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Step 2. Outline It is best if we draw the face at least 10" (250mm) tall. Get a digitally enlarged color photocopy made to the 10" high face size you want. Work out the enlargement needed beforehand. For example if the face in your photo is 5" tall, and your drawing is to be 10", then the enlagement %age is (10 ÷ 5) x 100 = 200%. Most color copiers can enlarge to 400%. Because it is digitally enlatged the sharpness of the print is far superior to a regular photocopy which can only go to 146% and requires repeated enlargements and each time it gets less sharp. a) Tape your blank sheet of paper onto a drawing board (or any flat board that you can tilt). b) Tape a sheet of carbon paper (or two 8 1/2" x 11" sheets taped together) onto the back of the photocopy, with the carbon paper central on the portrait and the sensative side outwards. c) Then tape the photocopy with three pieces of tape on one long side only. This will allow you to take a look at the blank paper underneath whenever you want to. The three pieces of tape acting as a hinge. d) Using an empty ball-point pen, (yes, empty, so it doesn't mark the photocopy) dot around the hair outline and main locks, also the face features, with a dot about every 1/4". Carefully repeat with the eyes, mouth and all edges and changes of shaded areas, with dots about every 1/8". Do it fairly lightly, because you don't want heavy black marks to remove later. |
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