Painting from photographs
david Isaacs
photo onto a bare canvas or board.
Or direct me to an online tutorial.
With thanks,
oldzac.
Nik Maack
Draw a grid over the image you wish to transfer. If you can't draw on
the original, make a grid out of thread and lay that over the drawing.
Draw a grid on the paper or canvas. Transfer the outline square by
square. For greater detail, use a smaller grid.
Hope this helps.
Bernt Oker
says...
>
>Can someone describe the method of transferring the main outlines from a
>photo onto a bare canvas or board.
>Or direct me to an online tutorial.
Use an opaque projector. If you don't have
access to an opaque projector, you
may be able to borrow one at school
or rent one from a photo supply shop.
The beauty of slide transparencies is
that you can use an ordinary slide projector.
Nowadays there are good quality projectors
that allow projection of digital images
from a computer's output. But the projectors
are very expensive, as far as I know.
Many school computer labs are now equipped
to project computer imagery.
Andrew D
<old...@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
+Can someone describe the method of transferring the
+main outlines from a
+photo onto a bare canvas or board.
+Or direct me to an online tutorial.
There are so many ways. If you can draw well or if absoulte accuracy is
not important to the subject at hand, then you can just place major shapes
freehand. You mention canvas so I assume you're talking oil painting. In
this case, many people simply lay in a vague "outline" of major shapes
with loose brushstrokes then worry about detailing toward the end of the
painting.
If you really want a tight drawing then you can either draw a grid over
your photo (draw on acetate and lay it over your photo) then lightly draw
a corresponding and proportional grid on your canvas. Transfer major lines
by copying square by square from the photo.
Or, if the painting isn't huge you can enlarge your photo on a photocopier
then rub a bit of chalk-pastel on the back (something compatible with your
major colour scheme). Stick the photocopy face up on your board then draw
over the picture with a hardish pencil. Check that the lines are
transferring to the board. (I always used this method for airbrush
illustations)
Or, borrow, buy, hire an epidioscope (opaque projector) and project
directly from your photo onto your canvas. Be aware of possible
distortions using any projection method.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/ has a fair bit on advice for beginners in all
mediums.
Andy D.
"I'm a great speller - but a hopless tpyist!"
david Isaacs
oil paint. Haven't purchased brushes, paint or anything yet. Probably next
week:-}
I have one book, and will use some from my public library, as well as look
for tutorials on line.
Any links for a complete newby would be of help.
With thanks,
Dave Isaacs.
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Willa Catheter
You can get projectors to do this. Also, you can transfer the photo to a
slide and pin your picture on the wall and project the image to it. I have
a projector where you can put a snapshot inside a box, mount the box on
an armature over the table and project the image onto the paper on the
table. Also,you can make a grid over the photo and make a proportional
grid on the paper/whatever and work from there. Do a few sketches like
that first to get the hang of it.
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keith o'connor (tinmangallery.com
school math and build yourself a proportional divider such that one double
pointed end measures the distance on the photo and the other double pointed
end opens to give the required magnification for your canvas. Sculptures
use such a device and artists used to. No one manufactures the artists
version any more.
keith
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Andrew Werby
http://www.studioproducts.com/demo/demo.html The author utilizes the ability
of a projector to defocus the image, so one is guided in the application of
underlayers of color without becoming distracted by details. There's some
good information on the use of materials on this site as well.]
Andrew Werby
www.unitedartworks.com
Andrew D
"keith o'connor (tinmangallery.com" <scot...@rogers.com> wrote:
+If you really want to become sophisticated recall some of your old high
+school math and build yourself a proportional divider such that one double
+pointed end measures the distance on the photo and the other double pointed
+end opens to give the required magnification for your canvas. Sculptures
+use such a device and artists used to. No one manufactures the artists
+version any more.
This sounds like the Pantographs we used as kids - haven't seem them for years.
david Isaacs
Google.
Thanks,
Dave.
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