Hi, I am a new art student, and I am learning traditional mediums. I use Photoshop and Illustrator to help me see values, print out images a certain size, all kinds of things. I am drawing the attached photo of a stuffed puppy and ball, in preparation for transfer to a physical canvas. The paper it is printed on is standard printer paper, 8.5 by 11. The paper I'm drawing(not tracing) is 9 by 12. I would like to enlarge the picture by a little. I drew a box around the entire image and it measures 5 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide(cyan box). This does not include the background. The only measurement technique we've learned is to draw boxes around each object. What technique(s) would you use to enlarge/do the math? This math thing is killing me. I saw a Youtube video where the artist put dots on strategic points and transfered them to a larger canvas, but I can't find it. Also, some people use a a centered vertical and horizontal line and increase proportionally. Is there a way to do this mathematically? Any techniques using PS or Illus are welcome. Thanks in advance.
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