I hope you enjoy this tutorial and insight into making large tracings so you can PAINT BIG! Happy painting!! **UPDATE: RAPID RESIZER TURNS IMAGES into P E N C I L SKETCH so you can do all from this one program (I did not know this at the time of filming).** LEARN all about Rapid Resizer Here bit.ly/ResizerRapid For hundreds of tutorials in oil, acrylic and watercolour please check out the MazArt Academy here mazartacademy.com/
I use watercolor and watercolor canvas. How would you recommend tracing? Would charcoal and fixative work for this or just use tracing paper? Thank you! Your video was so helpful!
1:34 Yes! After using grids many, many times, I am now figuring out ways to enlarge without it being so cumbersome. My goal is not to be a master at drawing but delve much more into the actual painting of the piece. What I have been doing for the past 6 months is using my monitor screen like a light table and using tracing paper and graphite paper. If the image I want to paint is on a small canvas, my monitor is big enough to trace the image onto tracing paper as a whole. If I want to use the image on a larger canvas (wherein I would normally use the grid method), I crop the image into sections and then trace each section from the monitor. I then piece it the tracing paper together on the canvas and use graphite paper to trace the image onto the canvas. No printer needed!
Oh my, what a lifesaver you are! I have been using a grid for larger paintings (which is quite time consuming) or doing 8"x10" paintings by tracing from an A4 photo. Whilst I would love to be a better drawer, it has always seemed to escape me, so this will be a revolution for my painting. Thank you so much!
I hope you enjoy using it as much as I do. It’s worth the fee to me to be able to offer different size commissions. I can draw but I don’t add the time it takes to do a good drawing to my fees so this allows me to quickly crack on with the painting.
OMG, thank you so much for this, never knew that there were apps to enlarge. Have not seen anybody else do a video like this, soooo helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!,
I love this method and the way you do it. However as I normally do not give advice I have found a way that works for me. I use a simple program called "Easy Poster Printer". It was a free download and I was so happy with it I sent a donation. You can scale and see in real time how many sheets it will take to print also in Metric and Inches of even Feet! The only draw back is the borders and limits of the print to edge of your printer. Mine happens to be very small like 1/4 of an inch then you have to trim them off before you can place all the sheets back together. It also numbers the sheets. I use this for the things I can not draw to enlarge. Thank you so much for sharing and your method as I am going to try it also!
Thank you for this. I am relatively new at painting and your method will make enlarging photos much easier. Your painting of you Rottweiler is beautiful! Obviously you are quite talented. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for sharing. After watching your video I bought the Rapid Resizer (basic) and I can say it actually works. 😊 Please keep this up just in case someone is looking for the same thing as I was.
I use PhotoShop to size my reference photo. You set it to 100 dpi and the measurement of your paper or canvas. Then I save it as a PDF. When you open the PDF and click print, you choose "Poster" mode and set the overlap. It works perfectly.
My previous Epsom printer could print poster size. It was brilliant but eventually we replaced it. Of course, the one we have now doesn't have that facility and I could kick myself for not checking it out. So now I have a right carry on to get this result. Great demo and lots of interesting info. Many Thanks x
This video was just what I was looking for after painting many things with the grid format. Thank you so much for sharing this. Have given you a big thumbs up and subscribed.
Thank you so much for this video, so very glad I found your channel on RUclips. I was not aware of the RapidResizer program, this video had a LOT of great tips!
I was looking for an easy way and this video was it. Saves me alot of paper from trying to get the sizing with other methods. to be accurate. I thank you!
I like your video very much .. i follow you since last five years.. thank you very much for share your experiences with us.. love you and be blessed always
I do this with graphite paper which you can get in large size sheets - I find it quicker and easier (less messy) than charcoaling the entire back of the painting. I also find green painters tape easier - it is easier to draw through (press ing with your pen) Also, the painters tape is wider so u need less of it leaving more easily traceable space. Just my 2 bits
Excellent. I HATE doing the grid method. It's far too time consuming even though pretty accurate. It's great to have other options which are also inexpensive! Thanks Maz!
Thanks for the info. Your painting is beautiful! I absolutely despise the grid method and avoid it at all costs! I used to freehand all my commissioned artwork, but it is tedious and time-consuming and not always as accurate. The method you use is the one most comfortable to me, but I have been looking for a good app for the outline and resizing on my PC.
