Occasionally I enter competitions and the rules state that you can’t use any mechanical method to transfer your drawing. I think it’s a weird rule if the drawing is all my own. How would you suggest artists deal with this?
I forgot to introduce myself. I’m a retired secondary English teacher who began oil painting in 2013. I have received occasional awards, most notably one from International Artist Magazine in their Challenge contests. I love the way Joshua paints though I usually paint alla prima style.
That’s an interesting restriction.
I wonder what they would consider “mechanical” to mean. And perhaps it would be interesting to find out the "why" behind the restriction.
If we’re talking about casting light through a lens, then a vast swath of great artists, from Vermeer to Norman Rockwell (yes, he used a projector), would not qualify.
If anything, perhaps use it to check your work?