Tracing Light – Digital Lightbox for Drawing
Free online tracing light and digital lightbox. Use your screen as a bright white tracing pad for drawing, sketching, animation, and illustration.
Place your paper on the screen
95%
Neutral
On
Best results: Set device brightness to 100%. Use thin cartridge or tracing paper (60–90 gsm). Works best in a dimmed room. Tape paper edges to avoid sliding.
Three Uses for a Digital Tracing Light
01
Illustration Tracing
Place a printed reference or existing sketch on the screen and trace onto fresh paper. Ideal for transferring rough thumbnails into clean finished line art.
02
Animation Key Frames
Traditional animators use lightboxes to see through multiple cels simultaneously. This digital lightbox replicates that workflow on any modern laptop or tablet screen.
03
Calligraphy & Lettering
Place a guide sheet beneath practice paper to maintain consistent letter spacing, baseline, and x-height while practising calligraphy or hand-lettering.
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