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FIGURE 8-8. Sample “Block” Lettering
Pantograph

Many people remember the wooden or plastic ex-
pandable gatelike devices they used as children
to trace an image or picture from one page to
another. These pantographs can be purchased
at art supply stores (or from The Trainer’s
Warehouse in Resources for Trainers) and used
to enlarge or reduce an image from a page onto
your flip chart when preparing for a program.
At one end of the pantograph, there is a point
for tracing along the lines of an image. The other
end holds a pencil that moves along your flip
chart page in concert with the tracing end. You
can then use colored markers to trace the drawn Pantograph
image and add some impact to the flip chart page.

Projection Device

If you wish to trace an image from the page of a book, photograph, or other solid source,
you can use a small projection unit (opaque projector) found at many art supply stores.
You simply place the item to be enlarged or reduced and traced under the projector and
turn it on. A disadvantage is that on some models the source item might be damaged
from heat if you leave it on for too long.

Circle Devices

If you need to draw perfect circles of various sizes onto your flip chart pages, you have
a number of options. Many are available in art and teacher supply stores. Others are as
close as your kitchen (e.g., bowl lids). Another technique involves taking a standard