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Nice! :D

thanks ^-^

very true! great job! ^-^

nice! :p

But if traced, it's stealing

かっこいい!!

Tracing for practice is acceptable, but if you do so to steal then thats bad.

some people use the dropper to reselect the color they've already mixed while using a reference on the top screen only, it's clearly evident what people do by watching their replays

Yeah, but some don't give credit.

JJMAwaken- True, I just want people to know that using reference is completely ok

Nice Quote and drawing! :D

Cool!:)

I use references since I draw most of my paintings on paper first. I used to trace screenshots from games, but I give credit to Nintendo. Only reason I trace them is because to show I love the games. I also work hard on them.

Using reference is alright :)

what about it?

There's nothing wrong with referencing. I actually haven't used this icon in a long time! 8 T

nice :D

Thats so cool! I rarely use it xD

I agree, using a reference is alright :) iv done it with my own artwork a few times. as long as people give credit. but for some reason this icon shows up on all the paintings I uploaded before the colors! update .-.

I've gotta admit, I do trace, but I trace things I drew on paper.

yes, ppl dont understand that some ppl really dont trace, (myself) sometimes i use refrences on the top screen and i get alot of crap. meh, i think this pic is very nice :3

cool :D

Heh,that's exactly how I feel!

Cool! ^_^

you could be a teacher

I agree it is okay, I'm not a huge fan of outright tracing and most of the time it doesn't look as good either but artists in real life use references too

NICE QUOTE AND GREAT PIC !! WAIT , NO TRACING .... ?! WOW !! ^_^

Also,just so you know, I said,"Thanks!" on your last painting.I don't want you to think I'm being rude or something because I didn't say anything.lol
I just didn't know if you knew.XD

P.s.You own my soul.lol

yeah that's true, I wish I was good at making up characters and things but I pretty much almost always need a reference. thanks for another shout out :)

There's nothing wrong with using a reference photo. The creativity lies on how you utilise the tools at your disposal to create the overall feel of your painting, referenced or not.

I only trace my own work from my notebook sketches - as, I'm sure, other people do. The closest I get to teaching is using a reference.

*tracing

yea...if you had google docs i could show you the story, and i could let you read it. to see if its ok. thats only if you want. xD

I almost always have that Icon on my art,cause I can never remember colors and patterns correctly, even on my own fursona o-o

I'll always be here for you,too!:)
*hugs*

I reference off my phone. the images are far less pixelated than on a 3ds screen

I always try to change images I'm references to make it my own. Making an exact copy of something I think is pointless unless it looks cool in 3d

I just use visual references from my computer.
There is only one picture in my gallery with the camera icon: the Lando gift. And it's because I was suuuper slow with the sketch and ran out of undos, so I put the sketch on my sd card then traced it.

Tracing only p!sses me off when you trace someone else's art and say it's yours. You're an a**hole if you do that.
Tracing your own art - As fine as anything could possibly be!
Tracing for anatomy help - Cool, just don't be an a** and say "i drew it on paper!!1"
Tracing and saying it's yours when it isn't - I don't like you. And if you do it enough I will go tell the original creator. [If I can locate him/her)

One time I saw a detailed painting done without the photo or eraser icon.

But using the photo of 3ds may be your art too easy.that's why I do without a photo,because I wanna show my real talent.

sometimes (like i do) i draw it on paper and then i take a picture of it to draw, like i never trace things i didn't come up with

I always use a reference (i would b lost without it)

Awesome! XD The Photo Icon BTW this artist named @TFmel Is gonna do art shoutouts on youtube for the popular artists she also said your name in the desk she could post your art on youtube if you want your art on youtube look for the painting on this tag #TFTube that say's "want to see your art on youtube? Read Desk" Cool Huh! hope you accept this offer

<>Your Fan and Friend Peter<>

thanks for you comment on my picture

Nothing wrong with using reference, it's impossible to know everything by memory.

YES. I sometimes take pictures of myself for reference on poses and anatomy. And lots of people have complicated characters so taking a picture of their ref sheet means I don't have to worry about getting detail or colors wrong.

I only use it to get my colors right. If I don't use a color sheet my characters colors usually become wrong

thanks! ^_^

I use a reference to make my pixel art otherwise its really hard to make it lined up and straight.

when painting a realistic photo, pixel art, or other stuff that needs a reference, the photo icon is fine. :) i hate it that people think a painting is traced the minute they see the photo icon. but i also hate it when a traced pitcure gets popular. XD

story almost half way done! XD

I mostly draw with photo references

@TECHNO BITS
oh yea XD that's why TFmel said your name in the desk probly and Yea i said i was leaving colors in like september but i didnt wanna go i was frustrated
ok i think i typo twice!
Anyway Thanks Dude! your a great friend! i hope you never quit colors : ) and it is really had to search my name i tryed it myself once.
Btw do you play minecraft?

