Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is tracing wrong? Many artists struggle with this question. The truth is, tracing is a valuable tool for learning—used by masters like Michelangelo!
Copying to learn is not against the law, but passing off someone else’s work as your own is.
In this video, I explain how tracing helps train your hand and eye, why it’s like training wheels for drawing, and when to move beyond it, and remember: keep drawing, drawing, drawing!

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