#art So my questions are:
1) Is this lesser art? Is drawing from reference more skill than art? More craft than art?
2) Tumblr HATES people like me. They accuse me of tracing or copying. (I never trace. It's all copied manually.) They say I'm stealing from others who actually created real art. Thoughts? (I'm not making money, not selling any. My art just existing is an insult/crime.) Thoughts?
1) I think that mere copying is closer to craft than art (they're not opposites, just two independent concepts), but you can find way to be original even without having to start from scratch. Many artists based their works on appropriating and remixing pre-existing works – their personal input came from HOW they reused other people's art. My suggestion: Learn about 20th-21st century artists, be inspired by the way they worked, and explore many ideas so you can find your own style
@miramarco I also like that you say craft and art aren't opposites, because I often hear them as such. I think there's much more overlap than some people say.
