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August 28, 2005
Proportional Dividers
You can measure life models more accurately with a pair of proportional dividers.
Hold the tool at arm's length and use the large arms to take an optical measurement.
The small arms will produce short measurements in direct proportion to the large measurements. You can transfer those small measurements to your paper.
By sliding the fulcrum, you can adjust the reduction ratio to better suit the scale of your drawing.
Posted by digital artform at August 28, 2005 02:36 PM
Comments
I didn´t know this thing existed. Well, thanks for the heads up.
Since i studied traditional drawing i´ve been using a simple pencil and my thumb for this.
JC
Posted by: Juan Carlos at September 8, 2005 09:25 AM
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE RIGHT PRICE FOR THIS ITEM, PROPORTIONAL DIVIDERS,$$$$
Posted by: esmeralda at November 22, 2005 04:12 PM
They can be pricey. I got mine here:
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/
It cost about $80
If you are patient and lucky you can do well on eBay with these.
Posted by: Joseph Francis at November 22, 2005 07:32 PM
I NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRICE AND HOW I GET ONE PROPORTIONAL DIVIDERS 10" THANKS ESME.
Posted by: ESMERALDA at November 23, 2005 05:43 PM
This is as much information as I can give you. I got mine here:
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-supply/catalogs/0013990000000
Posted by: Joseph Francis at November 23, 2005 09:10 PM