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I enjoyed this drawing paper so much that I completed the drawing instead of leaving it as a sketch for a painting. I’ll still make a painting of the subject, but I love this Fabriano drawing paper. It’s wonderful for all dy mediums, like this lead-only example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I like the subject, which is based on one of my street photos, but I don’t have a name for the subject. ‘Man and woman on Main Street’ seems lame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

The planned painting is 42″ x 54″. I’ll reproduce the drawing and add a grid to match the grid on the canvas. I don’t have a scanner large enough for the 30″ x 22″ drawing paper, so I’ll make a careful photo of the drawing and print that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll share the process of transferring the design to canvas and starting the painting. These are the types of things I was interested in when I was a student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I enjoyed this drawing paper so much that I completed the drawing instead of leaving it as a sketch for a painting. I’ll still make a painting of the subject, but I love this Fabriano drawing paper. It’s wonderful for all dy mediums, like this lead-only example. 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