I hope you enjoy this tutorial and insight into making large tracings so you can PAINT BIG! Happy painting!! **UPDATE: RAPID RESIZER TURNS IMAGES into P E N C I L SKETCH so you can do all from this one program (I did not know this at the time of filming).** LEARN all about Rapid Resizer Here bit.ly/ResizerRapid For hundreds of tutorials in oil, acrylic and watercolour please check out the MazArt Academy here mazartacademy.com/

@jamestierney7123

4 жыл бұрын

MazArtStudio Thank you 🙏🏼

@melbutler5262

2 жыл бұрын

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@margiekinney4721

Жыл бұрын

I use watercolor and watercolor canvas. How would you recommend tracing? Would charcoal and fixative work for this or just use tracing paper? Thank you! Your video was so helpful!

I was looking over and over for this content and nobody had as useful information as you , I'm so grateful 🙏

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

1:34 Yes! After using grids many, many times, I am now figuring out ways to enlarge without it being so cumbersome. My goal is not to be a master at drawing but delve much more into the actual painting of the piece. What I have been doing for the past 6 months is using my monitor screen like a light table and using tracing paper and graphite paper. If the image I want to paint is on a small canvas, my monitor is big enough to trace the image onto tracing paper as a whole. If I want to use the image on a larger canvas (wherein I would normally use the grid method), I crop the image into sections and then trace each section from the monitor. I then piece it the tracing paper together on the canvas and use graphite paper to trace the image onto the canvas. No printer needed!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

London59 glad you like the tutorial. I love the painting part too.

@claireonlinex

2 жыл бұрын

so clever thank you!

Oh my, what a lifesaver you are! I have been using a grid for larger paintings (which is quite time consuming) or doing 8"x10" paintings by tracing from an A4 photo. Whilst I would love to be a better drawer, it has always seemed to escape me, so this will be a revolution for my painting. Thank you so much!

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoy using it as much as I do. It’s worth the fee to me to be able to offer different size commissions. I can draw but I don’t add the time it takes to do a good drawing to my fees so this allows me to quickly crack on with the painting.

I love this method and the way you do it. However as I normally do not give advice I have found a way that works for me. I use a simple program called "Easy Poster Printer". It was a free download and I was so happy with it I sent a donation. You can scale and see in real time how many sheets it will take to print also in Metric and Inches of even Feet! The only draw back is the borders and limits of the print to edge of your printer. Mine happens to be very small like 1/4 of an inch then you have to trim them off before you can place all the sheets back together. It also numbers the sheets. I use this for the things I can not draw to enlarge. Thank you so much for sharing and your method as I am going to try it also!

OMG, thank you so much for this, never knew that there were apps to enlarge. Have not seen anybody else do a video like this, soooo helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!,

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Carolyn Barnes you are very welcome 🙏🏽

Thanks for the information ☺️. Very useful

Precious tutorial! Thank you!🌹

Some great tips in this. Thanks

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent information!!!!

This has been greatly informative. Thank you!

Thank you so much for sharing this, awesome tutorial!

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Love this tutorial! This really has helped me in so many ways. Great tips.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Pat & Mike you are very welcome

Thank you for a wonderful explanation!

This is AWESOME!!!!! Thank you for this tutorial!!!!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

This was so helpful! Thank you!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 🤗

This is just what I was looking for. Thanks.

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

This program is amazing I use it all the time. Glad you found it useful. ☺️

Great descriptive tutorial - thank you for sharing this!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

dragonflycat you are welcome.

You are the best! Thank you for this video ❤

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

great Demo Maz

This is very is very helpful for my art thank you very much!!

Wow Great Job,ThankYou! I’ll be following your site ☘️

This is the best tutorial! Thank you!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

Wonderful dear this was really helpful... Thanks

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

I was looking for an easy way and this video was it. Saves me alot of paper from trying to get the sizing with other methods. to be accurate. I thank you!

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome I use it for that very reason too it’s been a huge time saver.

THANK YOU! You have taken the frustration out of resizing!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

I know right! It’s been a life saver for me.

Thank you so much for sharing !

Brilliant!!! Thank you!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 🤗

This is great!!! Thank you so much 😊

Thanks for this wonderful in-depth video.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

you are very welcome I am pleased you have enjoyed it.

Thank you so much for sharing. After watching your video I bought the Rapid Resizer (basic) and I can say it actually works. 😊 Please keep this up just in case someone is looking for the same thing as I was.

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this program so I’m glad you do too.

