How to transfer your drawing or sketch to canvas with artist Tim Gagnon

[CartWheelzOfRage]

Actual tutorial starts at 3:07
ur welcome

[ysabelleangeli]

I also believe another way in order to put a sketch onto a canvas is by using a glass surface and a lamp. So, I would tape the sketch to the back of the canvas and lay it flat on the glass surface and then put the lamp underneath the glass surface. The sketch should be visible enough to see, and then I would trace from there.
But this video makes great points, so I'm also going to try this as well.

[Moose]

bonus tip: put a hard cover book or something solid behind the canvas when you trace it

[s.xx]

I can tell this painting is SO meaningful to you. Beautiful. Thanks for the idea!

[tdsnygs]

Guys if this is to much for you, just tape your drawing on the back and have some lighting so u can see

[becstar]

Anyone else loving the way his painting turned out 😱😍

[joannabecker]

Used this to transfer a silhouette onto a very detailed background and it worked flawlessly! Thank you!!!

[avabeannagarr]

OH MY GOSHHHH!!!! Thank you so much!!! I had a lovely sketch of a friend that I decided to put on a canvas but did not trust myself. This helped so much and worked so well. It looks

[ogarcia]

Graphite is good but black pastel is better and it washes off easily with a damp paper towel. I also use white pastel against dark backgrounds. For the transfer I use a hard pencil like 3H. Good video!

[Horridhenryyyyyy]

OH MY GOD THANKYOU SO MUCH! I did the whole painting but was having problems with the character's features and my whole painting could be spoiled but thanks for saving it. You're so perfect artist

[sherigilmore]

I've done this for years and it doesn't always turn out so good and with a canvas like he's using could stretch the canvas in that spot. The best way is to use tracing paper with your drawing on it and then use carbon paper under the sketch. You first place the tracing paper on the canvas and tape it down so it doesn't move then slide the carbon paper under it with the ink side down next to the canvas. Press lightly as you trace onto the canvas because you don't want to have dark ink on the canvas.

[vernusdraco]

I wouldn´t have never imagined this technique!! simple and useful!!

[CreiveSignWorks]

i use this technique quite a lot in my signwriting job...but i use chalk on the back instead of pencil, because sometimes i find that the pencil leaves some nasty smudge marks that i find very hard to remove or paint over. also if you decide that you need to make changes once its on the canvas it far easier to remove chalk...once its how you want it you could go over it again in pencil but i dont bother to. thanks for your videos...cheers tim 

[shadowstarr]

Thanks Tim for the great transfer tip.  I enjoyed the intro & exit clips on this video -- so did my cats who came barreling in to see what was up with the birds -- they like your cat too!

[patricia]

Very helpful, thank you . LOVE your painting and the reminder to keep drawing .

[TashaBee]

Thank you so much!! I Bought 12 canvases for my 6yr old daughter's birthday party and didn't know how to transfer the drawings I printed. I was actually planning on buying some pre-done ones. This was really helpful. Thanks again :)🙃

[angemarie]

I used to do this all the time when I was a child, before you could Google anything or go to YouTube. It just made sense to me to do it this way. Sometimes I was drawing every day and would do this so I wouldn't haven't to redraw things.

[redrayne]

Thank you! Fantastic way to aid my young kiddos in transferring their drawings onto canvas for family gifts!

[Littel_lover]

Man that was a cool thing to know...that painting at the end is amazing 💚

[mmm_]

I usually use oil paint(needs a little dry) instead of pencil. It works the same way, and the image stays clean of a pencil