DIY: Tracing

This tutorial dates from 1998. A more complete, current tracing demo can be found in chapter 8 of Drawing Words & Writing Pictures. OK, this may sound totally idiotic; i.e., why should I teach you how to trace? So you can copy other people more easily? No, it’s so you can trace yourself more easily.…

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DIY: Materials

This tutorial dates from 1998. There’s more up-to-date and clear information on materials throughout Drawing Words & Writing Pictures. There’s also a more current Supplies List at DW-WP.com with buying links. Paper:Page size:Whenever we talk about page size, we’re actually talking about “image area”, which means the part of the page on which you are actually drawing.…

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