Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Did you know that tracing paper is plain paper, but treated in such a way that it has become transparent? You can also use printing paper if necessary.

To step

1. Place an image on a flat, smooth surface and secure it with masking tape.
2. Place the tracing paper over it and secure it with masking tape.
3. Using a pencil, trace the image in as much or as little detail as you need.
4. When you are done tracing the image, remove the image from under the tracing paper.
5. Flip the tracing paper over so that your tracing is facing down and the blank side of the paper is facing up.
6. Cover it up complete sheet of paper with the graphite of your pencil.
   • To completely cover the blank side of the tracing paper, hold your pencil almost completely horizontal with the flat tip of the pencil touching the paper sideways, and move your pencil back and forth to apply a layer of gray or black.
7. Take a new surface, such as drawing paper, to transfer your drawing to.
8. Place the drawing paper on a flat, smooth surface and secure it with masking tape.
9. Gently place the tracing paper on the drawing paper with the graphite layer facing down. If necessary, attach this too.
10. Trace the image onto the drawing paper (press firmly).
11. When you are done tracing the entire drawing, carefully remove the tracing paper. You have now transferred the drawing to the desired surface.

Tips

• If it is a drawing with few details, it is faster to hatch only those parts with pencil, which need to be transferred to another surface.
• You will have to sharpen your pencil often.
• It is best to place the paper on a hard surface. This makes it easier to paste the picture onto the drawing surface. You can then tape the tracing paper over the image to prevent the paper from sliding around during tracing.
• Optionally, place a blank sheet of paper under the tracing paper while applying the graphite to the back to protect your work surface and make your tracing lines more visible.
• Treat your belongings with care. Because the graphite can be easily transferred to other surfaces.
• Before tracing it is wise to practice, because it may not always look good. Always practice on simple images.

Warnings

• If you're wearing a long-sleeved shirt, roll up your sleeves to prevent the pencil from staining them.
• Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Necessities

• Tracing paper
• Image
• Pencil sharpener
• Pencil
• Masking tape
• Old clothes
• Drawing paper or other surface to transfer the drawing to