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Don't laugh
Don't laugh, but here is what I use to transfer measurements from my reference photo (which is taped up next to my canvas) to my canvas. If the chin I'm painting is looking a little long, I'll use this to measure and make sure. Or this tells me exactly how far it is from the inside of an eye to the edge of a face.
If I don't have a photo the exact size as the face on my canvas, I go to Kinko's and make a black and white xerox the exact size I want to paint it.
This simple device (I think it's called a compass) costs about 99 cents at the art supply store. I actually went in search of a device to measure and they were all too expensive, I can't remember since it's been a few months, but they were all $40 or $50 or more. That's when I found this one and it's worked great so far.
Maybe this will be an easy and economical solution for someone.
Joan
Note: This isn't any good for reducing the size of anything proportionally, it's just good for transferring direct measurements.
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