wellifyou’redoingasymmetricaldesign andneedto
foldthepaperinhalftoreplicateitintheotherdirection.
Youcanalsolook throughthepapertosee howyour
drawinglooksbackwards,asoftenerrorsintheartwork
become more obvious in reverse.
Tocreatemorefinished-lookingtattoo-styleartworkon
tracingpaper,youcanusepermanentmarkersofvarious
weights (fine, medium, and brush) to create the
linework, and then use colored pencils to fill in the
design.
Anotheruseoftracingpaperistomakeatransfersheet.
This is used to transfer your sketch onto illustration
boardorwhateversurfaceyou’llbedoingyourartwork
on.
ILLUSTRATION BOARD
Cold-pressed illustration board is ideal for using
permanentmarkers, coloredpencil and watercolors.It
hasatexturedsurfacethatworkswellwithwatercolors
or liquid acrylics. You should get 80 lb. or 100 lb.
cold-pressedif possible, asit’s lessflexibleand takes
watercolorbetter.Iftheboardgetstoowetitcanbuckle,
andthesurfacecanbedamaged bygettingtoowet or
overly erased.