āDonāt traceā originally started as a warning against tracing as art theft (as in, tracing someone elseās art without permission or credit is art theft) and then over the intervening years turned intoĀ āyou canāt use references because itās cheatingā and I think thatās one of the worst cases of the telephone game Iāve ever personally experienced
you are allowed to trace as practice
you are allowed to trace your own work (for example photographs you took yourself or to keep architectural consistency)
you are allowed to trace things the original artist is encouraging you to trace
you SHOULD use references
you SHOULD be allowed to pick up other artistsā artistic tics you like (ā¦as long as theyāre not offensive, like blackfacing, but thatās a different kettle of fish)
you SHOULDNāT go around moralizing at other people about how they learn best because you can and will lose friends that way and you can and will hurt other artistsā development that way.
Also other than art theft there IS no such thing as cheating in art okay use sparkle pens and fan brushes to your heartās content why is that even a thing I have to say (ā¦and yes Iāve had conversations in the analog world about fan brushes asĀ ācheatingā Iām so tired of snotty artists who think you shouldnāt be allowed to use tools that make things easier because they can do it the hard way)
But honestly, this need to be said louder, as an artist you end up feeling like you aint getting better, trying to draw in perspective without having a guide line . And when others shame artist for using references its like they are expecting the artist to know by memory how everything works on every perspective.
To Consider that fan brushes, or custom brushes are cheating and expecting the artist to do everything in the āoriginalā way is like wanting the cashier to charge you without using a calculator to do the sum. Tools are invented to be used.
ātools are invented to be usedā well put
Not allowing using references is same as telling to a chef they canāt use recipes but they have to pull any dish in the world out of their asses just like that.
The first thing, the very first thing my photography teacher told us was āWhen photographing was invented, ARTISTS took pictures of cities and traced them on their paintings because hey – easier work! Why bother to work hard when you can make it easy for yourself and save your time and energy?ā
Iāve been drawing for years, and I still trace. It helps me learn relationships between shapes, and to understand perspectives that are difficult. Other days, I eyeball it until it looks right. 90% of what I have on my computer is reference images.Ā
Thing is, use what makes you learn best. Donāt steal, but donāt suffer because someone says references arenāt getting.Ā Ā
Lots of this.
I work in animation.Ā My boss encourages the whole team, every day, to learn how to draw the characters by tracing them over and over, before trying to draw them freehand.Ā It helps commit their shapes and proportions to muscle memory and actual memory.
Tracing is an invaluable method of learning.Ā As long as you arenāt tracing somebody elseās work and calling it your own, youāre in the clear.Ā TRACE YOUR LITTLE HEART OUT.
Honestly throw back to this This was the peak of tumblr
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Is this real
Can I get a tumblr history lesson
Tumblr history lesson coming up
alright so its May 30th 2015, and this blog appears out of the blue. Itās a self-proclaimed REAL SJW blog, only they made a point of hatingĀ āspecial snowflakesā aka any gender or sexuality that were not one of the well-known ones.Ā
They all take the persona of a Sonic character, and at the time of the blogās creation there were 6: Mods Sonic, Shadow, Amy, Tikal, Tailsā¦.and Silver. The blog hadnāt been active for 24 hours before Mod Silver allegedly closed the ask box. As you can see from the rules page at the time, this was a clear violation of the rules:
The other mods were displeased, in particular Mod Amy who ignored his stated reasons for doing so and furiously demanded that he contact her on skype.
Mod Silver was promptly removed from the blog for his first offence, however not before the blogās followers took note of another rule on the list: Be kind to Mod Silver.
The tumblr masses became angry at Mod Amyās hypocrisy and called for her to be removed from the blog, starting the trends #IStandWithModSilver and #DownWithModAmy. She responded by saying she had done nothing wrong by disobeying the Mod Silver rule as the rules had been updated after his removal:
This only made Mod Silver sympathizers angrier, increasing the pressure on Mod Amy. The whole thing upset Mods Tails and Tikal greatly, with Mod Tails trying to stand up for Mod Silver and Mod Tikal refusing to pick a side.
At the end of the day, the blog had 10,000 followers, and both Mod Amy and Mod Sonic confirmed that Mod Silver was gone for good.Ā
BUT WE ARENāT DONE.
