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Image Transfer Tutorial - Sketch to Painting
Sorry - FA wouldn't let me upload the full sized image, so you can see the rest here (in a much nicer format!)
http://foxloft.com/image.php?id=297
If you're like me, transferring images from sketch to painting surface is probably one of your least favorite parts of the creative process. I found that I was always losing so much life no matter what method I used - you just can't duplicate the same sketch twice. It's also extremely time consuming, whether you use carbon paper, a light board, projector, or any number of methods.
Since I do a lot of painting, I have been experimenting with different methods for years and have finally perfected a method that will give you a perfect transfer every time with minimal work.
Huzzah!
(This method is by no means created by me, I just had a hard time finding any good documentation on it, so I thought I would share with you the results of my experimentation. Please feel free to share this around with any artist you think might get some use from it!)
http://foxloft.com/image.php?id=297
If you're like me, transferring images from sketch to painting surface is probably one of your least favorite parts of the creative process. I found that I was always losing so much life no matter what method I used - you just can't duplicate the same sketch twice. It's also extremely time consuming, whether you use carbon paper, a light board, projector, or any number of methods.
Since I do a lot of painting, I have been experimenting with different methods for years and have finally perfected a method that will give you a perfect transfer every time with minimal work.
Huzzah!
(This method is by no means created by me, I just had a hard time finding any good documentation on it, so I thought I would share with you the results of my experimentation. Please feel free to share this around with any artist you think might get some use from it!)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Lynx
Size 1072 x 1280px
File Size 169.6 kB
You mean like matboard for matting pictures? As long as the surface is archival, it's fine to paint on - the worry is with lesser quality materials they will degrade over time (sometimes fairly rapidly). If the surface texture is bothering you I'd highly recommend trying out illustration board or gessoed masonite/hardboard - you can get smooth surfaces with those and they actually cost less than most matboards! :)
For watercolor I'd recommend just printing onto watercolor paper then stretching that with tape - when you glue the paper down like this you lose the water-soaking capabilities of it, it would be like trying to watercolor on a gessoed canvas (non-permeable). That's the one super nice thing about watercolor, though, you can just print the sketch and go! :)
Yes. :) At first I was rather leery of it but after having used it awhile - it's wonderful! As long as you do it correctly and use good materials, it's basically the same thing illustration boards are (and lots of other similar products) - they are just a pressed paper attached to a heavier base.
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