How to trace

I wanted some copies of the owl picture to paint so I traced it. Here’s what I did:

  1. I got some tracing paper and a coloured pencil. It’s important to use a coloured pencil because it’s soft but doesn’t smudge.
  2. I traced aroung the owl with a coloured pencil.
  3. I turned the tracing paper over and drew aroung the owl outline with a 2H pencil. I used a 2H pencil because it is hard and it stays sharp.
Tracing round the owl with a coloured pencil.
Tracing round the owl with a coloured pencil
Drawing over the llines with a 2H pencil
Drawing over the lines with a 2H pencil

Tracing is useful because it means you can trace your drawing and experiment with painting it in different ways. Some artists do this.