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Post by Lauren on Feb 5, 2006 5:51:55 GMT -5
Is it cheating to trace a picture of someone for the rough outlines of a portrait? Or is that what people do all the time?
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Post by toonMom on Feb 5, 2006 6:00:45 GMT -5
I would have to say it's cheating. I have never heard of anyone doing it that way. I know some use the grid method, which is sometimes considered cheating, but I don't really agree with that. You for sure would be cheating yourself. The only way to get better is to learn to see better and that only comes with practice.
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Post by Lauren on Feb 5, 2006 6:25:27 GMT -5
Yeah that's what I thought. I've never used tracing paper as I thought there's no point, but then I did a search on drawing portraits and someone mentioned tracing and I wondered if it really was cheating or not. Thanks for clearing it up.
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Post by toonMom on Feb 5, 2006 7:00:22 GMT -5
I have heard of people sketching out the face on a scrap piece of paper and then transferring it onto a good sheet of paper when they get the look they want. I think that is fairly common. As far as cheating goes, you would only cheat yourself, no one else would know what method you used. Your skills would never get any better. This is just my opinion on the subject.
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Post by flatcap on Feb 6, 2006 8:46:23 GMT -5
It's cheating lauren, my local art group have taken it to a new level. They invested in a copykake tracer, and now hardly anyone bothers drawing they just trace and paint. And they even have the nerve to sell them in the yearly exhibition. It is no longer an art group, it's a colouring club. tracing paper leads to stagnation.
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Post by vtslim on Feb 6, 2006 9:49:33 GMT -5
Yeah, what do they call that...? Oh YEAH! Color by number! I think tracing can be used as a tool. Say you have issues with painting and want to just paint the same thing over and over without worrying about drawing it as practice? Tracing. Painting on a wall or something huge? I draw the design small and either project it or grid it out. Tracing. But if you are in an art group and they profess a desire to get better at drawing what they see or what they imagine then tracing will not do it. Your brain doesn't remember tracing as it does the hard work of drawing. I could trace the Sistene Chapel and then go home and still draw stick figures! My opinion. I think everything can be used as a tool depending on final desired result.
-Slim
;D (I traced this smiley. not bad, eh)
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