Transfer Methods by Sharon Himes Artists have various ways to transfer their drawings to paper or canvas. Some watercolorists sketch directly to the watercolor paper with graphite pencil but it can be hard to make changes or erase mistakes without damaging the fibers of the paper resulting in dark areas in a plain wash. Oil [...]

a demo by Rich Bloechl When I began to develop ideas for this painting, I began with an image I had taken while in the Army, stationed in Vietnam. I was walking down a street in Can Tho, and I came upon an old gentleman squatting on the corner. I pulled out my trusty Kodak [...]

Enlarging an Image Proportionally by Rich Bloechl A simple way to enlarge a drawing or picture is to use the GRID method. With this method, you simply draw a grid over your original sketch or print and then proportionately, draw a larger grid onto your painting material. Then you draw and copy as much detail [...]