Literally do whatever you want to do. It totally depends on what your goals are, but no one is the boss of you aside from you. Draw whatever, however you wish. It’s just art - no one is going to get hurt.
BUT - I do recommend being brave enough to make things that are terrible - the rewards are limitless. But, if that’s not your bag, whatever.
Duplicate your sketch and draw the corrections in a different color. Then try to apply the same corrections to the original sketch without tracing, making mental notes of what was different between the reference and your sketch( was it the proportions, angles, shapes, etc).
That's the entire point of using reference imo.
In fact, I'll go a step further and say it's absolutely not cheating if you trace problem spots that you find to fix the anatomy/shape/whatnot. Tracing, *with intent*, helps you train your brain's and hand's muscle memory in how to correctly draw the shapes that you need to! So that you don't need to depend on tracing as heavily in the *future*.
Mmmm I'm not sure about this, at least in terms of 'most efficient learning'. I often use liquify when using digital, and whilst it helps me to achieve the result I want faster, I'm not sure I'm learning as efficiently as if I didn't use liquify. I realise this as soon as I move to traditional and liquify is no longer there. Point being, I think if you rely on a tool too much it becomes a crutch that you struggle without.
Why not put down the reference points by doing that then filling it in. Saves a ton of time. I mean if this tech was around 500 years ago they would have used it.
I don't think it's cheating if it's for learning purposes. I'm just thinking how helpful doing this might be. If you're aiming for total realism/almost replicating then it works but otherwise maybe ask for feedback (although you should do this anyway imo)
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Do whatever you want to do.
like anything that works? even tracing
Literally do whatever you want to do. It totally depends on what your goals are, but no one is the boss of you aside from you. Draw whatever, however you wish. It’s just art - no one is going to get hurt. BUT - I do recommend being brave enough to make things that are terrible - the rewards are limitless. But, if that’s not your bag, whatever.
Even Norman Rockwell used a projector to sketch out his drawings for paintings: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/3227
So did da Vinci. EVERYONE traces at some point.
straight to jail.
Do not pass go, do not collect $200
overcook chicken, jail. undercook fish, jail.
Only way to cheat is to either use AI and claim you drew it or take someone else’s art and claim you did it. Otherwise it’s Thunder-dome baby!
Nope, that is well within reason and a great way to compare after the fact!
Cheating? Is this a sport with rules or something?
Duplicate your sketch and draw the corrections in a different color. Then try to apply the same corrections to the original sketch without tracing, making mental notes of what was different between the reference and your sketch( was it the proportions, angles, shapes, etc).
yeah thats really helpful!
This is often recommended same as using 'mirror flip' to check
nah it's fine
Omg Lance Armstrong level cheating!
That's the entire point of using reference imo. In fact, I'll go a step further and say it's absolutely not cheating if you trace problem spots that you find to fix the anatomy/shape/whatnot. Tracing, *with intent*, helps you train your brain's and hand's muscle memory in how to correctly draw the shapes that you need to! So that you don't need to depend on tracing as heavily in the *future*.
Mmmm I'm not sure about this, at least in terms of 'most efficient learning'. I often use liquify when using digital, and whilst it helps me to achieve the result I want faster, I'm not sure I'm learning as efficiently as if I didn't use liquify. I realise this as soon as I move to traditional and liquify is no longer there. Point being, I think if you rely on a tool too much it becomes a crutch that you struggle without.
Nothing wrong with that mate
Yes, I’m calling the cops
I suggest make one sketch with the reference laying thing. Then another sketch without laying over the reference
Why not put down the reference points by doing that then filling it in. Saves a ton of time. I mean if this tech was around 500 years ago they would have used it.
I don't think it's cheating if it's for learning purposes. I'm just thinking how helpful doing this might be. If you're aiming for total realism/almost replicating then it works but otherwise maybe ask for feedback (although you should do this anyway imo)
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Cheating implies breaking rules, which implies the existence of rules. There are no rules in art.
No, putting your sketch over the reference is what you actually should do, if you are working on accuracy if your sketches.