Ohmygosh! Thank you so much for this!!❤

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

OhioChar you are welcome 😁

Incredibly helpful! Thank you!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

Thank you very much for sharing the useful tips.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Excellent lesson .. thank u

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thank you so much for this video, so very glad I found your channel on KZread. I was not aware of the RapidResizer program, this video had a LOT of great tips!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

really clear and helpful..thx

This video was just what I was looking for after painting many things with the grid format. Thank you so much for sharing this. Have given you a big thumbs up and subscribed.

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

I hate the grid method lol. Glad you enjoyed it this software has been wonderful for me so I hope you enjoy it.

I use PhotoShop to size my reference photo. You set it to 100 dpi and the measurement of your paper or canvas. Then I save it as a PDF. When you open the PDF and click print, you choose "Poster" mode and set the overlap. It works perfectly.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Janet McAlister Stone thanks for sharing. I’ve always found photoshop so difficult to navigate.

@lovingbritt

Жыл бұрын

Nice I'll try that 😀

I like your video very much .. i follow you since last five years.. thank you very much for share your experiences with us.. love you and be blessed always

Thank you for this. I am relatively new at painting and your method will make enlarging photos much easier. Your painting of you Rottweiler is beautiful! Obviously you are quite talented. Thanks so much!

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it

Hi Marion, a brilliant tutorial as usual I found it very helpful and easy to follow. I have now installed the program on my PC. Thank you.X.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Jarmanartist excellent. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Great tips. Clearly explained.

@MazArtStudio

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Good tutorial, very well explained. Thank you so much💙👍

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Costelo Art Studio you are welcome 🙏🏽

thank you, this is exactly what i needed.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

tina alley so glad to help 😁

Excellent video! Thank you, this is going to make life for me so much easier.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Adrie vD so pleased! It’s certainly been super helpful to me and my business.

Awesome!!

Fantastic eye opening exciting! My whole world changed teehee thank u

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Mine did too!! Enjoy

Thank you for this great tutorial

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 😁

I have often struggled with trying to resize pictures for painting. Thank you for sharing this!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Amanda Contreras you are very welcome. It’s been a great find for me too.

Your art is fantastic....

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

very nice. Thank you for this.

@MazArtStudio

5 ай бұрын

You are welcome 🤗

excellent, learnt so much, some very good tips

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Bea Lowndes so glad you enjoyed it. 😁

Thank you!

This was super. Thank you so much.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Joan Langdon you are welcome

You are brilliant as if anyone didn't already know that.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Lisa Coleman aww thank you ☺️

Thanks I needed that video.

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

My previous Epsom printer could print poster size. It was brilliant but eventually we replaced it. Of course, the one we have now doesn't have that facility and I could kick myself for not checking it out. So now I have a right carry on to get this result. Great demo and lots of interesting info. Many Thanks x

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

I can't imagine why anyone would give this video a thumbs down??? Thank You this is GOOD STUFF!!!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Richard LeMasters thank you ☺️. Glad you are finding it helpful.

Excellent! Thank you!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Cheryl Crenshaw you are welcome 😁

Thanks dear... very useful 👍🥰

Wonderful and easy to understand even for us old people who love Art. Many thanks.

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Thank you

Genius. Thank you for sharing

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome I hope you find it as useful as I do

Awesome your painting

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Himan Artists thank you ☺️

This is very useful sharing. I learned a lot and really thank you very much. I became one of your admire follower.

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I use coreldraw with that program you can adjust how much overlapping the tiles and you can move the picture around to get the paper use in tiling. I also use carbon paper no fix needed also faster.

Thanks lots

Excellent

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Most printers have a scaling option in the print settings that allows you to scale and then print "all pages" So...

very helpful...thanks

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Pj Lewis you are welcome 😊

This tutorial is wonderful!! I think I can do this. I have a MAC computer

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Cissy Brazil I’m sure you can!! 😁

THANKS FOR YOUR VALUABLE INFORMATION

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

THILOKA MEEGAHAKUMBURA you are very welcome 🙏🏽

@thilokameegahakumbura3970

4 жыл бұрын

MazArtStudio 🇱🇰🎨😋😋😀😀ALWAYS ENJOY PAINTING

Great idea thank you for the video. I found a proportional tool to work wonders also. One of the best art tools I've ever used!!! I have used the grid method (that's how I learned to draw as a child) and the projector but the proportional tool is the best. A cheap one cost about 10 dollars on Amazon. Best investment you can get for size, convenience and better results. And it enlarges and reduces anything, photo, still life, nature, etc.

Thanks

Thanks Marion!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Barbara Janicek you are welcome Hun.

Excellent. I HATE doing the grid method. It's far too time consuming even though pretty accurate. It's great to have other options which are also inexpensive! Thanks Maz!

