BETTER than the Grid Method: Scale up drawings faster and easier!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Let me know if you found this video useful and do share your own drawing tips! Next try: Improve Drawing Skills (10 Fast Tips!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5mahoppp7Ktr5o

[@carollen5601]

That method of scaling is the best one for me. Thank you Michele. Best wishes with Sunak.🤐

[@marypartridge5154]

Hi What do you think of projectors for drawing. I have one from Aldis that magnifies but it distorts. What is the best to use in your opinion. Love your lessons from Mary Ann from Queensland Oz.

[@LiLiJughead]

This video looked very interesting but a little bit into it I developed a severe migraine from the unnatural perspective created by your video angle. I couldn't watch it longer than that. Would you consider changing your set up so the painting/paper is straight on instead of at an angle? I would really like to have viewed the rest of it.

[@celticpeasant9753]

Its so funny, mostly I just draw, but with something really complicated I just grid but I don't measure. I am really liking your technique Michelle.

[@timothyrector6112]

Hello, I liked your method of using the diagonal to establish the size and proportion of the paper. I have used the square grid system but now will use your method in the future. Thank you for this video. I enjoy all of your videos.

[@peterreece2340]

To make your brain draw what it sees and not what it knows ( as in a bird here), do the grid as you do it and draw the image upside-down.

[@SamA-xu9gy]

Explain more , please

[@jgfreer8322]

@peterreece2340 That’s clever! Thank you, I will take your advice 😊

[@LiteOfArt]

It is called drawing with right side of the brain

[@dleigh4534]

Yes that's how I was trained to draw in school, upside down!!! draw what you see not what you think you see

[@fuzzy6329]

​@@SamA-xu9gy, Drawing upside forces your brain to draw what it sees, and not what the brain remembers something should look like. Other wise it forces you to draw what you see, and not off of memory.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Great variation on a grid that encorages the artist to use free hand drawing with a little safety net. And its scaleable too.😍😍😍😍

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Joxman2k]

If you have a difficult picture you can Bisect that grid once again, to give you even more of a layout. :) For example if the upper quadrant with the beak was giving you a headache you could once again draw the X pattern for that quadrant. This grid type allows you to bisect what you need and leave the rest alone saving time :) Great video :D

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Indeed!

[@carolvanoppen2118]

Yes! I teach art to grown ups that are scared to draw and this grid gives them confidence. And after using it for a time they can draw directly on the page

[@kathyhall668]

This is the best technique to draw from a photo. I'm always amazed how accurate it is.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you think so!

[@bknesheim]

It is a lot faster and more accurate to do a scan it, print it and then use a light table. 🙂

[@rosedoucet2188]

@@bknesheim that’s great if you actually have all the equipment to do so. This technique is available to everyone with paper, picture and pencil🤓

[@AnasthassiaMurillo]

​@@bknesheim in that case, you wouldn't be drawing but copying.

[@bknesheim]

@@AnasthassiaMurillo It's a copy anyway, but a trace is a lot less work.

[@GratefulThird]

Great tutorial! I use a light table and put the grid for my drawing underneath my paper so that I don’t have to erase the grid from my drawing paper. I use a piece of transparent drafting film with the grid for the photo and lay it on top of the photo.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great tip!

[@pravinvaidya2808]

But which grid you use?

[@GratefulThird]

@@pravinvaidya2808 It all depends on the image.

[@jeremiahthompson82]

Thank you so much. You British people are intelligent. Innovative. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

🙏💚

[@annettefournier9655]

Thank you Michele. This is incredibly helpful for me. Another thing I like to incorporate is after I put the reference lines in to scale by ; I like to turn the reference photo and my paper upside-down. That way my brain doesn't interfere with what I think I see but just draw the lines where they actually are. Then I turn everything right-side up again to refine the details after I have the shape blocked in. I'm sure once I get more experience drawing that I will have to do this less as I will have better trained my seeing. If that makes sense. I don't know exactly why this works but it does for me.🥴💜

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I believe this upside down trick is used in the book Drawing on the right side of the brain. The reason it works is that it stops you making assumptions about what you see, by reducing the familiarity of the shapes.

[@annettefournier9655]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber ahhh. That makes sense!

[@mpv9866]

​@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber it is in that very good book, and also, yes, that is how/why it's effective

[@LezBob]

it's kinda exactly what she said...That way my brain doesn't interfere with what I think I see but just draw the lines where they actually are. The technique you use also comes from books. It's called diagonal scaling...

[@cathyreed7957]

great idea!

