Mary Ann Farley Art
How to Grid an Image: Enlarge Drawing or Photo to Large Canvas, BEST METHOD, Aspect Ratio Explained
Drawing tutorial on how to grid an image. Learn to enlarge your drawing or photo to a large canvas using this unique and best method with artist Mary Ann Farley. (See chapter markers below.) Also, aspect ratio is explained to ensure your small square image can enlarge into a big rectangle canvas.
0:00 Explanation of a grid
0:28 Enlarge picture 3 ways----projector, grid or freehand
2:26 Aspect ratio--reconciling different shapes of your different sizes
7:41 Learn how to grid your painting perfectly (13 minutes of instruction)
20:52 Final thoughts, lead-in to how we'll paint this picture
Have you watched other YouTube grid videos but you're still confused? So was I, so I broke it down to be as clear as possible as to how you can take any image and fit it into just about any canvas size using this simple method.
Why do we do a grid? You do it when you've done a small painting or drawing that was so good that you wanted to paint it on a larger canvas, yet when you tried to enlarge it freehand, you lost all of the quirks and composition that made that original so unique.
The solution? Learn how to do a grid, remembering these words: ASPECT RATIO. Don't worry! Scary words, I know, but all they mean is that you want to know that your small painting is going to fit perfectly onto that larger canvas.
As promised in the video, blow are common canvas sizes with similar aspect ratios, which means they are guaranteed to fit when you enlarge them using a grid!
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COMMON CANVAS SIZES WITH THE SAME ASPECT RATIO
3:4 = 3 x 4, 6 x 8, 9 x 12, 12 x 16, 18 x 24, 30 x 40, 36 x 48
7:5 = 5 x 7, 10 x 14, 20 x 28
4:5 = 8 x 10, 16 x 20, 24 x 30
6:5 = 10 x 12 - 20 x 24
11:14 = 11 x 14, 22 x 28
I :1 = 6 x 6,12 x 12
1: 2 = 6 x 12, 8 x 16, 12 x 24
7:9 = 7 x 9, 14 x 18, 21 x 27, 28 x 36
2:3 = 2 x 3, 6 x 9, 12 x 18, 16 x 24, 20 x 30, 24 x 36
Aspect Ratio Chart from Vianna Szabo Fine Art: https://www.viannaszabo.com/
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