The very next day, Mod Tails resigned after alleged harassment by Mod Amy. Ā Mod Sonic then revealed that he and Mod Amy had been dating in secret. Mod Knuckles was recruited, hoping to be a peacemaker of sorts, and became the only Mod with the authority to change the rules. Later the same day, Mod Tikal was banned from the blog after labeling herself a demigirl, which violated theĀ āspecial snowflakeā rule:
On June 1st, Mod Sally joined the blog, but it simply made things worse as Mod Amy immediately suspected that Mod Sonic might have feelings for them. This caused an argument between the three, with Mod Shadow helping to stir up dust by making posts about Mod Sonicās supposed crush. Knowing he was likely going to be banned, Mod Shadow then made his final post:
Mod Sonic replied the next day confirming Mod Shadowās removal. He then changed his name to Mod Super Sonic, and removed Mod Knuckles from the Mod List without warning for a violation of the rules (debated below):
After which Mod Sally resigned, unwilling to put up with all the drama. Mod Amy was then unexpectedly banned by Mod Sonic, who had once again changed his name:
Mod Sonic was now the only Mod left, and nobody knew what he would do next. The answer turned out to beā¦ nothing, as 6 days of inactivity was a violation of the rules, and he left the blog. The story get less interesting from here.
Mods Silver and Shadow returned to the blog alongside new Mods Blaze, Classic Sonic, and Classic Amy (both of which claimed not to be the originals). After a kerfuffle involving Mod Shadow claiming that Mod Silver encouraged hate of Mod Amy (which he then took back), Mods Classic Sonic and Classic Amy were removed for inactivity.
FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2016, Mod Shadow became angry when a new Mod refused to pick a Sonic character for the blog, instead choosing Nagito Komaeda from Dangan Ronpa 2. They began arguing immediately:
Since then, the blog has changed its theme to include Dangan Ronpa characters rather than Sonic ones, thought their URL remains the same. PLEASE look up screenshots, there are way more than the ones I included, but this post is long enough already. So ends the tale of Sonic For Real Justice, as I remember it
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Zelda is very young. Give her another ten or twenty years and she may grow to look a lot more like her father.
Okay, this is hands-down my favourite response, even if it is facetious. I absolutely need to see fanart of a thirtysomething Zelda whoās inherited her fatherās inhuman proportions.
Weāre thinking all wrong here. This has nothing to do with family bloodline:
In Zelda games, fully grown adult rulers are just bigger than everyone else. You gain a position of authority, and you get big.
The kings of Hyrule? Great big fellas. Ganondorf? Huge. The Zora kings? Gargantuan. The zora queenās ghost? Far bigger than any living zora in Twilight Princess. Headmaster Gaepora of the Knightsā Academy in Skyloft? Towering.Ā King Bulbin? Absolute unit. Kaneli, the owl leader of the Rito? Biggest bird in the village. The leader of the ancient robots or the Parellae? Literally dragons. Midna, once restored to her throne? Statuesquely tall. Elderly Impa? The largest Sheikah if you include her hat, which is a moral imperative.
So a Zelda who takes the throne WILL be larger than other Hylians, but not because of genealogy, but because itās part of the job description. The only possible alternative is that Iām confusing cause and effect and Zelda will never gain political power because of her lack of extreme girth.
Hereās a quick comparison of a typical species member:
And hereās a leader of the same species:
Now thereās a fun idea. I wonder if you gradually grow into it, or whether our hypothetical Queen Zelda will just don the crown and instantly āpower upā to full imperial stature, like Mario picking up a mushroom?
ive never watched any anie (besides maybe an anime movie or pokemon or aggretsuko but that doesnt count) but ive never seen a full on anime series and i heard good things about fma:b
is it a goof first time anime? im curious about it. or should i go for some thing else im bored and i want to watch somehting
okay! im watching FMA: brotherhood (since u guys said that was the better version) should i watch the dubbed version? i dont normally like subs. but did the dub change anything drastically about it? (like a shitty 4kidz dub where they remove violence or the gays ā¢ or whatever.)
is it ok to watch the netflix dub?
markiplier escaped the LA gangs and went into the anime world to hide
You will look back on this & hopefully be able to laugh at your Markiplier jokeā¦
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