[@marcsagmoen8558]

I believe this is the only video of its kind on KZbin! Thank you for posting it. I was having issues sizing my canvas for oil painting but you’ve solved the dilemma!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad I could help!

[@suspage]

I have been using this scaling method since you first introduced it, and it has made a huge difference. It has been especially helpful with the beginner’s drawing course. Traditional grids work fine, but I find this SO much faster and easier. Thank you!

[@mondogenerator1775]

Good , It's good to hear the inner monolog of an artist

[@KWicksable]

I pride myself in being a trouble shooter, but I never in my wildest dreams thought 💭 to scale up using this method. I am blown away and will certainly use your method. Thank you so very much for making my life easier. This is by far a game changer for me. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊😊😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's great! Thanks for watching :-)

[@photographicamateur]

Great tutorial- no more calculator ☺️ Especially useful for me is the section on matching the proportion of the image to the drawing paper. Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bruce7595]

Thanks for posting makes more sense than a grid !

[@kernowarty]

I use the grid system for scaling up and have never tried this method. It may work for a simple photo subjects but it would not work for a complex photo of, say, buildings with lots of small houses that you need to position accurately.

[@michaelconway8510]

I used to be a gridder. Thanks you just taught me the proportion method also.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great to hear!

[@lelarice1879]

Lovely , different type of grid placement. So smart. I’ll share it with my granddaughters. I love your informative videos. I took 1 class in watercolor 30 years ago, but I have been away from WC for ages , caring for my handicapped Sweetheart & just able to get back to this medium I love for a few minutes a day during the week. I really have learned so much about watercolor mixing from you, you are a joy to learn from. Clear explanations and demos of aspects I had never been exposed to before….I really appreciate your efforts . Thank you , from Utah , USA. 🤗

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcom Lela!

[@nancyloomis3046]

All serious artist’s need to know how to draw by sight. It is a skill that has to be practiced. But when it comes to getting a painting or drawing started, I have found that, if possible, tracing the prominent edges and contours of whatever it is, will help me get on with the piece. I have spent hours sometimes getting the shape of a nose or mouth placed or sized properly and it’s really frustrating. Thanks for all your help!

[@tbm7187]

I definitely like this grid better than the standard. My new favorite drawing tool! ❤️❤️

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great to hear!

[@CarlWinter-oy8uf]

Been painting /teaching for 58 yrs -cant beat the grid for ACCURACY!

[@klarapetelei702]

Hi Michele, your videos are fantastic. I watch lots of similar ones, but I always come back to yours, for they are very clear, well structured, professional, no blah-blah. I am very grateful that you help me and a lot of others too.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!

[@delphinewood7519]

Watched this twice. Such a great idea. Thanks 🙏💙🌵🌵

[@Graham.Hanson]

Love you and your channel Michele. You have given me the inspiration to take up drawing again for the first time since O’level Art at school back in 1976.

[@lindahardingnewroe7977]

Thank you for sharing this method of upscaling and drawing. It’s genius! So much easier.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@chammikaiser7740]

This is so well explained Michele. Thank you for all you do for budding artists.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@deannamcconnell465]

Hello. I have been watching your videos with other sites for some time. I have been working/playing in many media for 70 years from age three when manilla paper and crayons were my media. But I have not previously in all the classes, books and videos that I have learned from nothing gave the the huge leap in drawing from an image than your radial grid has given me, it is much easier for my drawn !INE to flow. I think it may just fit my brain better than a chess board grid!!!!! Your site is a pleasure to watch when doing some warm up brush work and often gives me a sense of "use it or lose it !" Kind of thing! Sometimes inspiration requires a kick start from the "teacher relationshp" which first came with actual teaches , And then artist' s books (yeah thriftbooks!) And then KZbin. All good and THANK YOU! DeAnna

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hi DeAnna, thanks for watching!

[@delphinewood7519]

I found every minute of this tutorial helpful. I can easily see myself practicing this, and then learning to visualize the grid on anything I want to draw. Thank you!🙏💙🌵

[@bbulliard]

absolutely better than grid or loumis for drawing heads. I found my drawings to really match up to the subject SO well. I also use drawing from the right side of the brain, so between that and this system, I have really increased my accuracy.. thank you so much...bob

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem!

[@sweetmelon149]

One easy way to scale up is to export your image in to a power point presentation. Fit the image to the blank presentation. Then on the powerpoint menu go to insert and click table and add a table. Then scroll on the insert table grid and select the grid type from 2x2, 4x6, 5x8, any you desire. Then spread the created grid to cover the image and you are done. You may need to unfill or make transparent the fill color of the resulting "gridded" image. Then print this image and voila you can start working with scaling up.

