How to transfer your drawing or sketch to canvas with artist Tim Gagnon

www.timgagnon.com

[@CartWheelzOfRage]

Actual tutorial starts at 3:07 ur welcome

[@LacrimaPhoenix]

CartWheelzOfRage thanks, mate!

[@cathyroberts1148]

Gosh, thank you. I coulda done without the lecture first.

[@alexriddle704]

Jesus thank you lmao

[@alexakeeley4118]

CartWheelzOfRage thx

[@mrezwriter]

For the love of Christ--this is torture.

[@Moose91]

bonus tip: put a hard cover book or something solid behind the canvas when you trace it

[@romina2185]

ty for this tip

[@MIKEY_WAY_]

Thanks for the tip

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Yes! So glad you mentioned this...thats what I have done with stretched canvas, otherwise it will make the canvas sag when you press down hard on it with the pencil....On canvas board no worries about this.

[@vernusdraco]

I wouldn´t have never imagined this technique!! simple and useful!!

[@shadowstarr7]

Thanks Tim for the great transfer tip. I enjoyed the intro & exit clips on this video -- so did my cats who came barreling in to see what was up with the birds -- they like your cat too!

[@TashaBee1]

Thank you so much!! I Bought 12 canvases for my 6yr old daughter's birthday party and didn't know how to transfer the drawings I printed. I was actually planning on buying some pre-done ones. This was really helpful. Thanks again :)🙃

[@redrayne5]

Thank you! Fantastic way to aid my young kiddos in transferring their drawings onto canvas for family gifts!

[@joannabecker3758]

Love this idea!!!

[@ysabelleangeli7131]

I also believe another way in order to put a sketch onto a canvas is by using a glass surface and a lamp. So, I would tape the sketch to the back of the canvas and lay it flat on the glass surface and then put the lamp underneath the glass surface. The sketch should be visible enough to see, and then I would trace from there. But this video makes great points, so I'm also going to try this as well.

[@ZoeMarcus101]

oh wow thanks for that

[@speakurmind21]

Ysabelle Angeli thank you. i was looking for another way to do it

[@Hedriks]

You can trace right off your computer screen. Can even enlarge it too.

[@dk7819]

Ysabelle Angeli much better way 🤙🏽 especially for more detailed artwork thanks

[@rakeshprasad2429]

Ysabelle Angeli I'll try that

[@BlackBeardOutdoors]

Thanks for a proper how to video. I don't know how many times I look for a "how to" and their is no speaking. Might as well learn from my dog at that point. Your videos are great

[@Littel_lover]

Man that was a cool thing to know...that painting at the end is amazing 💚

[@CharlesNolanArt]

The way you are doing it will transfer the front to that canvas, put a blank sheet under this to protect your canvas. thanks

[@MrJones1801]

I think i have an idea that could work better if you don't want to ruin the drawing, like if it's an old drawing that you care too much about to mess it up. First you transfer very smoothly your drawing to a bakery release paper (because it is very transparent), then you put that new drawing over a Carbon Paper, used so much in offices, so you don't need to scratch that much the back of the drawing. Finally you do the second transfer to the canvas by drawing over the bakery paper and the carbon paper. I think it's the best way to preserve the original drawing and you can be really precise

[@alintje11]

João Maurício How do you transfer your drawing to bakery release paper?

[@MrJones1801]

You put the paper on top of the drawing, because it's very transparent you will be able to see through, then you copy it, but just the general form, the important parts of the drawing. aline​

[@alintje11]

João Maurício Oh yes I get it thank you. But I have another question. If I transfer my sketch to canvasusing carbon paper, can I then just start painting over it with acryl, without the sketch running out. Sorry for my lack of english, but I hope you can understand what I mean.

[@MrJones1801]

The carbon paper will work just like common pencil. It's basically graphite. If you use thin layers of acrylic paint it may show through, but it will disappear after a couple of paint layers on top of it. It's not recommended if you are gonna paint it using watercolors though. I hope I got it right aline​

[@alintje11]

Thank you very much :) My sketches on canvas always gets lines which are too thick somehow, and now I am going to draw people, so I hope it will work. I am going to try at least :D

[@sandraallenhoynacki5247]

Thank you for showing us this technique. I am a new person at all of this. You make it look so simple which is what I needed right now. I drew the head of a horse but am not sure which to do next; paint the canvas first, put the horse in and highlight the canvas around the horse with my painting or what? Can you direct me here?

[@AnnaRichRay]

You are awesome and you inspire me a lot!!! Thank you!!!

[@DreamDrivenMediax2]

Thank you man much needed

[@gagnonstudio]

Thank you, glad it helped!

[@pjlewisful]

good points you make & clearly understandable

[@Cdubsky9]

agreed

[@Native-Kitty]

I was just thinking about doing this. Thank you for showing us the way!

