- 1). Find a pattern you want to trace. For example, you might find something in a magazine or book you want to transfer to a painter’s canvas, watercolor paper or fabric for sewing. Enlarge the pattern on a copier if necessary.
- 2). Position a sheet of tracing paper over the pattern. Use a somewhat dull pencil to trace the entire design, including the outline and any inside details you want on your target paper or fabric. Erase mistakes with an artists’ eraser.
- 3). Remove the tracing paper from the pattern. Add any other lines or details you like to the pencil lines on the tracing paper.
- 4). Place the target medium on a flat, hard surface. Put the tracing paper face down over it in the position you wish. Slide a sheet of transfer paper between the tracing paper and medium, being careful not to move the tracing paper out of position.
- 5). Trace each line on the tracing paper with the round tip of a stylus. Be careful not to press too hard to avoid tearing the paper sheets but press hard enough so that the lines are transferred to the target medium. You could also use a dull pencil to do this.
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