[@ginitaprofitt4065]

Brilliant idea!!! I will certainly try your suggestion.

[@lalaperezperez100]

Thanks. I love your idea.

[@adeyinkaogunyomade4008]

Brill ❤

[@TheSebiestor]

I've never seen this technique before it's very suitable for this subject, it makes those negative shapes really pop out Amazing only 3.5k to go M!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lindarobbins7741]

I find this so helpful. I was about to start a drawing using the square grid but this is so much easier. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome :-)

[@ruthdallas6125]

Loved the video. Thanks. I think you gave that little bird a bit of a hooked beak which is great as it is reassuring to see accomplished artists make little mistakes.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes we do, especially when making videos super fast! In reality the image would be adjusted many times until happy.

[@ShirleyBeattie]

This is great, Michelle - much simpler than the traditional grid method - can't wait to try it. Thank you.

[@twicen777]

Brilliant. Thankyou so much. I shall be tracing less now and practising my drawing more. 🙏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@roxy5154]

Yes, I was dreading 'having' to learn how to scale traditionally (math flunkie). This method is as simple as it comes, and gives me confidence in giving scaling a crack with some charcoal I've been dying to use in a specific project on a beginners course. I'd love to see your other methods. Cheers.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem, thanks for watching ☺️

[@Twistnthewind]

Ty so much for.this technique.........so much easier......my new go to.....ty again Michelle.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@TheArghnono]

Thank you for another excellent video! These are excellent tips. I have also found it really useful to have a proportional divider - sometimes it can be used as the primary tool for getting the proportions exactly right, but more often I just use it to check out the difficult details of any drawing to get it right.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes they are a good thing, but I found most of my students got themselves into trouble with the dividers, loose screw usually (the tool not the students!)

[@TheArghnono]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Loose screws get us into trouble all the time. Thanks! :)

[@ruudratajczak2240]

Dear Michele, Thank you soo much for sharing! This is gold for me and i am happy that i found you! This will definitely help me because i can´t draw well. greetings from the Netherlands

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

👋 You are so welcome!

[@loisb8523]

Best thing since sliced bread! Thanks

[@kazkav9841]

Brilliant. I’m definitely going to use this method. Ps. I loved how you used your sewing yard stick. I have one too and I love it when one craft crosses over into another ❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I love to make clothes, art is my 'job' now so sewing is my relaxation!

[@elizabethd2916]

Hello Michele. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. To answer your question a series about how to transfer an image or scale it would be greatly appreciated.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

It's in the planning :-)

[@winpowell1024]

Michele, I have never used a grid--I sometimes use a proportional divider to locate key points--but your method is much better than a grid. This is my first time to see your video and it is very instructive and clear.

[@jeffkitterman7191]

You are a good teacher

[@marypowers4237]

This is a great method for transferring images! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RevMattThomas]

I love that you know we skip ahead in videos and had a warning there. I didn't this time but was about to (having learned about the scale from you previously). Thanks for all you do.

[@lindasteger7207]

Thanks More simple but technical videos would be great on You Tube! Thanks again!!

[@sherrigittel4623]

I love this technique!!! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like it!

[@annibarry1338]

Very useful to know this, thank you, Michele

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome!

[@shomaberamji1]

I am glad I came across this amazing vlog…you made my life sooo easy…thanks a lot ..😊❤❤❤❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@DSmith-pc9jn]

Thanks. I will try it. You are right, the grid method is very fussy.

[@AHerzi-ot6ze]

Thank you very much for sharing you are a wonderful teacher. I appreciate your channel very much.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So nice of you, thanks for watching!

[@patriciakelly5451]

Thank you for this video; so simple yet effective

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ConnieWoodworth]

Michelle is the very best teacher and instructor with the best understandable videos, I can follow. My go to channel.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😃

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

I appreciate your video title. It is completely accurate. This faster, easier method makes drawing so much more enjoyable!

[@kevinshort3483]

A great video, very helpful indeed and a lovely English accent for a change too !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! 😃

[@nazaninmotamedinia463]

Thank you so much my dear, Acutely it’s like a different kind of grid but much easier.❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Yes, you are right

[@dawndonly1489]

Great tip for me as I am a novice just building skills.

[@susanthebeautiful]

Game changer! Thank you.

[@garysmall4544]

Thank you. Have not seen this before. Raewyn, Australia

[@sandrabeck8788]

I’ve never seen this method, thanks! I don’t care much for the grid method, this looks more to my liking , quicker

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you like it!

[@Nehalennia7.]

What a loveley cat ! Interrant video! Thank you!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@craftykat]

Thank you so much. I really need to learn how to sketch properly.