I've been stressing over how to do this for months, as I paint house portraits and the houses have so many angles and details. Been using the grid system but I suspect this method will be a lifesaver. Thanks so much! By the way, I signed up with Rapid Resizer and they sent me some free tools... one of them is called Picture Stencil Maker: Instantly turn a photo into a template for your next great art project. Upload your file and it automatically becomes a black and white design!
sooo helpful. I usually just freehand sketch the underdrawing but it takes forever, and then just gets painted over anyway. And with portraits, hate those moments when you realize you're halfway done but the left eye is just EVER SO SLIGHTLY too high 😂 I'd much rather spend my time on the final product and save the pencil drawing for finished pencil drawings, haha. I am definitely going to give this a try!
This was very helpful, thank you. I’m not sure how this method will work for watercolor paintings.??? I was thinking to use a soft lead pencil instead of charcoal. Guess I’ll experiment.
Thanks for sharing. Very useful and clear instructions. If you use Windows, you can also use Coragi ImagePrint to print a large poster or picture on multiple pages.
Great idea thank you for the video. I found a proportional tool to work wonders also. One of the best art tools I've ever used!!! I have used the grid method (that's how I learned to draw as a child) and the projector but the proportional tool is the best. A cheap one cost about 10 dollars on Amazon. Best investment you can get for size, convenience and better results. And it enlarges and reduces anything, photo, still life, nature, etc.
This is very much like the method I use where I covert my drawing or photo from JPG to PDF. I then double click the image and go into Adobe Acrobat.I then click on POSTER size and then alter the % tab and choose how big i want my picture to be.Simples. Hope you don't mind me sharing this method ?
Hi Maz, That was an awesome tutorial. I've wondered how I would make a larger print with a standard printer that I have. Such great advice. I have just stumbled upon your channel and so glad I did. Thank you so much for your amazing tutorial. I have subscribed.
Hi, i search for the app that you mentioned. I could not find it. Would you mind sending the link here. Your video is very useful for me. Thanks for sharing.
I really appreciate you taking the time to show your process. Thank you. That being said, I would like to say I am not a fan of paying an app developer a yearly or monthly fee. My opinion is they should just price the app and leave it at that. I don’t want to have to worry about subscription renewal’s and all that malarkey. I have dozens of apps on my iPad and if I have to worry about subscriptions being automatically renewed it takes the fun out of creativity.
Blakely Creative of course! This program isn’t for everyone I do commission work so I find the convenience far outweighs the small annual (or quarterly) fee. But I do understand 😉
I use coreldraw with that program you can adjust how much overlapping the tiles and you can move the picture around to get the paper use in tiling. I also use carbon paper no fix needed also faster.
I bought the small one first and I have had that quite a while but then really wanted an A3 larger format so I invested in the 2nd one about 2 years ago
Brilliant! What great tips! Could you use the same process if you need to "posterize" a photo for other uses, like in drafting subjects for art quilt appliques?
Diana Kidd I think so! Also rapid resizer has a lot of craft stuff there so check that out. But the methods I’ve taught are transferable to other uses I’m sure. Glad you like it. 😉
It's not cheating when it's an original photo for the purpose of painting over it. Your just laying down a sort of map to guide you. I see nothing wrong with it. Even tracing someone else's art is ok as long as it's for learning purposes & not to try to pass off as your own work and especially not to sell. That would be dishonest.
Could you address how you might transfer the Image to watercolor paper? I would love to use this process on some Images I want to paint and need to cut down the drawing time. However, I so not believe I can use fixative or hairspray on watercolor paper prior to painting and feel that the charcoal would smudge the paper. Any suggestions? And thank you so very much for sharing your process. I have borrowed a projector in the past and would like to try your method.
Linda, I have frequently used both graphite paper and the old school method of rubbing the back of an image with a graphite pencil (as she used charcoal on canvas above) or a light box with hard graphite pencil to transfer images to watercolor paper, with great results every time. However, graphite smears, so you have to go back over your tracing with a kneaded eraser to get all the smeared stuff off, and to pick up all graphite except the faintest lines you can see to paint over. It's also important to use a hard graphite pencil to do this, if you use a light box or a window to trace with, because soft graphite is hard to erase. Stick with the harder pencils. That's the trick: to use erasable media, and then to erase all but the faintest usable lines. Doing this, I have never needed fixative, never had a problem with smearing, and because I'm erasing down to the faintest usable lines I don't have problems with visible/noticeable tracing lines in the finished work. Hope this helps.
