A quick note about my tools: For an oil work surface I most commonly I use Strathmore 500 Series illustration board. It's got a great smooth surface like masonite or sanded wood, but is easier to find at my local art store on short notice and lighter weight for easier framing and transport. The other items I use for this process are my printer, a 7B pencil, an HB pencil, and some acrylic matte medium.
Once I have the finished digital drawing the way I like it, I print it out; when my printer is smaller than my work surface, I print the drawing out in several pieces and reassemble it with clear tape. I work these drawings up at high resolution (450 dpi) at their actual size, so I have lots of detail in the prints.
Once the drawing is printed out and reassembled, I take a soft 7B pencil and make a light coating of graphite all over the back of the printed drawing. when I trace over the front side with a harder HB pencil, the graphite will be lightly transferred onto my work surface. If you're a little less cheap than I am, you can also use transfer paper which is sold in rolls or pads.
Typically the light traced lines by themselves feel a bit stiff or aren't dark enough, so I'll use my HB pencil to draw over the transferred image in areas I think need more emphasis or definition.
Lastly, since the illustration board by itself would absorb the oil in the paint and eventually degrade, I seal the surface with 3-4 coats of acrylic matte medium after the drawing is transferred. This helps keep the illustration board intact and seals the graphite drawing.
This work of art is great! Reminds me of the final scene in prince of persia in which Dastan does his best to pull the leading woman up...Daniel
ReplyDeleteOoh, nice! I haven't seen that yet, but I keep meaning to. Thanks, Daniel!
ReplyDeleteLove the composition of this drawing!
ReplyDeleteThere wasn't any new post. I just wanted to greet you Happy Easter!...Daniel
ReplyDeleteOw. That's going to hurt when he grabs her hair. Which, based on the fact that his fingers are closing, and the position of his hand relative to her head, is exactly what he's about to do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the crit, C'nor. I'll work on making the action clear in the final.
ReplyDeleteThat's very similar to how my bf does it. However, he flips the image so it's a mirror image. Then on the print out, he traces the lines with the graphite on the front (which is backwards) then flips it onto the transfer surface and rubs over the back to transfer. He did this for a sketch he was enlarging and fixed up digitally, then the final transferred onto bristol.
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ReplyDeleteDigital large format printing
Similar to what Gillian mentioned, I produced a mirrored image of my picture on my TV, traced it over on parchment paper, and transferred it onto an illustration board by rubbing the back of the paper against the board.
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