Drawing apparatus and drawing method for drawing apparatus

Abstract

A drawing apparatus is provided with a drawing unit which applies a drawing on a nail of a subject which is a finger or a toe; and a control unit which controls operation of the drawing unit. The control unit extracts a first feature part in a first area which is inside area of a first subject outline of the subject in a first subject image acquired by imaging the subject after a first drawing has been applied on the nail, acquires a position of the nail in the first subject image on the basis of the first feature part and a second feature part which is extracted in a second area which is inside area of a second subject outline of a second subject image except an area of the nail, the second subject image is acquired by imaging the subject which the drawing has not been applied; and controls a drawing position of the drawing unit when the drawing unit applies a second drawing on the nail after the first subject image is acquired, on the basis of the position of the nail in the first subject image.

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