Heres an in progress shot of a thing i am working on. Geometry is hard but fun. I enjoy the challenge of doing it by hand. Yes digital would be easier but im not cool like that.
I am referencing a book about islamic geometry and a book with japanese sashiko embroidery designs. Ive noticed that even though the two cultures are different, the geometry they use is kind of similar sometimes. Thats badass.

Once i get this part how i want, im going to trace the final geometry onto a piece of clear plastic wrap with a sharpie, then reinforce the plastic with a lamination of clear packing tape. You gotta be careful not to fuck it up and wrinkle the plastic tracing as you reinforce it, otherwise youll want to die.
I dont like to use too think of plastic. Not really saran wrap, you dont want a plastic with too much stretch.
Cellophane sleeves works, but it's really thin. recycle, motherfuckers.

I center the sharpie plastic wrap tracing over my painting on canvas, line it up where i want it, then i tape it in place.
Then i use white or graphite transfer paper beneath it, and trace the geometry on the plastic with a dull thick needle or empty pen.
I then touch up the transfer with a white water soluble/pencil. Sometimes i freehand stuff with the water pencil, so im not rawdogging the next step of the painting entirely.

i try not to use too much graphite pencil on my base layer bc itll muddy the next layer of paint.

Sometimes ill trace the transfer with a thintip paint pen if it's that kind of painting. But you gotta be careful bc you dont wanna press too hard and flood out your base painting.

It would be easier if i were cool enough to paint all this on paper, and trace it using a lightbox .
But this is going on an acrylic painting and i hate myself so i enjoy making things stupidly difficult and needlessly complicated.

That is my process, i enjoy it and wanted to share the process and some of the more miscellaneous tools i use. Youre welcome and Fuck you <3

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