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Ryan Maloney explains how to use reference images and tracing to capture shapes you can see in your head but can't draw yet. Tracing isn't copying; it's a tool to translate your mental vision onto paper.

Ryan Maloney explains how to use reference images and tracing to capture shapes you can see in your head but can't draw yet. Tracing isn't copying; it's a tool to translate your mental vision onto paper.
How would Gawx draw these? Pointing out, pointing straight. I do like this. Sometimes you can actually just go and trace your reference and then put it in place. I don't copy it, but, uh, just see that shape is nice. That's a nice shape. That's what I visualized, but I couldn't get my hand to draw it. That's what I'm going for. I think it's totally fine to go look for references when you When you have a vision and you can't yet create it, uh, go trace it.

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