Use an art projector for creating an outline from small photos and produce more realistic drawings.

• You develop watery eyes while drawing.
• The photos your using for references are way too small to see.
• You need a magnifying glass to see detail from those itty- bitty elementary school class photos.
• Someone begs you to do a drawing of their great-great grandma from a photo so small that in order to see her head you have to go to the local high school's science class to borrow a microscope.

Exaggeration?

I think not...I've been there, done that!

Maybe the microscope thing was a little exaggerated, but sometimes it can become a royal pain in the eyes when creating an outline from small references.

Using a grid works great when your reference photo is large enough to see the little details; but if you draw long enough you'll come up with something too small to see clearly.

To produce a realistic drawing when drawing faces, every detail matters.

This is particularly true when the portrait is viewed by a someone who is well known to the person whose image is being drawn. Every little dimple you leave out from the cheeks and chin will be noticed.

• The cost of the unit
• The maintenance of the projector
  
• When, where and how to use your tracing projector

You don't need to go rushing out to buy a projector right away. There's plenty of time before you'll really need one.

Get some drawing practice time under your belt.

Become familiar with your art tools.

Train your brain and hand to cooperate in harmony with each other while creating realistic drawings by using the grid method of creating an outline.

And above all...Have fun!

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