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Arts are and always have been unique and one of its kind. We know there’s no limit in expressing your arts, but making it come to life could be another thing you might not have paid attention to before. Yes, you can always make the drawing look lively, but literally making it alive? That might sound impossible (when in fact, it’s not—just keep on reading!).
That’s why there needs to be a bridge that will fill in the gap between your arts and the “come to life” aspect. And that’s actually where augmented reality (AR) can fill in the hole. AR can add an extra layer into your printed or digital illustration, so it can give a whole new experience for everyone to enjoy your works.
But above everything mentioned above, there’s actually more about AR illustrations that will make your works look more stunning. Here are a few benefits of using AR for illustration you need to know:
With an experience of seeing an added layer, people will be impressed even better with your works. Imagine seeing your illustrations, but instead of seeing them static, they can enliven the artworks simply by scanning the art.
This will make your illustrations as if there’s something popping up right above, and of course it will be super effective to make it stand out and grasp everyone’s attention.
Wondering what we say a coming-to-life artwork means? Well, you can make the layers look alive and real, just like this:
However, to create this kind of AR artwork, you need to make sure that each object in your illustration is drawn in different layers.
This is required so that you can export each layer as an object, which you can organize on our editor to be arranged on top of the illustration.
Your illustration can be stunning, but not everyone will probably understand the essence of any further information that you want to share about your works—especially if we’re talking about interpretation.
AR gives you the chance to tell the story of your illustration—let’s say, you can add a behind-story of your illustration; what it actually means or any fun facts while creating; or maybe you want to tell about the components and what you use for the illustration.
Even better, you can also make a story out of your illustration with AR. People can simply scan your illustration, and they can see how the story unfold in the illustration—scene by scene.
We know it’s important for an artist to be able to display their works, and for this moment, we want it to not go wrong. While holding an offline exhibition can be expensive, you can make it go virtual.
Using metaverse, you can turn a virtual space into an art exhibition to display your works. Simply put the works on your walls digitally, and invite everyone through a link. There’s no need to worry about living in different countries—because everyone, anywhere they are, can visit your exhibition.
After that, you can also insert AR experiences towards your digital artwork. People can click on your artwork displayed on the wall, and once it pops out, you can scan it to see your artworks come to life!
There have been a lot of AR platforms surging around the market. But we believe, as an illustrator, you don’t want to spend much time creating AR since you’ve already spent a lot of time creating the illustration.
So we know it comes down into one answer: an easy to use AR platform. This is where Assemblr Studio can jump in.
With Assemblr Studio, you can create your own AR content for illustration in minutes—simply by drag and dropping the elements. It works like Canva, but to be simple, it’s made for AR.
We’ve got tons of premade assets, such as 3D & 2D objects and texts, or you can also upload your own images or videos from YouTube. That’s how easy it is!
Now, what about metaverse?
Thankfully, Assemblr Studio also comes with an all-around metaverse platform called Assemblr Metaverse - The World! You can make use of the platform to create your own virtual gallery or exhibition—all can be decorated as easy as drag and drop.
