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As you can see, the grid system that I have been working with since |
January '94 allows to very quickly transfer the large details from |
paper to screen while keeping the proportions of the original |
picture. This eliminates a lot of the time-consuming |
experimentation otherwise required to get the right proportions. |
You can't go wrong with the grid: the characters that compose it |
allow you to "see" where you should start and where you should |
stop. The skills required to use it are fairly simple as well, |
although they do need to be practiced. One thing the grid cannot |
do though, is eliminate the experimentation needed for the |
finishing touch: the smaller details, the smoothing, the shading, |
etc. |
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A big thank you goes to Rowan Crawford who spent time revising an |
earlier draft of this document and who provided many useful |
suggestions to improve its contents. |
The pictures I post are at their best when printed with a |
'Line Printer 16.67 cpi' font or equivalent. |
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