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It's something I'm going to cover in my (upcoming, *sigh*) portrait course, but it bears discussing:
There's this VERY weird stigma in art about tracing.
Go ask Vermeer, Da Vinci, Eakins, Rockwell, and about 90% of the Flemish masters about it. I'll wait.
There's this VERY weird stigma in art about tracing.
Go ask Vermeer, Da Vinci, Eakins, Rockwell, and about 90% of the Flemish masters about it. I'll wait.
Can you fully trace 100% of your subject? Yes! Will it make growth slower? Not necessarily! It can, but everyone works at a different pace.
Can it become a crutch? You bet! But so can a proportional divider/ruler, grid system, or camera obscura.
We're not all Kim Jung Gi here.
Can it become a crutch? You bet! But so can a proportional divider/ruler, grid system, or camera obscura.
We're not all Kim Jung Gi here.
Seriously, I will put my next paycheck down on the fact that your favorite artist? Probably *gasp* traced at some point! Maybe they STILLLLLL trace!
HEAVENS TO BETSY, CLUTCH THE PEARLS
It's seriously not a big deal. Tracing isn't "easy mode", in fact it can add challenges.
HEAVENS TO BETSY, CLUTCH THE PEARLS
It's seriously not a big deal. Tracing isn't "easy mode", in fact it can add challenges.
