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Is it Ok to Trace in Art?
🕑 Added 2020-03-12 12:45:42 +0000 UTC In the last year, I discovered there is a secret war between artists whether Tracing is art or is considered cheating. Since my game is based almost entirely in tracing as many others in the past (like GGGB), I feel I need to write my opinion on the matter.
There was a war like that when people did not consider Inkers as Artists. Everybody knows Stan Lee (Storyboard and PR) and Jack Kirby (Pencils). But nobody cares about the Inkers, right? Or Colorists. Or Lettering.
One other war was when Artists started to use digital means. The old school considered digital art as "Too easy".
You know what? It is.
Inking is easier than drawing. Digital drawing and 3d graphics are easier than the classic method. So is Trace Art.
But is it Art? Yes. Everything is Art. My technique is getting better with practice so yes. It is.
Trace Art is faster too. It enables me to do more work in less time. Only by tracing I can deliver a new chapter in two months. When I used the classic method that amount of work took 4-6 months for a 30 page comic book.
Does this make me a bad artist? Maybe. I wish I could draw as good and fast as some excellent artists I admire. But I can't. I'm like an invalid person in a wheel chair. I cannot walk but I try. Don't shoot me for it.
