Enlarging an image

Enlarging and existing drawing

This exercise was about drawing an image on a grid and then enlarging the image by replicating it in a large grid size.

Below is my first attempt using a simple mug.

The next drawing below included a few objects grouped together.  The most challenging thing for me was to replicate both sides of the cookie jar evenly, which is not the case in the smaller version.  It helped to have the grid when checking the size and proportion of the objects in relation to each other.

How successful were you in copying the lines from the smaller squares to the larger squares?

I think in the simple cup it is not as accurate as it could be and I probably focused more on the shape of the ellipse than the positioning within the grid.  I feel that the second sketch with more objects was more successful. 

Are you satisfied with your larger replica of the image?  What would you do differently another time?

When I practise this next time I will try a bigger enlargement because I think this is when the grid becomes a really useful tool.