Terry,
Transferring the image is a key skill. If the main elements are regular - as in an architectural subject - I work freehand, perhaps checking key ratios by measuring. Otherwise, I fall back to the traditional method of "squaring up". It takes time but I find it very effective.
This image shows a block where the central portion has been squared to allow me to make a reduced drawing of a pair of owls:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2386/1199/1600/DSCF2275.jpg
Of course the fun starts when one reduces and reverses at the same time!
>Andy
>I have some questions - one of which is how do you transfer the image
>to the block?
>Terry
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