Bad habit or not

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And this is my recreation...

Studying the linework is the to git gud. You're gonna make it. Keep at it.

>>2960764
thanks, thats encouraging.
I'm just concerned that i'm giving myself too much of a crutch if i'm directly copying other's work.

It'll improve your linework if you do it, but don't rely on it too much. If it's a comfort zone thing, feel free to do that kind of stuff between studies and creative exercises.

>>2960773
Studying lineart is great. It can help you get a feel for what exactly the original artist did and why. If you're not drawing anything ever from imagination, you should start. Gestures, doodles, whatever. The important thing is that you keep doing SOMETHING, and if right now that's studies then so be it.

Nothing wrong with studying what inspires you man, i mean some peoples job is to draw thousands of frames in someone elses artstyle

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its fine. i do it when im art blocked to stay active, because you dont get better by not doing things. just dont do it too much. i also never post it anywhere because when youre copying something to study it thats 100% for yourself.


this jakub rebelka pic had nice colors on it and i just wanted to paint/render something and skip all the design and composition parts. sometimes you do a study to understand the specific angles of lines and sometimes you wonder if you can get the same colors by blending layers together.

It's good as long as your art creation doesnt revolve around it. Make sure you create your own shit on the main because copying won't give you an identity or a brand and you'll fall behind your technical skill.

I find it enjoyable to smith using references, basically copying down a piece of iron. I don't recast the weapon, but I study the hammerwork and attempt to recreate it. Is this a bad habit or a good way of practicing and studying the use of different smith styles?