Kimi-Oneechan

  After reading through the comments in my previous journal, I feel the need to clarify a couple of things. First: Tracing. Does. Not. Help. You. Improve. Your. Art. Never has, never will and you’re kidding yourself if you think otherwise. Second: Emulation is not tracing. People seem to be having trouble telling the difference. Tracing does not teach you anything because all you’re doing is copying the line work of an existing image. All the real work has already been done. You’re not learning how the image is constructed or discovering for yourself how to use your drawing tools to create the desired effect. You’