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> Pony"]But this obsession some people have over this is getting -~~kinda-~~ fairly creepy and petty. [/bq]


 
This.


 
In regards to tracing being so evil, and sacreligious, while I don'’t justify misusing it, or using it to steal from other artists, (some actually traced my works before, claiming they made '‘em) I actually used to trace pics as a kid, (like from Nintendo manuals, comics, and such.) it actually helped me learn how to draw things on my own.

I don’t do it anymore though, but I have used references before to help me. (Like to see what color a characters’ eyes are, how many hair curls Sweetie Belle has, or something.)
 
Some older animated features (before CGI became cheaper, and all the rage) actually used live action reference, or traced real people/objects (Google "“rotoscoping"”) to create more realistic characters, or effects. So actually using some reference isn'’t always bad.

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> Like I said, I'’m just scapegoating him because he'’s an asshole in everything he does. And I'’m still discussing the image.[/bq]


 
This comes off as more like a personal grudge, rather then the morality of the situation.

"@The Smiling Pony":/1402350#comment_5988186
[bq="The Smiling Pony"]But this obsession some people have over this is getting -kinda- fairly creepy and petty. [/bq]
This.

In regards to tracing being so evil, and sacreligious, while I don't justify misusing it, or using it to steal from other artists, (some actually traced my works before, claiming they made 'em) I actually used to trace pics as a kid, (like from Nintendo manuals, comics, and such.) it actually helped me learn how to draw things on my own.

Some older animated features (before CGI became cheaper, and all the rage) actually used live action reference, or traced real people/objects (Google "rotoscoping") to create more realistic characters, or effects. So actually using some reference isn't always bad.

"@saturnstar14":/1402350#comment_5988236
[bq="saturnstar14"]Like I said, I'm just scapegoating him because he's an asshole in everything he does. And I'm still discussing the image.[/bq]
This comes off as more like a personal grudge, then the morality of the situation.