IlluminArty: Artist's Projector

The projector works best for sizes A3 through to A0, so about 40cm to 120cm wide. If you're pointing the projector down onto a table, you'll likely be working to the A3 size. If you're projecting outward onto an upright easel or wall, you could work to A0 size in one sitting, or even bigger still if you section your piece into A0 sized pieces.

We'll give you the super technical and then the not-so-technical answer! The super technical answer is: Brightness: 400 Lumens Contrast: 800:1 Native Resolution: 360P x 240P Aspect ratio: 4:3 Color Reproduction: 16.7k The not so technical answer is: The resolution is good for getting the overall shape and proportion of the image down, but it definitely doesn't take away the need to draw in details by sight. It's nowhere near as sharp as a TV monitor say, but it's useful for getting your sizing down before starting to sketch. It gets clearer the larger the surface you're working on is: so for A3 it's so-so, but the closer you get to A0 the better. It's also a lot clearer the darker your room is. You can switch the (additional) lamp accessory we offer on for some gentle ambient light. Or flick on your proper lights from time to time to check in with your drawing.

You want your projector at least 80cm away from your work surface, and a maximum of 2m away. When projecting down onto your table, your stand adjusts to 80cm or closer to 100cm if you wanted to. When projecting onto a wall, just move your projector further back from the wall to increase the range.

Yes it does, it's not chargeable or anything like that. The plug is best for a table-height plug socket. If you're working with a socket further away, you'll want an extension lead.

The projector connects to devices like smart phones and laptops, but depending on what you use, you'll need different cables. These cables are pretty common and you may well already have them at home. If you're not sure, search for these terms on Amazon: For Apple devices: a Lightning to HDMI adapter For Android Device: a MHL cable You'll also want a 2 meter long HDMI cable

This is the very first batch of a brand new product. It's pretty likely we won't have nailed everything first time, as much as we've spent months (arguably years) thinking it through. We can guarantee you'll have lots of ideas for how to make it better, and so, we'll be reaching out to you once you've had a chance to play with it for your helpful feedback. If you're not so keen for that you can let us know, but it would be super helpful. You'll notice certain things aren't as sharp as they'll end up being, the box is just a boring box nothing snazzy for example.

First off: if it arrives damaged in any way, of course we'll refund. But beyond that, we're not accepting refunds because: - With Covid, we're not really set up to fully disinfect everything before sending back out. - It's a pilot product, not everything will be perfect, but participating in it means taking the good with the less perfect bits. If you're not keen on the idea of that, we'd suggest waiting for the formal launch later this year.

Not just yet, but soon!

The light accessory is available to purchase separately, check out the listing on our product page!