Jitters, whats your opinion on tracing?

jitterbugjive:

Tracing is a good learning tool

But bad to claim as your own work (it’s honestly better to just keep tracing things to yourself)

I traced as a kid to learn shapes

Then from there, I went from tracing to trying to draw what I saw, so I’d look at a drawing and try to draw the same thing as best I could over and over until it was accurate

artists learn from observing and copying, it can be used to turn it in to something of their own

So yes, go ahead and trace, but be aware it’s a learning tool and should never be considered a ‘completed work’, nor is it your original work. And of course, not everyone is going to want you tracing, so it’s best to either ask first or simply keep it private.