For watercolour I use ghiant transfer spray. I VERY lightly spray it with this graphite and dry. Then transfer as demo in the video. You can use graphite sticks too (the way I used charcoal in the video). Don’t use carbon because the water washes it off. If you use transfer paper make sure it’s graphite paper not carbon paper. Hope this helps. I still use rapid resizer for my watercolour too. 😉. If you google ghiant transfer spray you’ll see the spray I use (it’s nice and quick but a bit smelly).
Unfortunately, it appears that Ghiant Transfer Spray is UK/EU only. When I searched for it I couldn't find a US source at all. But it's fine, I'm perfectly happy with my graphite pencils/sticks anyway. It's slower but it works. And yes, carbon or any non-graphite transfer paper is no good for watercolor. Graphite only. Thank you for taking the time to respond, and for your lovely videos. Much appreciated!
Thank you very much for replying. I will look at the Application, I have a Mac laptop that might work. As for the spray, maybe when a friend from E gland comes to Mexico he can bring one, if the airlines allow it. In the meantime, I will look for the graphite paper as well. All the best with your channel on RUclips!
I hope you enjoy this tutorial and insight into making large tracings so you can PAINT BIG! Happy painting!!
**UPDATE: RAPID RESIZER TURNS IMAGES into P E N C I L SKETCH so you can do all from this one program (I did not know this at the time of filming).**
LEARN all about Rapid Resizer Here bit.ly/ResizerRapid
For hundreds of tutorials in oil, acrylic and watercolour please check out the MazArt Academy here mazartacademy.com/
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I use watercolor and watercolor canvas. How would you recommend tracing? Would charcoal and fixative work for this or just use tracing paper? Thank you! Your video was so helpful!
I was looking over and over for this content and nobody had as useful information as you , I'm so grateful 🙏
You are welcome 🤗
1:34 Yes! After using grids many, many times, I am now figuring out ways to enlarge without it being so cumbersome. My goal is not to be a master at drawing but delve much more into the actual painting of the piece. What I have been doing for the past 6 months is using my monitor screen like a light table and using tracing paper and graphite paper. If the image I want to paint is on a small canvas, my monitor is big enough to trace the image onto tracing paper as a whole. If I want to use the image on a larger canvas (wherein I would normally use the grid method), I crop the image into sections and then trace each section from the monitor. I then piece it the tracing paper together on the canvas and use graphite paper to trace the image onto the canvas. No printer needed!
London59 glad you like the tutorial. I love the painting part too.
so clever thank you!
Oh my, what a lifesaver you are! I have been using a grid for larger paintings (which is quite time consuming) or doing 8"x10" paintings by tracing from an A4 photo. Whilst I would love to be a better drawer, it has always seemed to escape me, so this will be a revolution for my painting. Thank you so much!
I hope you enjoy using it as much as I do. It’s worth the fee to me to be able to offer different size commissions. I can draw but I don’t add the time it takes to do a good drawing to my fees so this allows me to quickly crack on with the painting.
OMG, thank you so much for this, never knew that there were apps to enlarge. Have not seen anybody else do a video like this, soooo helpful.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!,
Carolyn Barnes you are very welcome 🙏🏽
Oh my gosh!! I’ve learned more from you just this morning than I have after much research!! Thank you so much!!!!!!❤
You are so welcome!🤗
I love this method and the way you do it. However as I normally do not give advice I have found a way that works for me. I use a simple program called "Easy Poster Printer". It was a free download and I was so happy with it I sent a donation. You can scale and see in real time how many sheets it will take to print also in Metric and Inches of even Feet! The only draw back is the borders and limits of the print to edge of your printer. Mine happens to be very small like 1/4 of an inch then you have to trim them off before you can place all the sheets back together. It also numbers the sheets. I use this for the things I can not draw to enlarge. Thank you so much for sharing and your method as I am going to try it also!
Love this tutorial! This really has helped me in so many ways. Great tips.
Pat & Mike you are very welcome
Thank you for this. I am relatively new at painting and your method will make enlarging photos much easier.
