The Grid Drawing Method Was Used by the Old Masters and it Will Make You More Confident When Creating Your Outline.

The grid drawing method, along with several other mechanical aids, have been used for hundreds of years.

Many of these artists considered the use of the grid a trade secret.

Leonardo da Vinci was just one of many artists who used the grid method for developing an accurate outline of live subjects.

A frame with string or wire was tied horizontally and vertically in such a way as to create a grid.

The grid was placed between the artist and the model so that the artist could see through the grid while transferring what he saw into a grid that was drawn on to his paper.

When he was finished with the outline he would complete his painting by using the outline as a kind of map.

You can actually still get a modern version called the The Dürer Grid.

The method we'll use here is a variation of the method used by the masters.

Whether you're drawing cartoons, animals, flowers or faces...The grid method is the most accessible way of drawing an outline.

Be prepared to hear other so called artists insist that those who use a grid, or any other drawing aid, are. in some way, cheating.

I'm not sure what their motivation for this is. You should ask them to do some research on the subject before sharing any opinions on the subject. I don't imagine that they would call Leonardo da Vinci a cheat.

After creating an outline using a grid it's then just a matter of completing your piece using whatever medium you prefer.

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