Making a Carbon Transfer

[Bruce Lee]

Got a window?

Images of comic artists falling thru their windows after trying to trace photos suddenly entered my head...

[frazman]

Images of comic artists falling thru their windows after trying to trace photos suddenly entered my head...

To say nothing of cloudy days, condensation, or the sheer pain in the butt of standing next to a window trying to transfer an intricate drawing.

[richster99]

not to mention the strange looks you get from the neighbors...

or was that because i did my 'window transfers' in my underwear?

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

I tried drawing on a window a couple of times and from that experience I've got to say if that was my method of say inking (instead of the lightbox or the blue lines) I'd much rather be anything else than a cartoonist. Manwhore included.

[e_t_i]

I thought we were just transferring a stick man, as in the diagram. Yes, anything more complicated and a window would be tedious.

[ScottEwen]

I thought we were just transferring a stick man, as in the diagram. Yes, anything more complicated and a window would be tedious.

You'd have to be a pretty piss-poor artist to have to lightbox a stick figure.

[KrisDiaz]

i saw so much of this going on in jail......a lot of people would copy stuff from a newspaper and basically mass produce it on envelopes to make extra food or to get items, either way it definatly works

[Bruce Lee]

Stay out of jail, Kris. Nothing good happening in there. Plenty of good things happen when you're drawing though, man. Put your focus to the paper, and make people happy!

Loston

[dxdragon]

And how many people always have a light box handy?

I do...for years now.


Here's an easier way...go to your local art store and buy a jar of "Powder Graphite" all you need to do, is to sprinkle it on the back of any paper and get some tissue or cotten balls. You'll be actually making your own carbon paper.

It's cheap and it'll last you forever.

[Bruce Lee]

I do...for years now.


Here's an easier way...go to your local art store and buy a jar of "Powder Graphite" all you need to do, is to sprinkle it on the back of any paper and get some tissue or cotten balls. You'll be actually making your own carbon paper.

It's cheap and it'll last you forever.

I've never tried that, but it sounds like a cool idea.

Loston