Drawing Reference Tools

Use Alvin's Pantograph with inclined or horizontal boards for tracing or dotting. Features die-sunk graduations with holes drilled for accuracy, and adjustable nylon ratio thumb screws for smooth movement. Made of seasoned hardwood bars.

Solve any composition or perspective problem instantly! Using a dry erase marker (not included), sketch your composition directly on the grid, then use it to transfer your sketch to canvas or pad.

Achieve accurate proportions every time with the Derwent Scale Divider. This invaluable drawing tool makes it easy to transfer measurements from real-life, photographs, and sketches to your canvas or paper. Use the tool to scale your pictures in ratios from 4:1 to 1:4.

Gridvu is a viewable grid system that helps artists observe the interplay of visual elements in terms of scale, direction, and location.

The Guerrilla Painter View Finder has an adjustable opening to help you determine the perfect composition in the field — and a whole lot more. It even offers a guide to complementary colors and a value scale.

The QuicKomp Artist's Drawing Tool helps you render drawings with precision and accuracy resulting in works that are in proportion and true-to-life. Isolate a section of the scene in the grid window.

This handy, lightweight tool is a must for every painter's utility kit. It helps artists determine composition, crop images, and identify color values.

The Westcott C-Thru Proportional Scale is used to calculate enlargements or reductions from 10% to 1000%, from 1" to 100". Made of tough plastic, it has large, easy-to-read markings.

Complete with hardware ready to mount on your bench or table. For 30" × 48" surface. 40" wide × 22-5/8" deep. 55 lb.

Let these durable, scratch resistant, acrylic mirrors give every beginning artist a real, live model - themselves! Perfect for classroom portrait projects, they stand safely and steadily on any tabletop, reflecting clearly as you sketch, paint, or draw.

Working from a photo or sketch? Keep it at eye level with this accessory. The picture clip attaches easily to canvas stretcher bar - simply tighten knob. Your reference material clips securely on the end of the flexible wire. Adjust to optimum position.

Trying to hold a picture or photo in one hand while painting with the other is frustrating. This clip holds pictures firmly in place, enhancing accuracy and productivity.

Today Is Art Day turns history’s celebrated artists into action figures that educate with interesting trivia and true-to-the-past accessories. Each Art History Heroes Figurine is made of PVC, measures 5" tall, and includes a display base and 10 trivia facts about each artist's life and work.

These anatomically proportional 1/6 scale models have over 30 points of articulation allowing them to display virtually the full range of human movement.Constructed of highly-durable plastic.

Rendered from durable hardwood, Blick Manikins are figures that can be manipulated into almost any position that can be achieved by the human form. Available in male and female models, in a range of sizes. Includes a stand. Unfinished.

Useful for learning the basics of figure drawing — or just to have standing around — these accurately proportioned figures can be adjusted to assume almost any position. All three share the same stand.

To learn the basics of figure drawing or just to have "standing around," a manikin is a useful reference tool. These accurately proportioned figures adjust to assume most human positions. Each one has its own stand. Made of unfinished hardwood.

This wood manikin is highly posable, helping artists learn the basics of figure drawing. The 4-1/2" tall male manikin is made of hardwood and can be used with or without its stand.

Blick Hand Manikins are life-size models that help artists master the gestures and articulation of the human hand. Available in 10" long and 12" long models, both left-handed and right-handed. Made from hardwood with a smooth, glossy finish.

These delightful two-in-one creations provide a unique and interesting model for drawing, painting, or sculpting. Practice drawing the hand from any angle or orientation.

Rubber-like castings of actual human male specimens. Encased wires allow bending fingers to create gestures. See fine, life-like details-—each natural crease and fold is there. Small and large right hands.

Combining a human hand with rocks, shells, eggs, and an apple, these hard plaster hands are useful reference tools for drawing, painting, and sculpture. Each features a large male hand cast from life in a variety of positions. The lightweight casts can be viewed from any angle. 3-1/2 lb.

Cat manikins are carefree pets that are "purrfect" companions - and their articulated bodies and simple shapes make them great models for sketching.

The articulated body and simple shape of this wooden dog manikin make it a studio essential for figure sketching. It's also ideal as a whimsical decoration for studios, classrooms, or offices.