[@Apollo_Blaze]

I use this for all of my painting since I do many revisions before I settled on my final image...if I were to draw directly onto the canvas then I would have a mess of erased lines that would never totally go away and eraser marks too. This is kind of a pain when you do the whole image this way but it has to be this way for me.

[@adildraws]

Nice tricks. Thank you so much.

[@bonniegarson80]

Great tip. Thanks

[@applesauce8258]

For bigger works, you can use carbon paper

[@818Vallero]

But it leaves the shine of the carbon even after you outline it

[@markyang1924]

@@818Vallero Acrylic paint should cover it, right? (just being curious, since I haven't tested it out yet)

[@818Vallero]

@@markyang1924 it doesnt unfortunately..still leaves a shine of the carbon after you paint ove it

[@markyang1924]

@@818Vallero Thanks for the super fast reply !! I really appreciate it. Then I'll just try (soft) pencils then. May you have a great week :)

[@lesleygraham1588]

Thank you so much for the video and information

[@ilovejoyceable]

Just what i needed!! Thank you so very much.

[@lilyy.xotwod]

This saved my life!!!

[@BrianMason1000]

How did you do the background? Masking fluid on the figures?

[@h.o7259]

This really would be great if my sketch hadn't been ripped, mended, taped, glued, redrawn, ripped again, and amazingly detailed. :(

[@KM-zn3lx]

Thanks!

[@dirtydan4720]

Dude took like 2 years to actually tell us how to do it. 😩 get to the point man

[@leefygreenz]

Ikr

[@novalights4344]

This really works

[@gagnonstudio]

Thank you for watching!

[@graycat1595]

You were talking a bit too slow, but thanks for the tip. Your a life saver 👍

[@en.ahmadhakimbinabdullah1698]

really nice

[@caitlinhanson7443]

The painting looks amazing 💜💜

[@franciscaviani786]

I have been doing this for quite awhile

[@angelapeng7592]

What if it's a very large drawing???

[@janeprouse6467]

You can get a light projector. I love mine and they are relatively inexpensive

[@nlapa1]

It works like that old copy paper I have in my hause. But this is a bit saver because its still just pensil.

[@patriciajansen5484]

being able to draw is just another tool that artist use. If you can't draw never let it deter you from painting. I have never been good at drawing, and any technique that makes that job easier is fine. this technique shown is fine and does work, but craft stores also sell sheets of graphite paper inexpensively and it can be use over and over again.

[@cordelianamnik602]

This is very helpful thank you

[@xK_Editzx]

I went over my lines with sharpie… would this still workv

[@tsvetellina]

how are you doing it when you need to also make it larger?

[@piyasi81]

Great work! Will the same technique work if I have to transfer some words or sentences on canvas? Do I have to flip the paper?

[@joannabecker3758]

You don't have to reverse - it will show up exactly like the original image.

[@cindyrobbins2989]

If you want to keep your sketch, make a copy of it, then do this technique or buy some graphite transfer from Hobby Lobby or Michael's. I like keeping my originals.

[@dianestreb3544]

Why didn't the graphite from the original drawing rub onto the canvas when you flipped it over to rub the graphite on the back of the paper? I'd definitely do that on a different surface than the canvas. If you don't care about reversing the image you could just trace on the back when you flip it over.

[@DG-mv6zw]

Thanks Tim. Great tip by a great artist with a generous spirit. 👍 Unfortunately in my case it'll be the transfer of one of my crappy drawings onto one of my even crappier paintings! 😄 But what I lack in talent, I compensate in enthusiasm. I suppose you learn painting by painting, in some respect. Thanks again. Much appreciated.

[@azraelsgrave]

Even skilled artists will use transfer paper. It doesn't mean you are less skilled/unsure by using it. Also using actual graphite transfer paper works best. Telling people to just press hard over the lines just makes me cringe.

[@ACK000111]

thanks for sharing with us

[@arifjohn3816]

Too much lecture and less tutorial

[@imtheartifact3629]

+Arif John agreed haha. (not hatin)

[@cathyroberts1148]

Seriously. Thanks for reminding me I need to work on drawing.......and beating me over the head with it until I feel completely unqualified to do anything and guilty about using the technique you're showing. Sheesh.

[@DG-mv6zw]

Cathy Roberts You need more work on your sensitivity than you need on your drawing. What a complete snowflake you are! 😄 We all wait for your art tutorials with eager anticipation.

[@ceec165]

yeah! What is wrong with people? they can't pay attention for 7 minutes and can't take a professional advice given for FREE... Wow...

[@KristiAmbroseAuthor]

I don't draw Cee C so I could give a crap about his unwanted tips. I just came for the tutorial, not all the tips and unwanted jabbering.

