Step 3: Enlarge the drawing and work out details.

After I have worked out the value plan, the next step is to enlarge the drawing.  I project my small drawing onto a full size sheet of transparent paper.  In this case the size will be 22" wide by 30" tall.  The photo below shows this large drawing.  When you go from such a small drawing to something 10 times that size, the drawing can get distorted by the projector lens.  I also work out more of the details of the background.  I want this drawing to be as completed as possible.  When I am finished with the drawing, I transfer it to the watercolor paper using graphite tracing paper.