How do I increase the drawing size?

We've created most of the drawing PDFs to fit on standard 9" by 12" watercolour paper.

If you'd like to reduce the drawing size to fit your printer at home, you can find instructions here.

Freehand method:

To increase the drawing size, one option is to draw it freehand - Use the 'grid method' to create the drawing at any size. Anna demonstrates the method in this video. There is also a course on Getting Started with Freehand Drawing which can help you gain skills and confidence in this method. 

Split printing:

If you'd like to use the drawing provided to create a larger template to trace from, you can try any of the following:

1. Split the PDF into smaller sections, print them on your home printer and stick them together to make a larger image - You could use one of the below websites to split the drawing from the PDF into parts and then print each part on its own A4 sheet. The more parts you split an image into, the larger you can make a drawing. So to make an A3 sized painting, you would split the A4 image into 2 parts, and print them as 2 x A4. For an A2 sized painting, you'd use the software to split the A4 PDF image into 4 parts. You simply download the split image to print and then tape together the printed sheets for tracing. You will also need to tape together your tracing paper if it's A4.
   
   The sites our members recommend for this are:
   
   http://www.imgonline.com.ua/eng/cut-photo-into-pieces.php
   
   https://pinetools.com/split-image

Getting bigger prints:

If you'd prefer to trace from a single printed piece of paper larger than you can print at home, here are some options:

1. Enlarge your print-out on a bigger copier - print the PDF provided at 'letter' or 'A4' size. Most home printers print at this size. You can then take it to a library or store with a larger photocopier and scale the output to a larger size. You can then trace from the larger print out.
   
   Tip: do this for a few paintings in one go so you have a stash ready to go for your next few projects.
2. Get the PDF printed at a larger size by a professional printer - Use a store that will print the PDF  for you at a larger size which you can then trace. There are online printers you can order these from, so you can get the large prints sent to you by post.

Using a projector:

Many home entertainment movie projectors can double up as a drawing aid, so you might have access to something suitable for this.

Buying a projector for creating your drawings is an investment, but if you're creating a lot of large drawings, you might consider eventually buying one. 

(Unfortunately the Artograph model Anna uses has been discontinued, but there are many digital projectors out there which can work).

If you have a projector, please see this article here on how to use a projector to create a tracing.