[@kpPhelan]

you publish your work into a book on how to draw marvel and disney and dc comics .?

[@jason-wt6qr]

can i do this but trace it on a bag like leather one?

[@gamevibehostshowasertretin8274]

And as needed

[@4um360]

3:30

[@alvakristinkristinardottir8813]

thank you :)

[@samamerie]

oh no. did the cat eat the birds? 😳😲😲

[@billystubbings3490]

Would this work for a bigger drawing

[@Mx.Pickle]

I'm sure it would.

[@kittyfisherxo]

Thank you so much :) really 😉

[@bmoneydestroyer]

Very helpful

[@kpphelan-fc4sc]

What type of paper that you can transfer it to the canvas.?

[@lilmixx8243]

❤️❤️❤️

[@yesterday4893]

Arent u just suppose to use a spoon or something. Why need lead??? What does it do

[@АРТ-ЗАМЕТКИ]

Спасибо за совет! :)

[@mysteryslair]

i use Saral wax free transfer paper myself. You can get a sampler pack that lasts a long time with sheets of white, blue( non photographic), graphite, red, and yellow. I have had no trouble painting over them and you can pick the pack up at www.misterart.com/ for 5.44 for non VIP members and 4.70 for VIP members. when i have a great drawing that i want to paint the last thing i want to do is cover the back with graphite that will smear onto anything the back of the drawing.

[@btwgmail913]

please move that bird feeder out away from the trunk of the tree. Thanks for the info, great as usual.

[@user-td2sn4yg3s]

Guys if this is to much for you, just tape your drawing on the back and have some lighting so u can see

[@natasha7406]

You literally just saved my life!

[@hannahmariecortes8870]

OMG YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!! 😍

[@no_worries_be_happy_2835]

Girlll your so smart!!!!!

[@briannakelly7069]

I do that it helps a lot

[@johnteshepherd4761]

Thank you

[@s.xx2645]

I can tell this painting is SO meaningful to you. Beautiful. Thanks for the idea!

[@ogarcia515]

Graphite is good but black pastel is better and it washes off easily with a damp paper towel. I also use white pastel against dark backgrounds. For the transfer I use a hard pencil like 3H. Good video!

[@donnas.2324]

Thank you for sharing! That's awesome

[@becstar2099]

Anyone else loving the way his painting turned out 😱😍

[@Kenna.Warnex00]

Ik I’m 3 years late but I love how it turned out as well 😭🤣

[@avabeannagarr1549]

OH MY GOSHHHH!!!! Thank you so much!!! I had a lovely sketch of a friend that I decided to put on a canvas but did not trust myself. This helped so much and worked so well. It looks stunning!!!!!!!

[@Horridhenryyyyyy123]

OH MY GOD THANKYOU SO MUCH! I did the whole painting but was having problems with the character's features and my whole painting could be spoiled but thanks for saving it. You're so perfect artist

[@shiijam6771]

Nobody's gonna ask how much time you spent trying to perfecting the sketch anyways...... So tracing is a life saver for me😅😅😅😅😅

[@Cre8iveSignWorks]

i use this technique quite a lot in my signwriting job...but i use chalk on the back instead of pencil, because sometimes i find that the pencil leaves some nasty smudge marks that i find very hard to remove or paint over. also if you decide that you need to make changes once its on the canvas it far easier to remove chalk...once its how you want it you could go over it again in pencil but i dont bother to. thanks for your videos...cheers tim

[@ginsengstrips]

reminds me of when I used to do this with Crayola!

[@Moose91]

I use oil pastels

[@tunge881]

Ordinary chalk like wat teachers use ?

[@chariots8x230]

I have seen videos that show how to transfer a printed image on a canvas. Is there some way to do this while also maintaining the ability to paint on that canvas?

[@joannabecker3758]

Used this to transfer a silhouette onto a very detailed background and it worked flawlessly! Thank you!!!

[@sherigilmore9141]

I've done this for years and it doesn't always turn out so good and with a canvas like he's using could stretch the canvas in that spot. The best way is to use tracing paper with your drawing on it and then use carbon paper under the sketch. You first place the tracing paper on the canvas and tape it down so it doesn't move then slide the carbon paper under it with the ink side down next to the canvas. Press lightly as you trace onto the canvas because you don't want to have dark ink on the canvas.

[@rduff1999]

Sheri, if you're worried about the canvas stretching you can put some support (I use a piece of MDF) under it.

[@ayushsuwal1467]

you saved me 3 hours of my life in guess work

[@hoperd4133]

i use this when i was child and my mum always said this is cheating,:-)

[@CharlesNolanArt]

I'd tell your mum if it keeps you involved with art, if it allows you to create a piece that you and others enjoy, then let go of those stale rules, If it makes you happy then it's good.

