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Marking The Squares
Marking The Squares

When you choose the grid method to start your first drawing, this is

the best method and safer. why? because sometimes easier to

keep track of where I am amongst all those little squares by
marking them numerically and alphabetically along the edges of

the paper and canvas. This way if I get lost, especially within a

much larger painting with many more squares, I can easily locate
where I want to be. I write the numbers and letters really small and

light so that they can be easily erased.

So now your task is to transfer what you see in the reference photo,
block by block, onto your canvas or paper. When I use the grid

method, I always start at the top left corner and work my way

across and down. for example, Square A1 is blank in the reference

photo, we'll move on to A2. Draw in A2 exactly as you see it at A1.
The grid basically divides the original image into smaller blocks so

that you can more easily see what belongs to where.

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