@MazArtStudio

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Thanks for the info. Your painting is beautiful! I absolutely despise the grid method and avoid it at all costs! I used to freehand all my commissioned artwork, but it is tedious and time-consuming and not always as accurate. The method you use is the one most comfortable to me, but I have been looking for a good app for the outline and resizing on my PC.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Gloria Pinsker Portraits excellent I’m pleased you’ve found a solution. I too hate the grid method. Very tedious. 😁

So much informative, I never knew that hair spray can work as a sealer

I've been stressing over how to do this for months, as I paint house portraits and the houses have so many angles and details. Been using the grid system but I suspect this method will be a lifesaver. Thanks so much! By the way, I signed up with Rapid Resizer and they sent me some free tools... one of them is called Picture Stencil Maker: Instantly turn a photo into a template for your next great art project. Upload your file and it automatically becomes a black and white design!

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Leslie Miller I know!!! I didn’t even realise that at the time of filming!!! It’s a superb program!!! Glad you liked my tutorial

I have female rottie ! This is such an awe moment, a very beautiful piece of art

@MazArtStudio

8 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

sooo helpful. I usually just freehand sketch the underdrawing but it takes forever, and then just gets painted over anyway. And with portraits, hate those moments when you realize you're halfway done but the left eye is just EVER SO SLIGHTLY too high 😂 I'd much rather spend my time on the final product and save the pencil drawing for finished pencil drawings, haha. I am definitely going to give this a try!

I like it.

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank you so much

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Rita Alamanou welcome ☺️

Brilliant! What great tips! Could you use the same process if you need to "posterize" a photo for other uses, like in drafting subjects for art quilt appliques?

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Diana Kidd I think so! Also rapid resizer has a lot of craft stuff there so check that out. But the methods I’ve taught are transferable to other uses I’m sure. Glad you like it. 😉

Thank you.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Heloneida you are welcome

It was really useful mam.....thanks a tons for ur effort ....lots of love from india ❤️😊

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Goods idea 💡

@MazArtStudio

9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

Thanks for sharing. Very useful and clear instructions. If you use Windows, you can also use Coragi ImagePrint to print a large poster or picture on multiple pages.

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

I do this with graphite paper which you can get in large size sheets - I find it quicker and easier (less messy) than charcoaling the entire back of the painting. I also find green painters tape easier - it is easier to draw through (press ing with your pen) Also, the painters tape is wider so u need less of it leaving more easily traceable space. Just my 2 bits

@charlesreidy2765

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I didn't know about graphite paper.

❤ the Nigella Lawson of art❤

@MazArtStudio

Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you 😊

MADAM U ARE NOT LESS THAN THE GREAT OLD MASTERS❤

@MazArtStudio

9 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Hi, loving this video - so helpful. Could one use charcoal powder for a quicker job?

@MazArtStudio

2 жыл бұрын

I would think so. I’ve not used it but I think it would work well. Let me know ☺️

I really appreciate you taking the time to show your process. Thank you. That being said, I would like to say I am not a fan of paying an app developer a yearly or monthly fee. My opinion is they should just price the app and leave it at that. I don’t want to have to worry about subscription renewal’s and all that malarkey. I have dozens of apps on my iPad and if I have to worry about subscriptions being automatically renewed it takes the fun out of creativity.

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Blakely Creative of course! This program isn’t for everyone I do commission work so I find the convenience far outweighs the small annual (or quarterly) fee. But I do understand 😉

I use the grid method, yes it takes time,

So helpful! Thank you. Would it be a good idea to use the pencil sketch as a value sketch also?

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Janie Walker of course good idea!

@marshahanna9061

2 жыл бұрын

I'd never heard the term "Value Sketch". Would you mind defining it? Thank you :-)

If I am using oil primed linen, will the hairspray adhere to the charcoal drawing? Thank you.

Thank You!!! I believe that anything you can use as a tool to make something come alive while having expedited achieving your goal of a finished work of art is a vital part of the process. Tools are important now as they where when pigment was blown from a tube to out line hands on a cave wall or the camera obscura, used by many of the masters whom inspire us and fill our museums with heroic and interdisciplinary masterpieces. Further more, you are awesome and if I get my hands on a copy of the art rule book and the chapter on cheating I'll let you know. We live in a great world with incredible technology and intertwined with actually drawing, painting or sculpture should be utilized to create and explore, rather than cheating ones self by being limited as if there were only one way to speak. Appreciate You!!! RandyVanGo

@MazArtStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Chavez absolutely well said!!! 😁

You can also do this with Corel draw, Photoshop and illustrator