Artist 11 Inch Proportional Divider - Upgraded Drawing Supplies & Drafting Tools - Adjustable Caliper & Subject Dividers for Art Drawing Tools (Divider)

still learning how to use it!

Though made of plastic, the proportional divider is well made. I have not used it, yet, but videos on you tube can help me when I do. Arrived quickly.

Love the size, makes it easy to use.. This is good for artist

This thing works great and the seller mailed quickly. Thanks!

Measurements dont hold. Very flimsy. I was buying this from a youtube recommendation. Its probably just fine for fine art painting but for my needs doing technical precise botanical drawings I cannot recommend this. It keeps shifting and I can't get the arms to stay in one position if bumped even a little. Cheap plastic parts, not good for technical drawing enlargement the way I hoped. Looks like Im going to have to replace it with a metal one.

I have had the previous model for years, used it hard. It works as well as it did when it was new. I bought the new model because it appeared to offer more sizing options. It does! Slightly longer to accommodate more set-holes for more different enlargement ratios. Nothing not to love. The manufacturer left this dandy tool just as it was, except to increase the number of set-holes. Perfect. Light weight, a cinch to use and not expensive. I'm delighted and started using it instantly. UPDATE : I have used the new dividers now for weeks, and I have to say that the pointed tips on the old dividers are MUCH BETTER when working with very small references or hard to see areas (i.e., old pictures) than the newer dividers with their blunted tips. The blunter tips on the new dividers create a thickness that means that tiny measurements are not really possible. SAVE those old dividers b/c you're going to need them. ALSO, the newer dividers tend to slip slightly when moving between source and drawing. The longer legs of the divider perhaps contribute to this, and it happens no matter how hard you pinch them -- the very slightest touch/tap on one of the legs and you're back to re-measuring. I'm working on making the the divider a little harder to open and close; there needs to be a tighter fit. Still a good product and worth having for the greater range of ratios.

I love this tool and am disappointed that many art supply stores don't carry this item in stock, much less recommend it. I will often enlarge a drawing and have an Artograph that kind of annoys me since I have to do a ridiculous set up in order to use it. Just open the container, check the proportion you want to change it to, move the red tab and secure it then go. That's it. No lighting setup, no unboxing, moving the workstation or doing a balancing act. You can look online and type in the name of this product to see how it's used and you'll wonder how you survived without it. This is made of plastic but it doesn't feel cheap or junky at all. There are two metal ones that are outrageously priced but this will work for your projects and not break the bank. You don't have to limit the use of this tool with just photos or drawings either since it can be used for life drawing and sculpting too. This is something I wish I had found years ago and at least I found it, plus it's no so big and heavy that you can't use it for a full day's work.

Finally, dividers priced for someone who just likes to draw! I have been searching for proportional dividers for a long time. I don't do any highly accurate drawing or any technical drawing - I just like to draw, and this is a great tool to help with proportion. A friend showed me inexpensive plastic dividers that he had purchased many, many years ago but he wasn't sure they were still available. I found out they weren't. From time-to-time in the last 18 months I've done an internet search for proportional dividers and have only found dividers priced at $100 or more (sometimes much more). That wasn't in my budget and I didn't necessarily need dividers of that quality for my purpose. Of all the "art" companies out there I often wondered why one of them didn't add inexpensive proportional dividers to their product line. Two weeks ago, much to my surprise, these dividers appeared in my internet search. I purchased them from Amazon - they arrived very quickly. They are made of plastic, seem pretty durable, are very light-weight and move smoothly. To change the proportion you just remove the plastic pin and move it to a different hole. It's easy to do and just takes a minute. They arrive in a plastic tube with some very basic instructions for using them. Included is a chart showing the proportion represented by each hole. I haven't used them much yet, but I can't see any reason why with a little care these won't last for many, many years. Before purchasing these I went to the YouTube and watched the video about using them. I found it helpful. The price is so good I'm going to buy a second pair and leave it in my travel bag so I'll have one when drawing away from home.

Is item is brilliant, making my drawing much more accurate. I use it constantly. However, it is vastly overpriced but I wouldn’t be without it

Never used one before but it works better than I expected

Speedy delivery, great packaging. A very useful product when one wants to get proportions right. I could never do that with a simple pencil or a thumb.

Very Nice product.....

Als iemand anders een email krijgt dat je product in het afhaalpunt is,dan is dat een heel grote fout want als ik zelf niet de nodige stappen had ondernomen waar mijn bestelling is enz had ik deze nooit ontvangen Heel erg is dit