powered by AI for drawing using augmented reality.<\/p>\n

The best part about the Lithuanian start-up is that you can draw on paper, and you can also draw on walls, which allows you to make your own awesome murals. So, the app can put virtual images on a paper or a wall in order to let you trace drawings from your phone.<\/p>\n

But, how does it work?<\/p>\n

Just hold up your phone and watch as virtual images appear across your surroundings. The app will work better on A4\/A5 sizes of paper. However, you can also put any image on a wall and subsequently trace it. Please not that in order to paint on a wall, you need to use smartphones with ARKit and ARCore.<\/p>\n

Of course, augmented reality glasses, or a mix of these, are the best way to draw without limits and it’s then that true synergy is able to take place when you combine various things such as art and technology.<\/p>\n

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Innovation Origins had a brief interview with founder, CEO, and mural artist Andrey Drobitko.<\/p>\n

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SketchAR founders. \u00aeSketchAR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

How did you come up with the idea for\u00a0SketchAR?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The initial idea was for a tool for artists like myself; a convenient and straightforward method for tracing sketches onto a large surface. Later we discovered that for those who are looking into acquiring new life skills \u2013 \u2018learning to draw\u2019 is one of the most frequently searched items on the internet.<\/p>\n

Do you think that there are many start-ups tackling the same issue?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We don\u2019t think so. We know that we are the only app in this domain, because of the technology we developed which works on flat, blank surfaces.<\/p>\n

What makes\u00a0SketchAR\u00a0different\u00a0from other similar start-ups?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We understand two spheres in depth: art and tech. The second thing is our Marker-less CV-tracking<\/em> of flat surfaces powered by machine learning and neural networks. We analyzed hundreds of thousand of videos from our users (with their permission) when we we built up our CV core. The ideas was to \u2018see\u2019 different types of surfaces, hands, paper, and their structure.<\/p>\n

And as I said, there is no other app which teaches drawing using AR, and which does not use markers (like QR codes).<\/p>\n

How would you describe your technology?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Using augmented reality is the most straightforward way to take a first step. The first line you draw will lead to endless possibilities for you.<\/p>\n