Leonardo Learning: Etched Glass Saint project

Here is a full scale drawing of saint joseph copyright alex gardega. I spent most of yesterday drawing my pictures to full scale using a projector. Here is saint joseph..The next step is to go in with a marker and refine the lines and fix drawing. In glass etching there is no room for fudging..everything has to be crisp and concise..the reason I prefer painting is that there is more room to be wishy washy and to hide errors etc..glass is unforgiving and much more difficult a medium than painting. The drawing here is about 4.5 foot high. dont be afraid to go large! People have a fear of large scale projects--even me...Full size figures are nerve wracking but they also liberate you..once you go full scale you feel constricted in a 24 by 36 canvas or glass piece. This drawing consists of "two panels" there are 12 panels total to draw and etch. Off to a funeral and then back tonight to hit the boards.