The Problem With Tracing

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The biggest problem with tracing is not the tracers themselves. Confused? Allow me to explain.

When most people say tracing/tracers they think of someone who takes someones art and just well, traces it. Copy everything about it and claim it as their own. THAT is bad. I'll agree that is bad, I dislike people who do that unless you are doing it to learn AND have permission from the artist. 

Tracing, In HARPG is NOT that in most cases. Tracing in HARPG...Well....not HARPG it's self as it doesn't allow it, Just the stable art in general. It's just tracing a stock image that ALLOWS it. A stock image that someone has put up giving people permission to use in anyway they want as long as they follow their rules.

They allow you to trace the horse, Allowing you to learn HOW a horse is built. Because let me tell you, Half of you guys that free hand and claim to have never traced in your life and you hate tracers, You guys cant draw to save your life. Trust me, I know how a horse looks and sweet heart, That aint it. 

It's funny how people put so much energy and effort into stopping tracing, the good tracing, in the stable art world. You LEARN to trace in art class, Don't tell me you don't as i've taken an art class. Tracing IS an art form, And it helps you improve so much and don't tell me it doesn't.

Just, So sick of all the hate on tracers, Telling us we're not artists, we shouldn't be on DA and have no right to have a stable. We have no right to enter shows because we're not good enough, Because what we do is not art. The funniest part? This is coming from people who can;t draw a horse that looks like a horse.

Tracing helps you. End of it.

Proof. 

Last year
2AM Drawings? by ZombieOverLoad 

This year.



So shut up about tracers. 


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werewwulf's avatar
:clap: Bravo! I'm with ya there!