Art Hacks! 4 Ways to Transfer Images for Drawings & Paintings

This tutorial will show you a few ways to get a sketch or photo onto paper, canvas, or a wall!
We'll talk about drawing from observation, using a grid system, carbon transfer, and projecting images, along with the pros and cons of each method.

[@xkillbot2000x]

Saral transfer paper works wonders as well. I've used it to create "paint by number" style canvases for my son, and to transfer designs onto t-shirts that I hand painted.

[@IAMSOUND99]

Jescia.. i could listen to your lovely voice for hours non stop

[@n76543]

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[@SialkotFood]

great job thanks for sharing

[@jamessilverthorn-hudson6822]

Thanks for the tip 👍

[@noeffinway417]

Many pros use some form of this. It is actually considered basic technique for many oil painters. As far the different technologies are concerned, remember that it is all art. Even 100% computer graphics are artworks.

[@DarnLina]

Nice. So far I do a grid for really large pieces as I want to eventually move towards freehand as much as possible. I know muralists who do the projection method and I sometimes wonder if I consider that to be cheating or not. I didn't know about the 'carbon print' method and I am excited to find a moment to try that. Thank you for the video!

[@jesciahopper]

When I paint murals, I just project my drawing, usually line drawings are the easiest to see and transfer - less detail works better, especially if the room can't get completely dark.

[@qbm3alt210]

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[@thegreatl8622]

useful

[@raymondlang]

I have always used the grid version, to scale up.
I print off the image I am working off on to A4 size paper (around 11 x 9 inches), draw the squares on it.
Then whatever large size paper, draw on the exact amount of squares.
Just a case of scaling bigger.
Without those squares I would be helpless!

[@chrisdigitalartist]

I have a book on painting portraits from photograph. It also teaches to project a photo and trace it on the canvas - so would that be consider cheating? I don't know. I don't think so. I can't draw portraits (Although I should try to draw from reference) So I do something similar except I am a digital artist. I trace my photos in my art app, but I am still painting it! So I don't know...to me I see that is one method to get the desirable outcome that you want.=)

[@Higherup1018]

Just curious, because I'm an old lady I need to know why not use a sheet of carbon tracing paper? 😁

[@jesciahopper]

Because most of us don't have that laying around the house!

[@Me-zu2nv]

@@jesciahopper Speak for yourself. I use it as an alternative for when I run out of kitchen foil

[@Higherup1018]

I guess so, I've had mine for 30+ years. It has been in my sewing box. LOL

[@Higherup1018]

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[@jeromemaurice2741]

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[@ElitePortraits]

Very good information, thanks:
By the way, try next time, to make sure you are in focus :)
I don't think it's cheating, but it doesn't make me feel good about myrself at all, I think it's more rewarding for me to achieve what I want to achieve without using that method as the only method to create art. .
It feels like a shortcut that doesn't need my mental effort at all,Im only using a small amount of my brain, to carry the pencil over the lines already made for me, easy thing, so what it means is this: "all the world can copy from an image "so I think it is not so valuable.
(also depends on how you feel about yourself) ...
and I actually do it sometimes when I'm in a rush like you said, but I avoid that method most of the time from what I explained earlier. My humble opinion.
I started to copy a lot of things, but realized that I was limiting myself, so I tried hard to break that line.
But it can be helpful at first to learn and get used to how the lines are drawn.

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[@thegreatl8622]

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[@ali8046]

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[@jeffersonemmett278]

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[@devernepersonal3636]

who cares? all that matters is what you end up with.