āDonāt traceā originally started as a warning against tracing as art theft (as in, tracing someone elseās art without permission or credit is art theft) and then over the intervening years turned intoĀ āyou canāt use references because itās cheatingā and I think thatās one of the worst cases of the telephone game Iāve ever personally experienced
you are allowed to trace as practice
you are allowed to trace your own work (for example photographs you took yourself or to keep architectural consistency)
you are allowed to trace things the original artist is encouraging you to trace
you SHOULD use references
you SHOULD be allowed to pick up other artistsā artistic tics you like (ā¦as long as theyāre not offensive, like blackfacing, but thatās a different kettle of fish)
you SHOULDNāT go around moralizing at other people about how they learn best because you can and will lose friends that way and you can and will hurt other artistsā development that way.
Also other than art theft there IS no such thing as cheating in art okay use sparkle pens and fan brushes to your heartās content why is that even a thing I have to say (ā¦and yes Iāve had conversations in the analog world about fan brushes asĀ ācheatingā Iām so tired of snotty artists who think you shouldnāt be allowed to use tools that make things easier because they can do it the hard way)
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