Rubber stamp tutorial for beginners - tracing + transfer
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About Tracing
When it comes to tracing, the most important thing is patience. Eat your dessert, take a shower, sit down and trace in peace.
As for tools, the pens are automatic 0.5 and 2B, and the erasers are scraps.
Some people will be confused about whether it is better to use 0.3 or 0.5 automatic lead tracing.
Let’s talk about the pros and cons of being taller. At first I thought 0.5 was too thick and not enough to draw fine parts. Now it seems that these are all misunderstandings... I wonder if the 0.3 trace is so detailed, will it really not break down with one careful step?
When engraving ultra-fine lines, does Rubber use his soft and flexible body to hide away so that you can't engrave even if you want to?
Its nice to draw thin lines, but its uncomfortable to carve. Lines that are too thin are easy to become unstraight and cut, and even if the eraser is stored for a long time, it will soften first. The benefits of the 0.5 thick line are now revealed~
The drawing order of large pictures must strictly abide by the rules and regulations from upper left to lower right. The advantage of this system is to prevent the hand from scratching the already drawn pattern during tracing. The key point of its implementation is that the left side will always be drawn faster than the right side.
The key point of drawing a line-type drawing is to use the pen lightly. The advantage of using the pen lightly is that the lines are easy to be rounded and smooth. Even a 0.5 thick pen can draw weak and small lines that give you a headache.
The 2B series refills have soft texture, high elasticity and good toughness. Even with a slight lift, you can achieve good clarity and durability during transfer
Of course, when drawing a blind eye abuse picture, it is absolutely indispensable to compare it with the super enlarged version of the original picture!
Downloaded pictures often have a background and appear black when printed. In this case, it is necessary to enlarge and compare the original picture while drawing and comparing it with the original picture. Trace the parts you can see clearly, and draw the original drawing yourself if you can't see the parts clearly!
During the drawing process, you should think about whether the line can be carved out with your own skills while drawing.
If it is too thin, too small, or if you don’t have enough skill, you have to slightly change the pattern yourself. You can slightly increase the distance between the lines, thicken the thin lines, make the small dots larger, or make the hollows solid. In short, when tracing a picture, you have to think about how to engrave it later.
After tracing, place it on a white paper to see if the lines are not clear, if there are any places that have been rubbed by your hands, etc., make final modifications, and then you can start transferring~
