TeaLeo / Tealeoart

Main account for reblogging art and other dumb things.

Art only account is @tealeoart Also tagging all art with #TeaLeo !

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I strongly believe if AF starts "cracking down" on "tracing/guiding," they're only going to punish beginner artists and/or folks who are experimenting. If used as a tool, as it should be, you won't notice it in the end result.

IMO, tracing/guiding reference images and 3d models is just like opting to use the paint bucket in your digital program rather than filling in a shape by hand.

I use guiding in my work all the time. It speeds up the process for me, and as you can see, it's not 1:1. Not everyone will be good at this; it's a tool to learn from, which is why I think it's silly to punish those who use this method in a yearly game where everyone experiments.

Here's one in my scraps that really shows this. It helps a ton with planning. Also, studios use this technique all the time. Check out Disney rotoscoping.