Use your laptop for a tracing backlight.

Feb 17, '12 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: alanh

I needed a darkened version of a sketch I made, but I didn't want to go scan it and darken it. I decided to make a copy the old fashioned way -- trace it.

However, the lamp wasn't bright enough, and I didn't have access to a backlit desk. Then it hit me; my laptop has a backlight, a very bright backlight in fact.

How to use your screen as a light box:

I used my 13.3" MacBook Pro, which was slightly small for a 8.5x11" paper. A larger screen would certainly be better.

[crarko adds: I've used an iPhone as a flashlight, but would not have thought of using a laptop as a light table. Clever idea.]

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