Is It OK For An Artist To Trace?!?
Channel: Ink And Grow Rich
Date: 2020-06-11

Is it EVER okay for a professional storyboard artist to trace over a reference photo?  Or flat out copying the work of another illustrator?!  At what point do you stop being an artist and start becoming a no good, dirty thief??

Let me tell you a little story..

Before he became famous, Jackie Gleason used to pay an usher at the Carnegie Theater to write down all of Milton Berle's jokes when he performed.  He would then tell those exact same jokes at the comedy clubs across the river in New Jersey.

Milton eventually caught wind of Jackie's scheme and decided to confront him about it in person.  HE caught up with Jackie in the green room before one of his performances.
"I hear you've been stealing all my jokes?" Milton accused.  Without missing a beat, Jackie turned and replied "Yeah?  And who'd you steal them from?"

Trace away, grasshopper....


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And "El Gavilan" was used courtesy of Youtube's Free Audio Library!


All stock footage from the fine folks over at Storyblocks.