A trace is a trace is a trace, regardless if it's just a body part or a full figure. Is it more damning to trace a full figure than just a waist or hips or an arm, etc? And how is that fair if that's true? Tracing a waist is still tracing. Why is this even being argued?
If another artist can be convicted of tracing eyes, why can't another artist be convicted of tracing waists or "frankensteining"?
I just don't get it, when the evidence is right there.
And in case anyone asks, I'm not white-knighting. I'm pissed about this for a couple reasons. It's not fair to the rest of us who work hard and practice anatomy and really learn to draw this stuff ourselves, when other artists are just poaching lines off another instead of learning it properly too. And tracing is NOT a learning tool, it is a crutch. Take a few life drawing classes (I know some schools hold open ones on the weekends), reference your friends or photos, practice, that's how you learn anatomy. Not by stealing someone else's waist.
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If another artist can be convicted of tracing eyes, why can't another artist be convicted of tracing waists or "frankensteining"?
I just don't get it, when the evidence is right there.
And in case anyone asks, I'm not white-knighting. I'm pissed about this for a couple reasons. It's not fair to the rest of us who work hard and practice anatomy and really learn to draw this stuff ourselves, when other artists are just poaching lines off another instead of learning it properly too. And tracing is NOT a learning tool, it is a crutch. Take a few life drawing classes (I know some schools hold open ones on the weekends), reference your friends or photos, practice, that's how you learn anatomy. Not by stealing someone else's waist.
/soapbox