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An interesting topic. I share your views on drawing freehand.
You know, a noted artist in who lives in my town was commissioned to do a portrait which is now on permanent display in the governor's mansion.
Not only is the artist a known photo-tracer, but the portrait is mediocre in comparison to the portraits shown on this forum. There's an animation on the artist's website of the portrait in various stages of completion, and at step one the face is completely rendered.
Throughout history, artists were trained for years in drawing, and I think that's as it should be. However, it's one thing if you get an outline from a photo for time's sake and go on to produce good work, but another if you rely completely on the shapes, colors, and tones in a photo, do none of the drawing yourself, and still come up with a lackluster portrait.
Just my cent-and-a-half.
Nathan
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