HANDMADE GOODNESS QUARTERLY JUNE 2014
ISSUE 2
Tutorial: Fast & Easy Photo Transfer to Canvas
Learn to transfer a photo or image onto a canvas in 9 steps!
By Xanriss
Single Line Artist
xandrissart.com
Have you ever been so inspired by an image that you really wanted a
carbon copy of it on canvas to immediately start painting, but didn’t
have a way to get past the drawing and planning stages before the
creative urge left? Let me show you a fast, simple and free method I
developed to get you there before the mistral leaves.
I’m a visual artist who uses photos for inspiration and reference as I paint. Sometimes, I’ll
just draw right on the art surface to start the work. A lot of the time though, I have a
photo image and need a simple copy of it on the canvas or board- an outline. Graphite
paper can be purchased at art stores and used in this way. I came across something just as
effective, free, saves a trip to the store and is probably already in your house- newsprint and
pencil!
The Image Transfer Process
PREPARATIONS
A. Prepare your canvas. Make
sure it’s ready to be painted on.
B. Is the image something you
can write on in ink? If it’s in a
book or is a favorite photo- you’ll
need to get a photocopy. (I love
home printers!) Have it printed
out to the size you’ll need it to be
on your canvas.
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