Open the camera
Open the app, then choose Start camera and allow access. You can also paint with touch or mouse without a camera.
Camera painting for curious hands
Paint with hand gestures in your browser
Make your own picture with your webcam: show your hand and pinch thumb and index finger to paint. Open your hand to pause. No install or account. Download your picture as a PNG whenever you like.
Choose your camera in the next step, or paint with touch, pen or mouse. Camera images stay in your browser.
Local in browser
Hand gestures
PNG export
Instant preview
A tiny trailer that draws itself.
This animated example shows pinch-to-paint and open-hand pause. In the app, you make the picture yourself and choose when to download it.
Webcam ready
Template tracing
Magic brush
Three moves
No stylus. No mouse. Just hands.
Pinch to paint
Move your index finger and pinch thumb plus finger to draw.
Trace or freestyle
Use templates, mandala mode, neon brushes, or make your own mess.
Built for the first wow
A playful art tool for kids, classrooms, and families.
Spray, marker, neon, smoke, and eraser brushes
Mirror and mandala drawing modes
Built-in templates plus local image tracing
Export feedback with flash, confetti, and camera sound
No account required for the creative flow
Runs on modern browsers and Chromebooks
Private by design
Your camera stays on your device.
Draw by Hand is designed for a local browser experience: camera tracking, templates, drawing, and PNG export happen on the device. That keeps the first creative moment simple for families and schools.
Try Draw by Hand