/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.3176281]

>drawings are better quality when using a ref
Why does it feel like cheating, though? Even though everyone tells me you can't "cheat" with art, aside from tracing, I still feel inferior for relying on a ref and I don't know why.

[Anonymous No.3176287]

>>3176281
Modern artists like Picasso spread this belief that artists should shit out effortless masterpieces in 5 seconds because they're just *that* gifted, while talentless hacks have to use reference and other aids to produce anything worthwhile.

[Anonymous No.3176288]

you have to use ref to build an imagebank in your head, also dont 1:1 copy shit

[Anonymous No.3176311]

>>3176281
>Why does it feel like cheating, though
Because you've fallen for /ic/'s naive elitism and misguided bullshit. Unlearn the standards and protocols that you feel you've learned from this board, as they are unequivocally wrong.

[Anonymous No.3176755]

Plenty of artists use refs, it's doesn't really matter.
Yusuke Murata and Inio Asano use 3d software to help draw bgs while some artists like Akira Hiramoto just straight up draw over 3d models for their figures.

[Anonymous No.3176758]

>>3176755
What a fucking hack.

[Anonymous No.3176915]

>>3176281
There's a difference between blatantly copying and constructing a drawing, with constructing and following the techniques you've learned such as Loomis, Vilpuu etc you are more easily able to churn out photos from your head

[zoot allures !!l4RuOLgUEPc No.3176920]

>>3176281
b-but how are you going to
learn to
1. Construct forms
2. Perspective
3. Render forms
4. Composition
5. Color
6. Clothing/drapery

if you don't cheat from real life?