One of the best videos on enlarging photos that I have ever seen! Many thanks! So clear! Love the steps and the review at the end of the video! many thanks!
Yes, I use a lot of these measurement methods in scaling up or down in my artwork. I do end up in the rabbit hole 🕳 sometimes. I mostly just measure the width and length of my photo and find the center point. Then I find the center point of my paper. After that I start on finding the the thirds of the photo both vertically and horizontally to transfer my photo. With the help from this video, I have tweaked my transferring of reference photos to a easier way of success. Thanks for sharing this with us and keeping art fun!
So many different things explained & shown helping me fit a pic onto paper. Shows the background steps of paintings. Well planned. Thanks for working to show us all.
Thank you Michelle I am on my I pad all day …….never had any classes I studies Drama , I fined sculpture very easy , but drawing I am learning from you amazing so happy 😅
I have to say, although a proportional divider is in itself a great tool, my heart sinks when my students bring them in. Because they almost always use them wrongly. They either leave the screw too loose and the tool moves, or they start with paper or initial drawing that is the wrong proportions and then try to use the divider half way through, getting into even more trouble, and refusing to admit that they got anything wrong because the tool doesn't lie :-/
You and I exchanged comments on facebook and I followed through and checked out your you tube channel etc. I've watched many since then. This was not an easy skill to apply but it helped and I'll keep trying. Thank you!.
Tried the drawing and although it was a long process I believe it turned out just fine. I need practice and more practice. Love the tutorial and tutor. Thank you 🙏 so much.
I wonder if this would be easier to work out the proportions on a piece of tracing paper cut to the size of your watercolor paper mainly due to all the possible marks, mistakes/re-do’s while trying to get it all drawn in and mapped out correctly. Being a beginner I find myself erasing a lot sometimes so I’ve started to try and draw my stuff out on tracing paper first then I transfer it to the watercolor paper. Granted it’s another step but I’ve found that if I have erased too much on the watercolor paper (even with light sketch marks and I like to use one of those putty type erasers and either roll it across the watercolor paper to lighten my marks or mold the eraser into say a fine point to get into little areas) that it has effected how my paints act on parts of the paper. But I love this tutorial as I’ve never had anyone explain how to transfer from a photo to your work surface when you are enlarging for more accurate proportions thank you so much I’m really enjoying your channel
Grids are fine but they don't exercise your drawing muscles quite as much. Because this method is less precise it will increase your natural drawing skills faster. Of course tracing is simplest for beginners, but if you don't try the hard stuff you don't learn to draw and this negatively affects your painting.
Would you use this method when doing a portrait. I seem to do endless measuring but in the end, I have a nice looking person but never the person I want it to look like☹️
If you are looking for a specific likeness this is not accurate enough. I recommend my videos on using curved guidelines to draw faces, portrait artists often use the squares method too, or even trace.
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Let me know if you find this drawing tutorial useful, and if there are any other problems you have with drawing.
I’ve watched you demo the upsizing many times and this is the first time I understood it. Thankyou
Thank you! This is very useful - and thanks for warning about the 'obsession' sinkhole
Glad it was helpful!
One of the best videos on enlarging photos that I have ever seen! Many thanks! So clear! Love the steps and the review at the end of the video! many thanks!
So pleased it helped you Marie 🙂
Good technique with the diagonal. Saves a lot of work
Yes it does, I am rubbish at maths but this much I can manage!
One of your best videos, Michelle. Timeless. I have watched it three times now and will watch it again.
Wow, thank you! I am sure the filming quality is awful, but so glad you are still finding it helpful :-)
Yes, I use a lot of these measurement methods in scaling up or down in my artwork. I do end up in the rabbit hole 🕳 sometimes. I mostly just measure the width and length of my photo and find the center point. Then I find the center point of my paper. After that I start on finding the the thirds of the photo both vertically and horizontally to transfer my photo. With the help from this video, I have tweaked my transferring of reference photos to a easier way of success. Thanks for sharing this with us and keeping art fun!
This was excellent and I'll be watching it over and over! Thank you, Michele.
Thank you so much for this informative drawing tutorial, great in depth information I would not have given a thought. Greatly Appreciated.