Your painting of you Rottweiler is beautiful! Obviously you are quite talented. Thanks so much!
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
THANK YOU! You have taken the frustration out of resizing!
I know right! It’s been a life saver for me.
Thank you so much for sharing. After watching your video I bought the Rapid Resizer (basic) and I can say it actually works. 😊 Please keep this up just in case someone is looking for the same thing as I was.
I absolutely love this program so I’m glad you do too.
I use PhotoShop to size my reference photo. You set it to 100 dpi and the measurement of your paper or canvas. Then I save it as a PDF. When you open the PDF and click print, you choose "Poster" mode and set the overlap. It works perfectly.
Janet McAlister Stone thanks for sharing. I’ve always found photoshop so difficult to navigate.
Nice I'll try that 😀
Wonderful and easy to understand even for us old people who love Art. Many thanks.
Thank you ☺️
My previous Epsom printer could print poster size. It was brilliant but eventually we replaced it. Of course, the one we have now doesn't have that facility and I could kick myself for not checking it out. So now I have a right carry on to get this result. Great demo and lots of interesting info. Many Thanks x
glad you enjoyed it
This is AWESOME!!!!! Thank you for this tutorial!!!!
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I can't imagine why anyone would give this video a thumbs down??? Thank You this is GOOD STUFF!!!
Richard LeMasters thank you ☺️. Glad you are finding it helpful.
This video was just what I was looking for after painting many things with the grid format.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Have given you a big thumbs up and subscribed.
I hate the grid method lol. Glad you enjoyed it this software has been wonderful for me so I hope you enjoy it.
Precious tutorial! Thank you!🌹
Thank you so much for this video, so very glad I found your channel on RUclips. I was not aware of the RapidResizer program, this video had a LOT of great tips!
Glad you enjoyed it
This is just what I was looking for. Thanks.
This program is amazing I use it all the time. Glad you found it useful. ☺️
You are brilliant as if anyone didn't already know that.
Lisa Coleman aww thank you ☺️
Thanks for the information ☺️. Very useful
I was looking for an easy way and this video was it. Saves me alot of paper from trying to get the sizing with other methods. to be accurate. I thank you!
You’re welcome I use it for that very reason too it’s been a huge time saver.
Thank you so much for sharing this, awesome tutorial!
You are so welcome!
Fantastic eye opening exciting! My whole world changed teehee thank u
Haha! Mine did too!! Enjoy
I have often struggled with trying to resize pictures for painting. Thank you for sharing this!
Amanda Contreras you are very welcome. It’s been a great find for me too.
This is very useful sharing. I learned a lot and really thank you very much. I became one of your admire follower.
Awesome, thank you!
This is the best tutorial! Thank you!
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Some great tips in this. Thanks
This has been greatly informative. Thank you!
So much informative, I never knew that hair spray can work as a sealer
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful dear this was really helpful... Thanks
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This is very is very helpful for my art thank you very much!!
Great tips. Clearly explained.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for a wonderful explanation!
Excellent information!!!!
I like your video very much .. i follow you since last five years.. thank you very much for share your experiences with us.. love you and be blessed always
You are the best! Thank you for this video ❤
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This was so helpful! Thank you!
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I do this with graphite paper which you can get in large size sheets - I find it quicker and easier (less messy) than charcoaling the entire back of the painting. I also find green painters tape easier - it is easier to draw through (press ing with your pen) Also, the painters tape is wider so u need less of it leaving more easily traceable space. Just my 2 bits
Thanks. I didn't know about graphite paper.
Hi Marion, a brilliant tutorial as usual I found it very helpful and easy to follow. I have now installed the program on my PC. Thank you.X.
Peter Jarmanartist excellent. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Excellent. I HATE doing the grid method. It's far too time consuming even though pretty accurate. It's great to have other options which are also inexpensive! Thanks Maz!
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Thank you very much for sharing the useful tips.
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very nice. Thank you for this.
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Great descriptive tutorial - thank you for sharing this!
dragonflycat you are welcome.
Thanks for the info. Your painting is beautiful! I absolutely despise the grid method and avoid it at all costs! I used to freehand all my commissioned artwork, but it is tedious and time-consuming and not always as accurate. The method you use is the one most comfortable to me, but I have been looking for a good app for the outline and resizing on my PC.
