05/26/2026
Once the imprimatura is dry, I transfer my drawing to the canvas. For simple compositions, I usually draw with paint straight onto the surface, but this piece is a lot more complicated. To preserve all the details, I made a full-size greyscale print of my Photoshop file, covered the back with charcoal, and traced it on the canvas. This will serve as my blueprint for the following steps. After so many months of planning, Now things are starting to feel real.