[@gubbas6867]

You have literally created the real world equivalent of “copying and pasting”

[@mmm_751]

I usually use oil paint(needs a little dry) instead of pencil. It works the same way, and the image stays clean of a pencil

[@АРТ-ЗАМЕТКИ]

Thank you for your advice too! Yes! It works!!! :) Спасибо! ;)

[@alvakristinkristinardottir8813]

Cool! can you tell me how dry the oil has to be? And do you use any mediums in the oil first or?

[@Val-vl1uh]

So I drew the photo on the canvas first instead of on paper. How do I transfer the image from canvas to traceable paper so I can make outlined canvases (more than one)for a class? In other words, I drew 1 canvas but I need 20 canvases traced for a class so they can just do the paint portion.

[@tehjamerz]

How the hell are you supposed to be teaching a class lmao

[@melissab2112]

Help do u transfer your graphite image before or after gesso ???

[@ceec165]

Thank you! you just saved me a trip to the art supply store.

[@patricia8889]

Very helpful , thank you . LOVE your painting and the reminder to keep drawing .

[@samamerie]

THANK YOU SO MUCH🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@awishinjournal]

Yeah, but what about transfering a sketch with the canvas size? How u do it?

[@gagnonstudio]

You'd either have to draw the sketch bigger, or you can scan your sketch, resize it on the computer, print it out and follow the same method.

[@awishinjournal]

@@gagnonstudio thanks 😊

[@awishinjournal]

@@gagnonstudio i can do the sketch in procreate straight

[@artinegi8518]

Cool. I was looking for something like this only. I did painting on drawing book and wanted to transfer that without any feature changes on canvas. Was worrying how to do that. Thanks a lot.

[@nanaimogirl2000]

I like my original sketch i want to keep it in pencil but try to paint another copy as well with acrylic. Hopefully this works

[@VondaInWonderland]

That was so helpful! I can finish my painting now ♥

[@pappapace3437]

I find that my drawings are almost always not to the scale of my painting, so I scan my drawing into the computer. Then I can scale the drawing to the exact size I need, plus it does not destroy the original.

[@leocarreo]

But why? If you could sketch it on paper why couldn’t you do the same sketch on your canvas? Odd

[@kayz-art]

Hm.. the issue I was looking for is how to get from the sketch on canvas to paint! Still no clue... Cause if I got a sketch on canvas and I go over it with some paint, the sketch is gone! Or should I be doing it sorta like paint by numbers and keep painting within the lines and make sure the background and the sketch are just touching each other instead of overlapping?

[@corwinfreak19]

what you can do is get a matte fixative (I use a matte varnish tbh) and spray your sketch, then let that dry. if you coat it well enough, the sketch won't smudge off when you go over it with paint

[@urihadari8037]

Great video thank you

[@Memiselfi]

This is a lot of extra work when you could just faintly draw the sketch onto the canvas

[@Eric-cj7qn]

Bro skipped a hundred steps HAHA from that outline to a full painting. So good 🤣

[@lorim8070]

perfect, just what I am having trouble with, thanks Tim!

[@kathygomez1614]

Dude this videos drags . I’m not an artist I just wanna transfer the dam picture on the canvas jezzz

[@Thekappa]

what type of paper that can transfer to a canvas .?????

[@gagnonstudio]

You can do this method with just regular printer paper, or you can transfer sketches using graphite paper as well which is a bit easier than this method.

[@lolme2catme622]

The only pencil that was really sharp that I had was a freaking bend pencil

[@donnas.2324]

This is a cool tip but if you have ADD like me, skip to 3:06 for just the plain tutorial

[@farhanabegum5684]

I use this tip at times, however i find it hard to place it on the canvas in the sence that sometimes it ends up wonkey so sometimes need to mark out on canvas with pencil where i want to place the sketch or image/text, however i do end up having to erase those pencil marks after and it leaves smudge on painted canvas. I was wondering if there is a way to erase pencil marks off from a painted canvas without leaving smudge marks? when i do this i manage to get rid of the pencil marking however the background of painted canvas gets ruined and leaves smeared marks so you can tell it has been erased and tampered with... :( any tips anyone?

[@Jealod24]

Use black or white pastels.

[@jagdish.chandgoyal6112]

Carbon paper can be kept on the back side of photo ۔now photo can be traced on board ۔ 😆😆

[@jonathanroberts4615]

Put a book under the canvas before you do all that and leave your canvas a stretched mess.

[@kasturimorade1508]

Video was helpful, but you don't need to explain so much.

[@DopamineSchizo]

i used to hold it against the window and press really hard on my pencil or i would cut the shape out, but definately gonna try this technique. love your videos man!