Camera Obscura Drawing Aid. You can take it anywhere and its easy to store or displayThe lens tube is formed from seamless brass tube to give you a solid authentic use and feel. Camera obscura is a very old device.
During the 19th century there were hundreds in existence but with the invention of photography in 1839 camera obscuras slowly disappeared. It is a high quality art tool made in California USA with strong lightweight aluminum alloy with a powder coated finish. Built in USA w Lightweight Aluminum Alloy.
As a drawing aid it allowed tracing the projected image to produce a highly accurate representation and was especially appreciated.
The camera obscura reached its height of popularity in the 18th 19th centuries both as an amusement and as a drawing aid for artists. It is a high quality art tool made in California USA with strong lightweight aluminum alloy with a powder coated finish. In the Renaissance one of the most interesting optical inventions Leonardo da Vinci worked with was the camera obscura a darkened room much like is shown above which aided drawing people and scenes accurately when they were in bright sunlight. During the 19th century there were hundreds in existence but with the invention of photography in 1839 camera obscuras slowly disappeared.
