Is there a simple way of projecting a computer image onto canvas to be traced by hand prior to painting?

Question

That is without using photographic slides and using a projector and to be able to vary the size for quite large canvases!

Answer 1

There are several options
1) use a video projector. They are much cheaper nowadays and you may be able to borrow one from a friend or from work. Connect up your computer (or bring your file with you on a disk/USB key etc. if using a fixed one at work), pin up your canvas and trace over the design.
2) there are LCD panels that are designed to sit on an OHP (over head projector, the old kind that you used clear plastic sheets on and wrote on with pen), do the same as for #1
3) print off your design onto OHP film (available from all good stationery stores) and pin that over the canvas (or if the canvas is thin enough, behind the canvas and shine a bright light through from behind so you can trace it.
4) Get an inkjet t-shirt printing kit (special paper) which is only a few pounds. Print out your image (in reverse) onto the special paper, then iron on the design to your canvas. If you need an image bigger than A4, print out a zoomed up image onto more than one page.
5) Use tracing paper and a soft (blunt!) pencil and trace the diagram off the screen onto the tracing paper and then transfer that image to your canvas
6) place your monitor so the screen is horizontal (pointing straight up) and do the same with your canvas, and then use a pantograph to copy from one to the other. Pantographs are available in all good art stores and some bigger stationery stores (and some toy shops!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantograph

Answer 2

1

Answer 3

Not simple, no. You can buy an 'art projector' which will do this from a printed out image. Alternatively print on OHP film and use one of those.

Neither way works directly from the screen as far as I know but the first might I guess, particularly from a laptop where you can lay the screen flat. You'd just need to try it.

Either way, it's easier than scaling up by uses of a grid, which is what people used to have to do!

Answer 4

The most important ways that the people can combat global warming is getting rid of their older model cars (1979 Buick) because, older cars emmitt more toxic fumes into the air. Its obvious that the more technological advanced a car is, the less harmful gases it emmitts. A car that was built 3 or 4 years ago will be more economy friendly than a car that was assembled 35 years ago. For high populated cities such as New York, Bus and Taxi companys should replace current vehicles with cars that are powered by hydrogen or electricity. Just think, if every major city used the Toyota Prius as taxi's, there would be a decreased level of pollution, and also taxi fares could be drastically lower as well.

Answer 5

Here's are some easier, faster and cheaper solutions.

Enlarge the photo to the proper size - in pieces if you need to - and print them off the computer or have them photocopied to the proper size. Trace the photo using tracing paper, then flip your paper over and cover the back of it with very soft graphite pencil. Now you have "carbon paper". Flip the drawing back over, tape it down on one edge on top of your canvas so it won't move, and re-trace it, checking from time to time that you haven't missed any lines.

Option 2 - print the image and draw grid lines on it, about 1 inch apart. Draw grid lines on your canvas to the proper proportion - ie if you have 10 across and 8 down on your photo, divide the canvas into 10 units across and 8 units down. Copy each section one grid at a time, and your image will be perfectly reproduced. (Robert Bateman uses this technique!)

Answer 6

Go to your local library and ask to use their overhead projector. Print out your image onto a piece of paper and place it on the projector's screen. Tape your canvas to the wall and then trace what you need.

Answer 7

Becoming a grasp of drawing pictures is simple with the aid of Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery guide from here https://tr.im/qe38S .
With Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery guide you will got that called Training Brain Maps and each of the training is sold with what are named “Process” or “Mind” maps. These are basically outline summaries of what was covered in all the lessons.
With Realistic Pencil Portrait Mastery you will even obtain 100 Large Resolution Reference Photographs because if you are going to exercise your picture drawing, then you definitely will require research pictures. That benefit contains 100 top quality dark and bright pictures comprised of 70 looks and 30 facial features. Very useful!

Answer 8

There's a software package called 'Photo Art master classic.' It turns your images into watercolour paintings. It can also print off your photos in line drawings so you can transfer them to canvases. it only cost me £14.50 form PC World.

Answer 9

2

Answer 10

Connect the projector to a laptop and show the images that way.