How to Enlarge a Photo by Doing a Grid Drawing

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Tip 1 - The Grid Method: An Easy Step-by-Step Instructional Guide for Transferring or Enlarging Images

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by JAYANT SINGH | permalink

The grid method is an effective way to transfer and/or enlarge your original image onto canvas, ensuring correct proportions. Read this guide for easy-to-follow instructions for the grid system!

For further reading: http://www.art-is-fun.com/grid-method/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Use a Grid to Enlarge an Image While Drawing - Tuts+ Design & Illustration Tutorial

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Draco Cretel | permalink

Ready to draw a portrait or landscape but the reference image is too small? Using a grid to transfer an image to your drawing paper or canvas allows you to easily blow up the image. In this tutorial, I show you two simple way to create and use a grid to get your final image on your paper. | Difficulty: Beginner; Length: Short; Tags: Drawing, Illustration

For further reading: http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-use-a-grid-to-enlarge-an-image-while-drawing--cms-20593 ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Scale Drawings Using the Grid Method

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bharain | permalink

One way of transposing images from one piece of paper to another without the use of a computer is to use the grid method. Only three items are required for this to work: a pencil, a ruler, and an image. Pick your image. The image that we...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Scale-Drawings-Using-the-Grid-Method ^[3]

Tip 4 - Gridding a picture... make any image bigger, smaller, or copy it.

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tricia Adams | permalink

Gridding an image has been around for hundreds of years. You can use gridding to make an image bigger, smaller or the same size (copy it). Gridding is...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Gridding-a-picture-make-any-image-bigger-small/ ^[4]