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Is it considered tracing..?

UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
edited January 2008 in Artist Alley
I tend to, whenever drawing.. Not doodling.. Drawing.. Hehe.. <br>To trace the shapes. So for a dog, it'd be a circly-square for the head, circles in the chest, Whatever. And make new layers or do it multiple times. To get the feel of the shapes and placements in my head. Then, I go to the paper or file I'm doing my piece on, and try to resemble those as close as possible. <br><br>Is that considered tracing?
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  • KazukoKazuko
    72.222.221.107
    Not to me, it isn't. It's more like anatomy practice. S'long as you don't, say, outline the dog completely, it should be fine. =3<br><br>That's the best way to practice the shapes. =D Look at drawings and, if needed, make circles around the parts that are circle-y.
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  • UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
    71.166.115.79
    That's what I always thought of it as. Never hurts to be sure though.
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  • ParanoidThoughts8ParanoidThoughts8
    67.181.20.35
    <span style="font-size:75">i think it is.<br>you need to learn how to shape things to be a successful artist,<br>everything you do should be on <span style="font-style:italic">your</span> own behalf<br>maybe for starters you need to trace them or something...<br>i never did though :lol: </span>
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  • KiteKatsumi9KiteKatsumi9
    66.63.86.119
    I don't think it is, not at all. You're just getting a feel for the shapes. Shapes can be hard...that's why they sell stencils and compasses so you can make perfect circles (and other shapes).
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  • WeisseEdelweissWeisseEdelweiss
    72.72.212.126
    No. I don't see it as tracing. Tracing is when a person copies the exact form and shape of an object taken from another art piece or photograph.<br>What you're doing is practice. You're practicing a form and thus applying original attributes to the work.
  • UnknownDreamlandUnknownDreamland
    96.234.253.230
    Thanks Weisse.
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