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Tutorial 015by `alohalilo

Photography / Still Life / Other©2009-2013 `alohalilo
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I print the drawing out in several sizes, even if I need to print it on multiple pieces of paper.

I decide on 125% as the size I want to ink. I take the three prints that together will make the entire drawing, and place them on a light table. I use the light table to tape them together so they are perfectly aligned. There will be overlap, which I want.

I then place the taped-together print on a cutting table and use a new Xacto blade to cut them each apart, trying to find a path that misses most or all the critical parts of the figures. I am sure to press through both the top and bottom page in one pass. I discard the extra paper, and am left with three puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together to make a complete drawing. I did this so that when I trace the drawing down there will only be one layer to press a line through. Sadly, I have a giant Epson printer that could print this on one seamless page, but I never have had time to hook it up.

I re-join the three prints, being careful to tape them together in the blank sections between and above and below the figures to keep the tape out of the way of the drawing. You can see how much bigger this final print is as compared with the original.

Finally I turn the drawing over, and using a scarlet Col-Erase pencil, rub a lot of graphite on the lines on the back of the drawing.
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~popsdesu Jan 21, 2012  Student Photographer
i dont get it D: so is the original drawing yours or not? o.o
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*MJBivouac Dec 18, 2012
Look at and READ ALL the posts about this process. YES the original art is HIS!
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*Pure-Lucid Sep 13, 2011  Student Digital Artist
awesome! I have that same light box =D
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~yezek Mar 1, 2011  Professional General Artist
Woow, i love it!
Thanks for sharing
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~RandomJisatsu May 8, 2010
Would you say your LightTracer2 is a good buy? Cause I've been considering buying a light board.
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~Rik-VReal Apr 20, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Critical parts are ... Faces and bewbz !
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~Leprakhan Apr 5, 2010
You must have a great printer. If I tried this, the lines would come out fuzzy. How much was that lightbox? I really need one.
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~Lil-Tiny Apr 16, 2010  Student General Artist
the printer doesnt matter,you print out what you are going to trace over anyway to make the drawing overall bigger.you redraw it basically.so.the quality doesnt matter when it comes out, just HOW you retrace to keep the picture lively.
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~Leprakhan Apr 16, 2010
Ah yeah, that makes sense. Thanks.
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~Lil-Tiny Apr 20, 2010  Student General Artist
n_n VERY USEFUL!!!
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