[@kathleenwilson4668]

I am blown away by how easy that method looks. I will be trying this. Thank you so much because I suck at drawing.

[@leighsirvent654]

Very interesting-I’ve never seen it done this week. Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks for watching!

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

I like your idea, I tried the grid method and its just a lot of work, messy lines over everything. This is less work and effective. I can draw things well but trying to re-size an image is difficult. Thanks, This opens up a whole new world to me.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jackiesterios1859]

Really Good teaching skills and 🙏 THANK YOU

[@wisconsinGreg]

I never seen this type of grid before. I like the idea I'm going to try it. Thanks for making this video!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem!

[@johannagoldenberg3300]

This is a fantastic tutorial! Very clear instructions.

[@philipwilliams7592]

I find it be you guide to o drawing a bird on a branch used by lines drawn onto the printed out picture and more lightly in pencil onto th and paper very useful and instructive and constructive. A very practical guide and I love your presentation and pleasant manner. Thank you so much for teaching me so much over the last few months ❤❤😊

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@justinstudioofnaples4496]

This is an easier method than the traditional grid method. However, I really don't like having to erase the lines from my watercolor paper. It has, at times, marred the surface of the paper. My solution: I use this method and do my drawing on tracing paper then trace it onto my watercolor paper. No erasing! Thanks for another helpful video.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

That's a great idea!

[@jlighthouse9458]

Excellent demonstration , thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome!

[@elainebates6967]

This video is rather easy, and your explanation was simple to understand.

[@heatherwhelan1376]

Oh, yes. I think that is going to give me a reference without the full grid, which only sometimes helps. I think this also makes me feel study the photo more and decide where the middle of the drawing should be - promotes a stronger composition. Thanks for your hard work on this video.

[@ascricco987]

OMG, great tip!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome 😊

[@lyndasappington5529]

Thank you so much! I struggle with the grid system. This method really lit a light bulb in my mind. I'm looking forward to trying it.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@debbyshehane9955]

Thank you! I'll try this asap!

[@bettygentry9672]

Thank you. Love this method. I learned so much!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@afafyounaki608]

Thank you so much for your great way in. Drowning teaching 👍👍🌷

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@bonnietoney4200]

This was great. My focus is birds. Very helpful.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you liked it!

[@sagecosta6550]

You are a wonderful teacher

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thank you!

[@gloriatyller4554]

Thank you this is very helpful to a beginner!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@seahorse5689]

What a great technique. I have no patience with the standard grid method, so this is a huge help. Thank you for sharing!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're very welcome!

[@SusanBayly-hb4ck]

Loved this method, I noticed the beak angle could have been a little straighter but your bird was in perfect proportions. THANK YOU

[@charlesbonini9308]

I have been drawing since 2007 using grid method to upsize my subject. This is really helpful. Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're very welcome!

[@aprilpurkiss4183]

First time viewer: I 💛🧡❤️ your whole vibe. Your accent makes me feel like you're taking us on a fabulous journey into the lifestyles of the artistic and gorgeous.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

😊 thank you

[@franpietri5097]

Retired middle school art teacher here, wish I had used this method in my classes. Thank you. I know I will try this tomorrow! 👍😄

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Have fun!

[@brianross4740]

Brilliant demonstration really enjoyed watching iit. Thank you for sharing this video

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure 😊

[@uriahoxford9945]

Thank you! Love the video and your energy!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@callycreations8961]

So much easier! Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome!

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

This is a fantastic tutorial

[@crubymitchell]

Excellent video to assist, so thank you !!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome!

[@lyndabrooks2740]

This is a technique that I didn’t know about and will definitely use. Thank you very much !

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are welcome 🙂

[@adelabrouchy]

Very useful method, thank you! It's a pleasure to hear an educated British accent as I learned in the south of south America. 💙

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Aw, thanks!

[@suewilson9553]

Really amazing and helpful!!! Thankyou so much!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're so welcome!

[@carolpetersen9834]

Very innovative, I will try that.

[@leesaunders5495]

Really helpful many thanks. More ideas like this please

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Sure thing!

[@lizbamford1037]

Thank you again, Michelle. Really excited about trying your grid method for proper proportions in images. You are such a wonderful teacher.💕

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Have fun!

[@jackiesterios1859]

Michele yes yes yes keep on great stuff your skills good tuition

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

I’m not an artist, but I can immediately see from the thumbnail how much better this would work. So, a comment and a thumbs-up for the algorithm. 🙂

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I am grateful!

[@Better-na-better]

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing. Taking notes!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!