MyArtscape Graphite Transfer Paper - 9" x 13" - 25 Sheets - Waxed Carbon Paper for Tracing (Black)

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This means it is particularly good for watercolor artists and graphic designers who want a fainter line to work with; just make sure you apply consistent and even, hard pressure—but not too hard so you don’t dent your paper or canvas. By the time I learned about artist transfer paper, I had already proved to myself and others that I knew how to draw. You have to press quite hard to get a clear outline but have already used this to trace three drawings with success. These two work-in-progress images show how the visual information that is recorded by the transfer paper serve as visual pinpoints for the placement of each feather. I encourage my art students that learning to paint is like a triathlon – you need to be able to cycle, swim and run, but if you try to learn all of these at once, it’s going to be a little overwhelming.

This video tutorial presents two methods for transferring images using the same materials: graphite and tracing paper. Tracing the outline to ensure the right proportions is great as one can spend lots of time trying to get the proportions absolutely correct. It’s a good idea to test/check first to make sure you have the proper side down before copying your entire design. Dark lines are not a problem if you are painting, as you can just paint over them, but the excess graphite will smudge when painted over. Repeated drawing and erasing on watercolour paper can damage the surface and marr your finished work so for a more complicated image - a building in perspective, or something with intricate detail, first draw your image on thin or translucent paper, then use the TRANSFER PAPER to trace the image straight onto your good paper.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Tracedown Graphite Tracing down paper, available in A4 or A3 packs of Single or Five sheets, supplied in re-sealable plastic pocket with cardboard liner. It's similar to carbon paper, which was used a lot in the "old days" for record-keeping purposes, but is not used as often now. Simplify your art works, reduce the time needed to sketch patterns, and your art time more enjoyable. You'll also want to make a mark any time there's a color change, whether it's from one hue to a totally different hue, or a hue that is gradually getting darker or lighter.

I occasionally used the grid method, but mostly I pored laboriously over every detail in the original image, endeavoring to replicate the image exactly on the canvas.

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