/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3141631
I also thought the same, but yeah as you can see here he prepares the composition and lighting beforehand and just repaints it.

>>3141714
>>3141635
>You shouldn't judge an artist by their process
>It doesn't detract from his work at all
absolutely it does. by your thinking then someone that traces an image is as good as someone that references it, and that person is also as good as the one that does it from imagination. It doesn't make sense.

>beginner way of viewing art
Did I ever say it was bad for what it was? absolutely not, it's actually a lot fucking better than Tim bradstreet's stuff which is in a similar lane in what it tries to do, just that it's contrary to comic art and methods, and in the end wether you like it or not, it is just glorified and simple portrait painting from reference, which makes it lose a lot of its comic book charm.

>and a lot of them even outright traced.
jesus not this shit again. Listen, Rockwell traced, so let's say he can't draw his compositions directly. An artist comes up that can paint as well as Rockwell, but drew his own stuff, would he be considered as good or better than him? Does craftsmanship not matter anymore? All of a sudden the process doesn't matter, what the fuck is this? does it mean my printer is as good as michelangelo to you?

get down from that high horse of yours, don't presume what you don't know, and don't project your opinions on others.