/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4729369
Who is this?

I forgot to sign up for my own challenge again

I forgot to sign up for my own challenge.

I don't want to argue in bad faith or anything like that i just want to explore the topic and ideas.

It seems to me that the whole discussion about tracing is kind of like a purity test, i completely agree that simply copying other people's art for money is bad.
But can't tracing be used as a tool, not only as a tool for improvement but for doing an original artwork? For example if someone really wants to replicate a scene from an anime but with different render / shading / style etc like in
post related >>3757400
I understand that you can definetly call out someone on lack of skill to build a character pose himself, but would you guys say its wrong to think that end result matters more than tools used to create it?
I just can't help but notice how many things especially in popculture like popular and commercial art, music, movies, even books use the same styles, sounds, and scenes.
But as long as the end result is doing what it was suposed to do and people like it and there is someone that wants to pay for it. Is it really that bad?

>>3405113
>drawing cute girls is a trend

>tfw you have yet another bad day

Will I ever be happy with what I draw?

Why am I not satisfied with the stuff I own?
I see things being recommended by artists and think it would be fun trying out new tools or buying a new book. In front of me there are a bunch of tools I use daily and a shelf filled with good books. Why am I so tempted to get more?