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much. I have been looking for a tutorial like this for ages.
You are very welcome, glad I could help!
What a useful video!.....Thank you Michele x
You are most welcome!
So many different things explained & shown helping me fit a pic onto paper. Shows the background steps of paintings. Well planned. Thanks for working to show us all.
Glad it was helpful!
I learn a lot. Thank you
Thank you Michelle I am on my I pad all day …….never had any classes I studies Drama , I fined sculpture very easy , but drawing I am learning from you amazing so happy 😅
Wonderful!
Thank you so much for your tutorials - you are a brilliant teacher, and a pure joy to follow! 👍🌷🌿 Greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪
Thank you so much! And hello Sweden :-)
Very helpful. Thank you.
Michelle, thanks so much for this video. I found it very interesting, worth the try. Blessings and take care.
This is all excellent advice, but the best tool I've recently discovered is a proportional divider, and there are a few videos on how to make one.
I have to say, although a proportional divider is in itself a great tool, my heart sinks when my students bring them in. Because they almost always use them wrongly. They either leave the screw too loose and the tool moves, or they start with paper or initial drawing that is the wrong proportions and then try to use the divider half way through, getting into even more trouble, and refusing to admit that they got anything wrong because the tool doesn't lie :-/
Thank you so much. I decided to review your classes. So worth it.
Glad you like them!
Thank You so much for this and your other tutorials, I have found them so very useful as a beginner 🐶
That's great ☺️ You are very welcome!
Holy cow, SO much great info!!
Glad you think so!
So much great advice!
Glad you think so!
You and I exchanged comments on facebook and I followed through and checked out your you tube channel etc. I've watched many since then. This was not an easy skill to apply but it helped and I'll keep trying. Thank you!.
You're very welcome Michelle ☺️ I hope to bring you lots more tips, practice is everything with drawing!
Thank you!!! Concise and Clear.
You're welcome!
Tried the drawing and although it was a long process I believe it turned out just fine. I need practice and more practice. Love the tutorial and tutor. Thank you 🙏 so much.
Pleased it helped you!
Excellent video as usual. Easy to follow and pleasent on the ear.
Many thanks!
THANK YOU! This helps so much.
You are very welcome Christina 🙂
Great tutorial!!! Keep it up :) -Best of luck on your art and your channel, and much support from one artist to another. Liked and subbed.
Hey thanks, subbed you back ☺️
Thank you❤
You're welcome 😊
I wonder if this would be easier to work out the proportions on a piece of tracing paper cut to the size of your watercolor paper mainly due to all the possible marks, mistakes/re-do’s while trying to get it all drawn in and mapped out correctly. Being a beginner I find myself erasing a lot sometimes so I’ve started to try and draw my stuff out on tracing paper first then I transfer it to the watercolor paper. Granted it’s another step but I’ve found that if I have erased too much on the watercolor paper (even with light sketch marks and I like to use one of those putty type erasers and either roll it across the watercolor paper to lighten my marks or mold the eraser into say a fine point to get into little areas) that it has effected how my paints act on parts of the paper. But I love this tutorial as I’ve never had anyone explain how to transfer from a photo to your work surface when you are enlarging for more accurate proportions thank you so much I’m really enjoying your channel
Yes that's a good idea. It's something I frequently do with commercial illustration which has to be kept very clean.
It feels like for all that hassle and guesswork, it so much easier and timesaving for beginners to just make a light, erasable grid.
Grids are fine but they don't exercise your drawing muscles quite as much. Because this method is less precise it will increase your natural drawing skills faster. Of course tracing is simplest for beginners, but if you don't try the hard stuff you don't learn to draw and this negatively affects your painting.
Would you use this method when doing a portrait. I seem to do endless measuring but in the end, I have a nice looking person but never the person I want it to look like☹️
If you are looking for a specific likeness this is not accurate enough. I recommend my videos on using curved guidelines to draw faces, portrait artists often use the squares method too, or even trace.
Thank you. Will do!
Michele, if you did your drawing on cartidge paper how would you transfer it to your watercolor paper?
There's a product called Tracedown Paper which is great, made by Frisk if I recall correctly...
hard to do grids and center it
You're gorgeous
love all that polish hard to concentrate lol