Drawing the Grind

Help this poor ol beginner. I 'get' making an acetate grid or using Photoshop to put a grid over the photo. Don't I still have to "actually draw" a grid on my drawing paper? That is what I've been doing but it's hard to erase them once the outline is done. Sarcasm is fine....just help me out! Thanks.

Yeah, I don't mean to be dense, but I have always thought the same thing. Can someone either tell me where the tutorial is, or explain pretty please? I need to learn this 'grinding' technique, lol.

Thanks.
j

Check out the tutorial section. A little way down you will see a thread that starts with "HOW TO GRID". Here is the link:

http://dueysdrawings.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3372

A lot of people were asking how to grid so I made that thread just to save time. It's just the way I do it. It's not the easiest way and it's not the fastest way, but it avoids ever having to erase grid lines or use Photoshop. And it has always given me great results.

You can get a hard plastic grid of any size in a quilt shop. Just put it over the photo.

http://store.quilting-warehouse.com/081444.html

thanks canadianmaple. I had a look at the tutorial, but it immediately struck me as quite alot of work. I'm sure it's quick if you're used to using it all the time.

But for me, drawing a grid is the laborious bit, but working on A3 (297x420) paper doesn't take too long, and having to rub out the grid lines prob takes like 10 mins max, so ain't too bad. I might stick without the aid of photoshop (i use gridded acetate) and without other methods until I tire of doing my own grids and subsequently erasing em. But thanks for sharing

j

Go to this page and you will see it. Good luck. http://dueysdrawings.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3372

I use Gimp... I save the pic I'm gonna draw, then add a new white layer. I use the grid feature under filters>render>pattern>grid. You'll have to do it on both layers but it's pretty sweet. Print out the pic with the grid on it, then hide the picture to reveal the white layer with the exact same grid on it, print that out then you're good to go. After I'm done, I do the same thing in the Duey tut and scribble on the back so I can lay down the lines.

Mark, how do you transfer your grid onto your drawing paper?

Thanks!

Me i use a grid when i am drawing but for those who print your grids out or buy graphing paper how do you get the lines of after you are done

Me i use a grid when i am drawing but for those who print your grids out or buy graphing paper how do you get the lines of after you are done

You print out the grid on a rough piece of paper, you do your outline on it, and then you trace it onto your good paper. The grid never goes onto your real paper. Check out my tutorial on the whole process in the tutorials section.

what? You're not supposed to keep the lines on your drawing? lol Just messin'.. yeah I do the scribble on the back thing and then just trace with a soft pencil over top of my sketch to lay down lines. That tutorial is awesome!! I used to draw my lines on my final page but they never really erased....

... yeah I do the scribble on the back thing and then just trace with a soft pencil over top of my sketch to lay down lines.

The only problem I come across with this method is that when you trace the outline to your good paper it makes an indent and then when you do the drawing the graphite doesn't go into the lines and you end up with white outlines all over. Easily fixable though, I just go in with a finely sharpened HB pencil and fill in all of the indents.

... yeah I do the scribble on the back thing and then just trace with a soft pencil over top of my sketch to lay down lines.

The only problem I come across with this method is that when you trace the outline to your good paper it makes an indent and then when you do the drawing the graphite doesn't go into the lines and you end up with white outlines all over. Easily fixable though, I just go in with a finely sharpened HB pencil and fill in all of the indents.

I only had this problem when I accidently grabbed my HB to trace down.... but yeah, a nice sharp pencil fixed it

I'm going to try gridding thanks to canadian's tutorial I haven't gridded in forever but that tutorial makes a ton of sense and doesn't make me think I'd be wasting my time I have more pictures I have to do so this will work fabulously.

But you have to draw the grids on the paper you are drawing on, or not?

I personally do draw them on the same paper as the drawing.