# WallTracer

> Pin a picture to your real wall with your Quest headset, put the controllers down and trace it with a pencil. Hide it with one button to check your lines.

WallTracer is a virtual projector for tracing pictures onto real walls. Prepare a picture (your own, a stencil from the library, or lettering), open it in a Meta Quest headset with passthrough, pin it to the wall at its real size and lock it.

Put the controllers down and trace it with a pencil. One button, or a pinch of your free hand, hides the picture so you can check your lines. Projects can live in the browser or in an account.

Who it's for: DIY muralists, parents painting a kid's room, sign painters and anyone hanging a gallery wall

## What it does

- Pin a picture to a real wall at its real size in Quest passthrough
- Hands-free tracing: put the controllers down and use a pencil
- Hide and show the picture with one button or a pinch
- Five looks: lines, outline, tones, silhouette and photo
- A stencil library and a lettering maker
- A gallery-wall planner with nail spots

## Questions

### Which headset do I need?

A Meta Quest with passthrough, using its web browser. No app store install.

### Why not use a projector?

There is no projector to set up or shadows from your own body, and the picture stays locked to the wall at its real size.

### Can I use my own picture?

Yes: your own picture, a stencil from the library, or lettering from the lettering maker.

## Links

- [Open WallTracer](https://walltracer.anvil.app/)
- [About WallTracer](https://walltracer.anvil.app/about)
- Made by [Arkvital](https://arkvital.com), Montreal, Canada (arkvital@outlook.com)

Keywords: mural projector alternative, trace picture on wall, Meta Quest passthrough app, mixed reality drawing, paint a mural, wall stencil, DIY mural, AR tracing app, gallery wall planner