The Trajectory of Carbon Paper
When painting in the Japanese style, I draw a line sketch on a piece of paper the same size as the final work, called a 'dashita-zu' (preliminary sketch), and then trace it to transfer it onto Japanese paper (washi).
If I were to draw directly on the washi, the paper would get damaged when using an eraser, so I go through trial and error on a separate sheet before transferring the design.
I use carbon paper for this transfer process, and the lines I trace remain on the carbon paper as well.
The carbon paper I used for my graduation project became almost completely white.
If you look closely at these lines, there are many that make you think, 'That's that part of the artwork!'
For example,
and in the middle left are the grapes that were hidden by the plants tangled around the picture frame.
Many trajectories remain.
It was worn out from overuse and wouldn't transfer unless I pressed hard, so I replaced it with a new one. For some reason, I wanted to leave a record of these traces that I definitely drew, so I decided to write this note.
I wonder what kind of lines will remain on the next sheet of carbon paper...