Step 3: Using an
opaque projector, project the drawing so that the outside box of the original drawing lines up perfectly with the outside edges of the paper on the wall.
Many students chose photographs that needed to be enlarged Using the
opaque projector, they traced these portraits onto 18 x 24" (46 x 61 cm) white paper that was taped to a wall in a darkened room.
Step 2: The photo is then translated into a line drawing using an
opaque projector.
Others used an
opaque projector to enlarge their flowers, then drew directly on the insulation board in pencil.
At the next class, we used an
opaque projector to look at pictures of buildings from all over the world.
The seed of my discontent was planted following the eras of stone tablets and moveable type, when we went from
opaque projectors, overhead transparencies, and 35mm slides to that marvel of modernity: PowerPoint, possibly the most misused presentation software of the computer age.
Before acquiring the camera, Share relied on overhead and
opaque projectors, which among other things, meant sacrificing 3D and color.