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Check List For Evaluating Sketches

Kirbi Fagan

Hi artists and makers, I’m sharing with you an in-depth checklist to look through to push your sketches and concepts as far as they can go. Wherever you are in your illustration journey, I hope this list makes an impact in your flow. Intention is critical no matter what making, especially’s in today’s AI curious world. Understanding how I’m using the word sketch will help you get the most out of it. This list is…

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Three Manual Transfer Methods

Winona Nelson

December 15, 2025 - I'm doing a small painting for a dear friend, and it occurred to me that this is a great opportunity to do a triple demo showing different transfer techniques. Once you have a drawing ready, or in this case a photo reference, there are many ways of getting that drawing onto a surface. I'll be demonstrating 3 - gridding, graphite transfer, and oil transfer. I call these manual since all of them involve drawing the lines by hand rather than mounting or directly transferring a print to a surface, though each has a different medium. Gridding is just what it sounds like - you can either create a grid on your surface using a ruler, or what I do: Divide your surface into quarters, then quarter each of those quarters. Fold the print half first…

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