is this bad?

~angelfiregirl123 Dec 25, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

now I don't use bases at all but sometimes I ask permission to outline(trace) a original base just to get the shape of the base.

The Original base was free to use is that a bad thing?

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!NaomiBomb Dec 27, 2012

In my opinion, maybe try draw from life rather than bases. Bases are flat and won't give you a sense of depth or proportion, so try draw from life more than bases.

=DamaiMikaz Dec 27, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I think the whole bases thing is a weird thing to begin with. Poses aren't copyrighted at all, so why couldn't you copy a pose from a base?

*Lilithali Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Its perfectly fine, as long as the person who owns that base or picture is ok with you using it. Everyone is different and how you learn to draw can be very different than the way other people did. I myself started out the same way, tracing/using bases. I believe it helped me learn how to shape things and it was excellent practice.

~Bergholtz Dec 26, 2012 Professional General Artist

But if you are tracing the base you are using the base. I thought that was the whole point of bases?

~angelfiregirl123 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

yes I know but I don't draw on top of them. I trace the base just to get the figure I am drawing well right now

^FionaCreates Dec 26, 2012 Professional General Artist

As an original basemaker, I provide my resources for people to do what they like with them, tracing them blowing them up whatever, however I just ask that if you used it in any way shape or form you link back to me as your resource. Pretty much all basemakers ask the same thing.

~angelfiregirl123 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

ok thanks

`CrimsonMagpie Dec 26, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Legally you're not doing anything bad, since you're asking permission, but artistically tracing it harmful since the only thing you're learning is how to become dependent on tracing.

~angelfiregirl123 Dec 26, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

yes I agree I wont trace often

`CrimsonMagpie Dec 31, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Also, if you only use bases when attempting difficult poses you'll never learn how to draw difficult poses. Be aware of that.

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