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My digital illustrations of some Hollywood sex symbols over the decades from the 1920s through the 1970s.
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"The Profane Angel" Carole Lombard, 1930s
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
You didn't draw this, you traced it. Here's your "drawing" overlaid on top of a photo of Carole Lombard from her profile page on IMDB. Your linework matches the photo perfectly. That's not art, that's theft. lombard_ov...ca40aa.jpg 
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"The Princess" Audrey Hepburn, 1950/1960s
Final score:
2points
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
You didn't draw this, you traced it. Here's your "drawing" overlaid on top of a photo of Audrey Hepburn from her profile page on Rotten Tomatoes. Your linework matches the photo perfectly. That's not art, that's theft. hepburn_ov...d4678d.jpg 
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"Sex Kitten" Brigitte Bardot, 1960s
Final score:
2points
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
You didn't draw this, you traced it. Here's your "drawing" overlaid on top of a photo of Brigitte Bardot from the Getty Images archive. Your linework matches the photo perfectly. That's not art, that's theft. bardot_ove...60fe56.jpg 
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Ant (Post author) 1 year ago (edited)
TO: LakotaWolf -- I'm not sure why you are picking on me. Many artists use tracing to create their art and speed up their workflow for representational accuracy. When I started using procreate to do digital illustration, I found tracing a valuable tool in learning how to use the program. What I am trying to do is find what my visual "style" is. Tracing helps me find my style. SO... you can call me out but it doesn't change the fact that artists throughout history have used some form of tracing. Advances in realism in Western Art were a result of using optical instruments such as the camera obscura, camera lucida, and curved mirrors. I used photos in the public domain. In addition, I do not sell any of my artwork. I just draw for fun. ...but thank you for looking at my artwork. I appreciate it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Many artists trace (I have done so as well) but I do not post my tracings online and claim them as "my drawings", because they AREN'T my drawings. They are tracings. Additionally, it is copyright infringement, as you do not have the rights to the original photographs that you have traced. Either way, it is disingenuous - you should at least have the honesty to say that you traced photographs, and that these are not "drawings". I guarantee you that professional digital artists are aware of copyright laws and do not publicly post traced work - as this could result in a lawsuit. As an aside - you will not find your "style" by tracing. You cannot develop a style if all you do is trace others' work, unless you wish your "style" to be "plagiarism". And it doesn't matter if you sell your work or not - it is still copyright infringement.
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TO: LakotaWolf -- I'm not sure why you are picking on me. Many artists use tracing to create their art and speed up their workflow for representational accuracy. When I started using procreate to do digital illustration, I found tracing a valuable tool in learning how to use the program. What I am trying to do is find what my visual "style" is. Tracing helps me find my style. SO... you can call me out but it doesn't change the fact that artists throughout history have used some form of tracing. Advances in realism in Western Art were a result of using optical instruments such as the camera obscura, camera lucida, and curved mirrors. I used photos in the public domain. In addition, I do not sell any of my artwork. I just draw for fun. ...but thank you for looking at my artwork. I appreciate it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Many artists trace (I have done so as well) but I do not post my tracings online and claim them as "my drawings", because they AREN'T my drawings. They are tracings. Additionally, it is copyright infringement, as you do not have the rights to the original photographs that you have traced. Either way, it is disingenuous - you should at least have the honesty to say that you traced photographs, and that these are not "drawings". I guarantee you that professional digital artists are aware of copyright laws and do not publicly post traced work - as this could result in a lawsuit. As an aside - you will not find your "style" by tracing. You cannot develop a style if all you do is trace others' work, unless you wish your "style" to be "plagiarism". And it doesn't matter if you sell your work or not - it is still copyright infringement.
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