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Real quick question for you guys since I might be getting back into drawing.

I want to make sure that drawing by reference is alright. Is it akin to tracing, or does it actually help with visualization and things?
referencing is great!!
tracing is also great!!!
but don't directly trace from people and claim it as your own and steal their art and things like that
tracing is good for refining your lines and such but if you claim it as your own then you're a big dingledongle and should be kicked in the face

anyways, referencing is super useful and everybody that's good at a thing has done it at least once

Thought so about referencing, but I have heard from numerous people that tracing is the worst possible thing you can do. Figured that because when you reference you are drawing your own stuff, and that gets into your head better. Tracing takes that away.

Real quick question for you guys since I might be getting back into drawing.

I want to make sure that drawing by reference is alright. Is it akin to tracing, or does it actually help with visualization and things?

Tracing is fine if you're just starting out and stuff like that.
Referencing is something that you should be doing. A lot. Especially in the beginning, it'll help with your observational skills. It'll allow you to see how things actually work and move. It helps a huge amount to have something to reference poses, lighting, fabric, etc. off of.

Thought so about referencing, but I have heard from numerous people that tracing is the worst possible thing you can do. Figured that because when you reference you are drawing your own stuff, and that gets into your head better. Tracing takes that away.

Tracing quickly becomes the worst stuff ever for your progress, but starting out I found that it helped with my ability to reference from other things.

I sometimes feel bad for "taking" a pose or whatever. :y but then again there's only so many that one can do.



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what's the purpose of the brim of the hat, though?
i mean jeez respect the brim people don't just hand those things out for free ya know

what's the purpose of the brim of the hat, though?
i mean jeez respect the brim people don't just hand those things out for free ya know

do any of those easily mockable names actually stand for anything or what

ok so today in health i finally forgetin drew something
but i didnt have anything to take a picture of it
but a girl who sits nearby (whos also a rly cool artist) really liked it and offered to take a picture of it and email it to me
so here

sketch

full

also i actually got perspective right wooo

do any of those easily mockable names actually stand for anything or what
Nope. Only one of them do.

I have heard from numerous people that tracing is the worst possible thing you can do.
Other than using it as a tool to improve lines yes it is

Nope. Only one of them do.
ahhh why are they punctuated as acronyms then
send help i'm trapped on deviantart

ahhh why are they punctuated as acronyms then
send help i'm trapped on deviantart
listen here BUSTER you have 6 characters that aren't even sounded in your name, unless you really are the infamous period colon colon taboo colon colon period in which I should have you apprehended!