This text describes techniques for drawing and copying designs onto paper. It outlines a method using a blunt needle to transfer designs by tracing on darkened paper and discusses refining the drawing with pencil or pen. Another technique called pouncing involves transferring drawings using a fabric pad filled with charcoal or other powders.
METHOD FOR LEARNING
First, place the paper where you want to draw with the dark side underneath, then put the print or drawing you want to copy on top, and attach everything together as previously described. Then, with a needle whose tip is blunt and inserted into a small stick or handle for easy holding, trace over all the main features of the design, such as contours and the folds of drapery, pressing firmly enough to make marks on the white paper underneath. Once all the lines are traced, refine them with a pencil or pen, then erase any unwanted marks and traces with stale bread crumbs, especially if you want to draw using red chalk and the tracing was done with black stone. Do not use red chalk for tracing, even if you plan to draw with it afterward, because it damages the white paper and is greasy by nature, which makes it hard to remove completely with bread crumbs.
Method of Pouncing.
There is another method to transfer a drawing made on paper onto any surface; this method is called pouncing. First, prick all the contours and main lines of the drawing with the point of a needle mounted in a small stick. Then make a small pad from a piece of light fabric filled with crushed and sifted charcoal if pouncing onto something white, or fine plaster or chalk if pouncing onto something brown: this pad is called a pounce. Apply the original drawing...
Translation Notes
1. Sanguine: A type of red chalk commonly used in drawings, known for its slightly greasy texture.
2. Poncer: A traditional method of transferring a design by pricking and dusting with powdered charcoal, plaster, or chalk.