After selecting my graphic from the Graphic Fairy, I decided to transfer my image to my dresser using an overhead projector. If you do not have an overhead projector, another great technique I use for transferring large images is using blockposters.com to enlarge pictures. You can find a tutorial on that at the at the Graphics Fairy here.
To trace my images, I used a watercolor pencil. Find them in the artist section of Michaels or your favorite craft store. Choose a color closest to the color you will be painting with, so I used a white pencil. After painting and when dry, you can just wipe away stray marks with a damp cloth. After you sketch the image up. Gather your painting supplies for the detail work:acrylic paint (you could use latex or whatever else you are comfortable with but for detail work I usually choose acrylics), water to dampen brush and clean, paper towel to dab brush,paper plate for paint, wet cloth to fix any mistakes, and brushesHere is how I usually set up my plate to paint. I poured out some white which was my main color, some Vandyke Brown tint I had on hand to add with white for lowlights (or you could use a raw uber or darker brown acrylic) and my brushes.Because this was more detailed work I used an assortment of smaller sized straight brushes, round and liner brushes and a filbert brush.
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