<>Your Fan and Friend Peter<>

@TB
the vid's done =D

It's a shame that this icon has been reconstructed to be a bad thing. Those who use photos for only referencing are automatically looked down upon.

Reference either comes from your memory or a physical photograph. Maybe You should have used a photo reference for this painting XD

draw a tf2 character plz

I dont get it....

...hhhmmm...i mean, sometimes it´s ok to take a reference - for learning, for more routine, for the joy of the result! ;o)

Thanks!^w^

i still kinda messed up on it though...but i will say its better then evetything else i've drawn. im getting closer to that manga style,its not even taking that long ether. im still working on the story but i just took a break and drew this...but im getting right back on the story now! XD

Request to techno-bits can ya draw iron man would be awesome

how do you even draw like this?!

Hi!:D

Dude! you almost have over 4000 followers... you might be rank one of the most followed Creators on Colors...but really...how do you do it? do you just draw and hope for the best? or do you talk to people a lot and get out there? lol

im addicted to dA now

Abstractioncat

thanks did you check out the other ones

Hi!
I'm going to be off for awhile again,so I hope you don't mind if I text you by on computer again,and hopefully your not mad.:)
So,anyways...
Hi!
Hru?... :)

What? I don't get a follow for being your 1000th follower? Lololololol :P

Draw ironman request

yea...i wish my aunt came sooner...

its been a lonnngg time but i want to thx u for likeing my art work it means a lot to me thx

Hey T-bits! long time no talk! :3 my enternets been down so yeah. :3

awesome! i cant wait to see it! wait you can draw anime? meh! you can draw everything cant you?! XD

I use the photo on top screen for reference since i'm still learning. But I have tried tracing a photo if you look in my gallery.

yes it is

Reference is king.

I draw on paper a base of my drawing and the I use it as a reference

Tracing is an art just as much as anime is. Did you ever try tracing? Go ahead, it might be harder than you expect.

If the person says where they traced it from, thats fine.

Almost every painting I drew used a refrence image!

gah.... ho cares?

hay tecno im monkeyman and your art is just awsome LIKE A BOSS and i was thinking u kan follow me?

if u inport yes but if u take a pic no

I agree with Jordan T 100 percent! I'm not that good at drawing...PERIOD, on here, but on my art pad I'm not so bad! So sometimes I have to use a pic for reference on here! So what? But I do NOT ''steal'' other peoples art! And seriously, it's not as easy as some of you "gifted" artists thinks it is...it just 'helps' those of us that aren't so....."gifted"! And I've noticed, lately, the more I draw on here, the better I am getting and the less I need the ref. pics! so pfft to those who want to 'degrade' us for that dang camera icon. *sigh* I love to draw...I'm sorry I'm not as "great"/good as some of you :( *sigh->again* It shouldn't matter how good a person is, or if they traced, or used a reference photo or whatever...if a person enjoys it....then they should do it without being criticized for HOW they did it! Freedom of Art! And btw, you did a great job on this pic here...w/o ref. pic...nice job!

what is so coo´l on this...?

I was thinking about that and i guess that is just necesary to use a reference only for some details but the most of the content of the painting shoud be created, not recreated.

If not, ¿¿ where is the essence of the painting ?? I always think that we should appreciate the imagination at the hour to paint.

In my opinion is more beautiful and dificult to create an oc or a fantasy or scifi (or other) landscape that copiying something that other person created or copiying something from a photo.

...but that's just my opinion, i know that other people preffer recreations, because there are something diferent into them, something more artistic than a photo i guess...

...summarizing: i personally preffer the originality, that's all :)

The moral of this picture: just because the photo icon is there, does NOT mean the photo was traced.

Most of the paintings I have are traced, but that's what I find fun to do, And what my followers and other people love, I tend to do more, but from your art, I really need to start trying harder, if not my followers may get tired of the same old thing.

リアルです！！

+1 Buck_7

sorry dude but anyone could do that, you just got so many likes cuz u have many followers.

I get it and I kinda agree... hence why I never use the camera for anything... c:

Well spoken.
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It's what we all need to survive