tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post6200268002461319609..comments2023-12-15T04:36:17.515+00:00Comments on The Natural Year: Illustrating plants out of season - a tricky dilemma !Sarah Morrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-25793063916329417472016-07-22T10:58:37.788+01:002016-07-22T10:58:37.788+01:00Hi Sarah. Thank you for your answer. I understand ...Hi Sarah. Thank you for your answer. I understand that when you trace a drawing, you draw three times, first a sketch, then you trace the sketch and then you produce your final illustration from the trace, right? But I wonder, if the paper you use for your final illustration is too thick, how do you use the traced drawing? Sorry if I ask too many questions.<br /><br />Yeah! I think it would be a good idea for your next Facebook live broadcast!<br /><br />Take care.<br />GuiGuillermo García-Saúco https://www.blogger.com/profile/01967063255803852208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-65929473995088049682016-07-20T15:27:34.224+01:002016-07-20T15:27:34.224+01:00Hello Gui, how kind of you. I'm glad you find...Hello Gui, how kind of you. I'm glad you find it interesting.<br />Tracing is a tricky thing. I never used to like it because when you traced, the drawing that came out on the watercolour paper was never sharp enough, it lacked the freshness of a new drawing, if that makes sense.<br />Over time I have got used to it and have perfected my technique. I used it a lot for my RHS project and for this set of drawings it was just as important.<br />I was illustrating these plants out of season so therefore each illustration was created from various elements of different images. So there would perhaps be part of a plant from one of my sketches, another from a photos and another from an old illustration. All these elements come together and using tracing is a way of ensuring that you get the accuracy before committing the illustration to 'proper paper'. I now use a light box to help with the process. <br /><br />Perhaps it would be a good subject for my next Facebook live broadcast !?Sarah Morrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198273023728084037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998307820194466026.post-87039209695208061692016-07-19T18:23:02.780+01:002016-07-19T18:23:02.780+01:00Dear Sarah, your blog is so amazing! I could read ...Dear Sarah, your blog is so amazing! I could read it for hours and never get tired of it. I have one doubt though, to trace your drawing, I suppose you use some source of light under the papers to be able to see through them, right? And what is the purpose of tracing a drawing? I think Shevaun told me the reason once but I can't remember it. <br />Thanks a lot x<br />GuiGuillermo García-Saúco https://www.blogger.com/profile/01967063255803852208noreply@blogger.com