Transferring drawing to canvas

[Matthew Severson]

First of all. If this is in the wrong place, I'm hoping the Moderator will move it to the appropriate area; also, if there is another thread on this subject, could you please delete this one and direct me to it?

And now onto the topic.

This poses as one of my greatest problems when it comes to painting portraits- or any other subject. First I work out the preparatory sketches, then transfer it to canvas using the graphing method. But this does not always work well. I often make small mistakes and have to erase, which makes a mess out of my imprimatura - even when it is dry -

Is there any other method?

Matthew