How To Use Transfer Paper

Manufacturer claims: "Works like carbon paper to transfer designs from one surface to another. Produces waxless, clean tracings that lay erasable on tracing surface. Colors for all-purpose and reverse work, metal, keylining, and light/dark surfaces."

How To Use Transfer Paper - The Easy Way!. Have you ever wondered how to transfer a pencil drawing onto a canvas using transfer paper?

In this free drawing and painting tutorial I demonstrate the best way to transfer a pencil drawing over to canvas ready to be painted. Transfer paper can seem a little strange at first and many artists simply don't bother with it. I never used to use transfer paper; I used to draw directly on canvas before I started my paintings. After getting used to using transfer paper I have come to find out that drawing directly on my canvas is not such a great way to begin a painting.

I have found the extra step of using transfer paper to actually shorten the length of time it takes to create a painting. Why? When I don't use transfer paper I spend more time fixing drawings directly on canvas (super annoying) and I spend more time fixing the painting later on (extremely annoying) when I find out my original drawing on canvas is underdeveloped because the texture of the canvas prevented me from drawing accurately. Also, pencil is hard to erase on canvas making the initial drawing not so fixable. I can avoid all these problems of beginning an accurate painting from an accurate drawing first created on paper simply by using transfer paper!

Not only do I show you how to use transfer paper, but I also reveal some of my tricks for lining your original drawing up exactly with your canvas. If you're like me you spend a fair amount of time composing an accurate drawing on paper in the hopes of creating a great painting. Watch the tutorial to find how to use transfer paper most effectively so that you get an extremely accurate replication of your original drawing on paper.

[frogman_]

very helpful!! i’m a first year art student at uni and i’ve never had to use it before!! making some linocut prints right now and I havent been able to figure out my transfer paper!!

[smilller]

Thanks for the tip. I am going to try this weekend. Very easy to follow your tutorial.

[lindahamilton]

Wow, I am brand new at this art interest. Your video is very helpful to be part of my base of learning. Thanks.

[doughanson]

Have you ever had the graphite bleed through acrylic paint . It happened after I varnished the other day. Is it necessary to erase the lines ? Is liquittex varnish OK to use with it ?

[valcobian]

very useful thank you for making this tutorial

[undrtow]

Could this possibly leave a smudge where my hand rests while tracing over a painted area? I had that issue with carbon paper and had to completely redo my whole project.

[janesmith]

Never knew this after years of flipping foul ups. Thank you for sharing.

[stevesummerford]

Thank you for this video! I'm not conventionally artistic and I believe it's been about 20 years since I had to use transfer paper... Well I'm transferring a logo and font over to a piece of wood that I'll be carving and I simply couldn't remember how to use it. The different ink over the drawing is going to help greatly as well. Incidentally it's going to be a personalized picture box/belt rack who just achieved his last belt before black belt and his simple rack doesn't have space for all of his belts... so this rack will be engraved with his studio's logo, his name and dates and then have pictures of his journey over the last 5 years. Anyways, thank you very much! ;-)

[ReadingisMagicTV]

Thanks! Working on illustrating a book now and this will speed up the process.

[michaelmitschsr.]

Is this transfer paper better to use that carbon paper?

[kittyhugs]

Dose this work for a painting canvas? I would love to print and transfer my digital art onto a canvas

[no_cubed]

Do you know a lot about different transfer papers? Because I have this thin, white transfer paper that I have the trace on it when it’s *on top* of the original paper and then I flip it, then in my case I would put it on the canvas and shade over the back of the transfer paper but I am unsure whether it will flip the picture around or not. Could you please help me with this?

[Misana]

I should try this. I had never even considered it before. What's the name of the tape dispenser thingy you have there. Looking for it on your list of tools on your page. Later Mr Artsy.

[lrnpnt]

I've found that Saral transfer paper smudges on gesso; I've tried erasing with no luck. Additionally, I tried using Saral on acrylic paint but the un-removable smudging also made a mess. I also tried using a glazing medium over the gesso. Can you help with this problem. Thank you so very much!

[jayden]

This makes everything so easier! It is definitely a quicker process then others

[gibsonsteinert]

Could I do this on a wood deck without paint on it? What pen would I use to trace it?

[TheArtisticBiker]

Why would you choose graphite transfer paper over carbon paper and is there really a difference?

[TheBolnerFamily]

Where is the best place to buy transfer paper? I haven't been having luck finding it. Thank you!

[MyREDTAIL]

Does Wal Mart stock that Transfer Paper.?

[celine-vgyo]

Thank you so much! Exactly what i wanted to know :3