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Review on VIVOHOME Tracing Brightness Sketching Drawing by Kristen Reid

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A turning point for aspiring watercolor artists struggling to paint

Wow, that's amazing! I've recently started learning to draw and paint with watercolors. Although I'm diligently learning to draw, it's a slow process and I get frustrated because sometimes I have a hard time drawing the picture I want to draw. I would find a nice reference photo to draw, but I spent hours drawing and erasing, painting and more erasing before I could start painting. And even then, sometimes, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get the sketch right and I never got to the painting part. I heard about lightboxes/light pads and decided to give it a try. I found this brand and I liked the size, the presence of magnets and the good reviews. It arrived today and I immediately tried it with the photo I wanted to draw. I was skeptical that it would work on Arches 140lb thick watercolor paper, but it worked great. In just a few minutes, I was able to easily sketch the image on paper. Now I can paint - in 5 minutes, not 5 hours! I will continue to work on my drawing skills and I think sometimes using this on a face will really help as it gives me the "muscle memory" for drawing curves. lines and everything. At some point I hope to get to the point where I don't need to use this lightbar anymore. But until then, I'm so glad I can print my photos, quickly circle them, and go straight to my watercolor painting.

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