Gloria Pinsker Portraits excellent I’m pleased you’ve found a solution. I too hate the grid method. Very tedious. 😁
Excellent video! Thank you, this is going to make life for me so much easier.
Adrie vD so pleased! It’s certainly been super helpful to me and my business.
I hope to try it one day. Thanks
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It was really useful mam.....thanks a tons for ur effort ....lots of love from india ❤️😊
You are welcome
Thanks for this wonderful in-depth video.
you are very welcome I am pleased you have enjoyed it.
I've been stressing over how to do this for months, as I paint house portraits and the houses have so many angles and details. Been using the grid system but I suspect this method will be a lifesaver. Thanks so much! By the way, I signed up with Rapid Resizer and they sent me some free tools... one of them is called Picture Stencil Maker: Instantly turn a photo into a template for your next great art project.
Upload your file and it automatically becomes a black and white design!
Leslie Miller I know!!! I didn’t even realise that at the time of filming!!! It’s a superb program!!! Glad you liked my tutorial
This tutorial is wonderful!! I think I can do this. I have a MAC computer
Cissy Brazil I’m sure you can!! 😁
Good tutorial, very well explained. Thank you so much💙👍
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Most printers have a scaling option in the print settings that allows you to scale and then print "all pages" So...
Wow Great Job,ThankYou!
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excellent, learnt so much, some very good tips
Bea Lowndes so glad you enjoyed it. 😁
great Demo Maz
I have female rottie ! This is such an awe moment, a very beautiful piece of art
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sooo helpful. I usually just freehand sketch the underdrawing but it takes forever, and then just gets painted over anyway. And with portraits, hate those moments when you realize you're halfway done but the left eye is just EVER SO SLIGHTLY too high 😂
I'd much rather spend my time on the final product and save the pencil drawing for finished pencil drawings, haha. I am definitely going to give this a try!
Your art is fantastic....
Thanks very much
Hi, loving this video - so helpful. Could one use charcoal powder for a quicker job?
I would think so. I’ve not used it but I think it would work well. Let me know ☺️
This was very helpful, thank you. I’m not sure how this method will work for watercolor paintings.??? I was thinking to use a soft lead pencil instead of charcoal. Guess I’ll experiment.
I use the graphite spray with watercolour or you could use graphite transfer paper (not carbon because water will wash it away).
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Thanks for sharing. Very useful and clear instructions. If you use Windows, you can also use Coragi ImagePrint to print a large poster or picture on multiple pages.
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So helpful! Thank you.
Would it be a good idea to use the pencil sketch as a value sketch also?
Janie Walker of course good idea!
I'd never heard the term "Value Sketch". Would you mind defining it? Thank you :-)
Ohmygosh! Thank you so much for this!!❤
OhioChar you are welcome 😁
Great idea thank you for the video. I found a proportional tool to work wonders also. One of the best art tools I've ever used!!! I have used the grid method (that's how I learned to draw as a child) and the projector but the proportional tool is the best. A cheap one cost about 10 dollars on Amazon. Best investment you can get for size, convenience and better results. And it enlarges and reduces anything, photo, still life, nature, etc.
This is great!!! Thank you so much 😊
Genius. Thank you for sharing
You are welcome I hope you find it as useful as I do
Thanks dear... very useful 👍🥰
This is very much like the method I use where I covert my drawing or photo from JPG to PDF. I then double click the image and go into Adobe Acrobat.I then click on POSTER size and then alter the % tab and choose how big i want my picture to be.Simples. Hope you don't mind me sharing this method ?
paul vincent not at all. Thank you for sharing 😁
Brilliant!!! Thank you!
Welcome 🤗
Hi Maz, That was an awesome tutorial. I've wondered how I would make a larger print with a standard printer that I have. Such great advice. I have just stumbled upon your channel and so glad I did. Thank you so much for your amazing tutorial. I have subscribed.
Glad it helped. 😁
thank you, this is exactly what i needed.
tina alley so glad to help 😁
Hi, i search for the app that you mentioned.
I could not find it.
Would you mind sending the link here.
Your video is very useful for me.
Thanks for sharing.
Here’s the link bit.ly/ResizerRapid
I really appreciate you taking the time to show your process. Thank you. That being said, I would like to say I am not a fan of paying an app developer a yearly or monthly fee. My opinion is they should just price the app and leave it at that. I don’t want to have to worry about subscription renewal’s and all that malarkey. I have dozens of apps on my iPad and if I have to worry about subscriptions being automatically renewed it takes the fun out of creativity.
