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News, product updates and stories from the Sketchar team and community.

Street art vs graffiti: the difference, from someone who has painted both

Graffiti is letters, written for other writers. Street art is images, made for everyone. Murals can be either. A muralist with 20+ years on walls explains where the line is.

Oct 12, 2026 · 7 min read

How Much Does a Mural Cost? Price per Square Foot/Metre (2026)

Most murals cost $10–$50 per square foot. What's inside the price, why quotes differ so much, worked examples – and how to get an accurate quote

Sep 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Sketchar Multiplayer for Meta Quest: Paint Murals Together using AR/VR

Sketchar launches the first multiplayer mural painting feature for Meta Quest — several headsets now see the same sketch, in the same place, on the same wall. Mural teams, schools, and live events can finally paint together.

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Artist Agent: Career Opportunities Matched to You – Ready to Apply

Artists Agent by Sketchar – your personal assistant for discovering open calls, grants, and artist residencies, and helping you apply.

Jul 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Draw on Curved Walls & Corners – Sketchar Surface Mode

Sketchar Surface Mode lets mural artists project sketches onto cylinders, corners, and curved surfaces – plus a new perspective mode for 3D ground illusions.

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Draw Together in Real Time: Sketchar Launches the First Cross-Platform Multiplayer Drawing App for Mobile

Sketchar Multiplayer lets you draw together in real time on iOS and Android. Create a room, invite anyone, and co-create on a shared canvas – the first true cross-platform collaborative drawing app for mobile.

Jun 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Using Sketchar In Art Classes– Charleston County School of the Arts Case Study

VR expands learning, speeds skill growth, and strengthens collaboration. At Charleston County School of the Arts, students used Sketchar on VR headsets to view the same image and draw on one real canvas together–coordinating their strokes in sync and practicing true collaboration.

Feb 4, 2026 · 3 min read

The Most Advanced Mural Planning App on Meta Quest Just Got a Major Upgrade

Sketchar's biggest Meta Quest update yet gives muralists precise AR reference control – auto surface detection, collage mode, 3D rotation, image filters, and mobile-to-VR sync.

Apr 6, 2026 · 4 min read

Design Your Reality – Meta Quest 3S Art Challenge

Customize a Meta Quest 3S headset with your own design. The community votes, our jury picks the winner – and they take home a real Meta Quest 3S. Free to enter. Open worldwide.

Apr 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Sketchar is now on PICO 4 Ultra – the moment VR becomes a real mural tool

Sketchar is now on PICO 4 Ultra 🕶️ Thousands of muralists are moving away from projectors + grids and switching to VR overlays–because it’s simply faster, cleaner, and more precise

Jan 29, 2026 · 4 min read

🎉 Design Your Reality – the results are in!

Over 300 artworks were submitted from artists around the world – and the creativity was unreal. Thank you to every single participant who brought their vision to life.

May 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Mural Paint Calculator: Know Exactly How Many Spray Cans Your Mural Needs

Upload your mural sketch and instantly calculate how many cans you need and how much it costs. Free tool by Sketchar.

Apr 24, 2026 · 2 min read

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