 "I found this photo with red chairs. I'm not too interested in the background, but I like the chairs. How can I easily incorporate the chairs into another artwork?" |
 An easy way to transfer a design or pieces from different drawings onto your support goes as follows:Step 1 Trace your drawing onto tracing paper or thin drawing paper. This can often be done very smoothly with a lightbox, but simply taping everything onto a window works well too. If the drawing or photo you want to trace is made of thick material, this won't work, of course. Then you'll just need to ensure very good lighting and look carefully. You can trace with a felt-tip pen or a pencil. |
 Step 2 Once you've done this, flip the tracing paper over. Then, go over the lines of the drawing with a soft graphite pencil (a regular drawing pencil). For this, you could use a 4B pencil, for example. It doesn't need to be neat, but make sure that all lines are covered well. |
 Step 3 Now, place the drawing paper with the graphite-covered side onto the support. This method works best on paper, but I've done it here on a canvas to show that it also works here. Trace the drawing with a sharp pencil, such as an H pencil, and press firmly on the lines. Once you've done this, you can remove the drawing, and you'll see that the drawing is transferred onto the support. |
 Step 4You can darken areas that remained too light by adding more graphite, and you can lighten areas that are too dark by gently dabbing them with a kneaded eraser. |
The drawing appears very light on the canvas. However, this provides enough guidance to work with. In this photo, I made the drawing thicker with a pencil. The design can be used multiple times. Just remember to occasionally add more pencil to the back. This way, you can easily combine pieces from different designs and drawings to create a new composition. |