Blakely Creative of course! This program isn’t for everyone I do commission work so I find the convenience far outweighs the small annual (or quarterly) fee. But I do understand 😉
really clear and helpful..thx
If I am using oil primed linen, will the hairspray adhere to the charcoal drawing? Thank you.
Thanks I needed that video.
Glad I could help
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Lol thank you 😊
I use coreldraw with that program you can adjust how much overlapping the tiles and you can move the picture around to get the paper use in tiling. I also use carbon paper no fix needed also faster.
Great thank you i have a question is painting still archival after using hairspray ?
If you are worried you can use an archival pencil fixative.
Enjoying this tutorial, just curious why having 2 printers.
I bought the small one first and I have had that quite a while but then really wanted an A3 larger format so I invested in the 2nd one about 2 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing !
Thank you!
Brilliant! What great tips! Could you use the same process if you need to "posterize" a photo for other uses, like in drafting subjects for art quilt appliques?
Diana Kidd I think so! Also rapid resizer has a lot of craft stuff there so check that out. But the methods I’ve taught are transferable to other uses I’m sure. Glad you like it. 😉
It's not cheating when it's an original photo for the purpose of painting over it. Your just laying down a sort of map to guide you. I see nothing wrong with it. Even tracing someone else's art is ok as long as it's for learning purposes & not to try to pass off as your own work and especially not to sell. That would be dishonest.
Blu Daizee absolutely! Totally agree!
Thank you
Thanks Marion!
Barbara Janicek you are welcome Hun.
You can use graphite sheets to transfer the image
Yes you can.
Thanks
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Could you address how you might transfer the Image to watercolor paper? I would love to use this process on some Images I want to paint and need to cut down the drawing time. However, I so not believe I can use fixative or hairspray on watercolor paper prior to painting and feel that the charcoal would smudge the paper. Any suggestions? And thank you so very much for sharing your process. I have borrowed a projector in the past and would like to try your method.
Linda, I have frequently used both graphite paper and the old school method of rubbing the back of an image with a graphite pencil (as she used charcoal on canvas above) or a light box with hard graphite pencil to transfer images to watercolor paper, with great results every time.
However, graphite smears, so you have to go back over your tracing with a kneaded eraser to get all the smeared stuff off, and to pick up all graphite except the faintest lines you can see to paint over. It's also important to use a hard graphite pencil to do this, if you use a light box or a window to trace with, because soft graphite is hard to erase. Stick with the harder pencils.
That's the trick: to use erasable media, and then to erase all but the faintest usable lines. Doing this, I have never needed fixative, never had a problem with smearing, and because I'm erasing down to the faintest usable lines I don't have problems with visible/noticeable tracing lines in the finished work. Hope this helps.
For watercolour I use ghiant transfer spray. I VERY lightly spray it with this graphite and dry. Then transfer as demo in the video. You can use graphite sticks too (the way I used charcoal in the video). Don’t use carbon because the water washes it off. If you use transfer paper make sure it’s graphite paper not carbon paper. Hope this helps. I still use rapid resizer for my watercolour too. 😉. If you google ghiant transfer spray you’ll see the spray I use (it’s nice and quick but a bit smelly).
Unfortunately, it appears that Ghiant Transfer Spray is UK/EU only. When I searched for it I couldn't find a US source at all. But it's fine, I'm perfectly happy with my graphite pencils/sticks anyway. It's slower but it works. And yes, carbon or any non-graphite transfer paper is no good for watercolor. Graphite only.
Thank you for taking the time to respond, and for your lovely videos. Much appreciated!
J Asher thank you for your reply, I so enjoy when artists help each other!
Thank you very much for replying. I will look at the Application, I have a Mac laptop that might work. As for the spray, maybe when a friend from E gland comes to Mexico he can bring one, if the airlines allow it. In the meantime, I will look for the graphite paper as well. All the best with your channel on RUclips!
Thanks lots
very helpful...thanks
Pj Lewis you are welcome 😊
A beginner here: Is spraying the tracing with hairspray necessary?
you can use a pencil fixative or seal the drawing with thinned acrylic but fixing stops you loosing your drawing. Hope that helps.