Drawing every day is key to becoming a decent artist. The greatest artists spent their time 'copying' the masters. I can see a light box being useful to practice all sorts of tricky things like hands and foreshortening.
😊😊😊Just ordered one. I have done exactly what you described...tried to redraw a piece and it never is the way I first drew it. Its also a way to preserve drawings that you want to keep. Illustrations, cartoons, comic characters. It will help your creativity level. And remove a lot of frustration.
❤❤❤all your comments Manny and agree 100% with what you say here. I drew a beautiful rose sometime back in the 1980s before I ever got into digital art. I just recently found it after cleaning out some drawer. I don’t remember actually doing it, but man is it going to save me some time tracing it with my light pad. I could never free hand this baby ever again. I’m much older and have lost some ability I had in the past due to arthritis. For this reason alone, I am so grateful for my light pad and for your advice in the video. Blessings to you!💗
hello I'm from Indonesia, thank you for this video, I focused on listening to you talk & reading the subtitles, the information you convey is very useful, that the trace pad or light box is very useful for reducing drawing time, especially if the image is wrong or paint spills over, to re-scratching takes a long time, so this is really cool
I start a drawing doing multiple thumbnails to get the composition down. Then i draw the individual elements and assemble them into the final picture with a light box. This allows me to further refine the composition.
I'm actually down to use a lightbox with grid paper for evenness. Don't want to stay dependent on that, but I'm not waiting to develop better skills when I can draw beautiful pieces the way I want NOW. Finding work arounds for skills one lacks IS A SKILL.
I'm actually considering using this to make videos teaching math. It seems like an interesting alternative to having 2 or 3 light boxes to prevent 'shadows'. I was looking for light boxes on Amazon and saw the one for drawing so came to YT to see what people are using them for and what the general opinion is; I know it's not the intended use but it might be worth trying. Thanks for your insights.
For me I draw the shapes and body on one piece of paper, use a light box to clean that up pn another sheet, then I use another sheet to ink the art piece, having the originals is a good way to fix any mistakes you made and that way you dont have to get all stressed about mistakes. Is it a hassle? Yes but less of one then having to do it all over again would be
I copied 1000s of pictures before i could understand drawing. Tracing is not cheating unless it is being used to pass off a drawing as your own which is plagiarism. We all must start somewhere. It builds finger strength and dexterity.
a scanner or if you use SUN LIGHT you can take a photo using your phone. Like, for me, i have a really good light at morning, the sun is in front of my window, i just place my drawing and took a photo
Light boxes are awesome. I don't have one but my daughter does but she never uses it. Money blown 🌬️ 🍃 But! Every time I see it I think of that "I'm gonna be Tracer" meme
I like this better than photo shop and its not cheating. People say its cheating because those People are jealous that they can,t affort one. And like you said a light box or light pad is cheating than what is photo shop?
if i use a lightbox to simply trace out the lines ONLY, but add the details manually, meaning shade, blend, etc which might take me anywhere from 3 - 9 days depending on the level of detail, does this make me an artist? ( serious question)
2:40 My take... NO! Of course not! People will learn from the muscle memory. They can use a light box to learn anatomy. Learn what shapes are incorporated in a human body, or other figure. You can learn so much just from tracing, I'm sure of it. I'll prove it once I get this light box LOL!
Tracing isn’t cheating lol like u said it’s a way to learn tracing is to vague of a term am I cheating when tracing my own photo reference nah am I cheating for tracing over some one else’s work I would make a stretch and say not really copying is cheating that’s what u mean
Drawing every day is key to becoming a decent artist. The greatest artists spent their time 'copying' the masters. I can see a light box being useful to practice all sorts of tricky things like hands and foreshortening.
😊😊😊Just ordered one. I have done exactly what you described...tried to redraw a piece and it never is the way I first drew it. Its also a way to preserve drawings that you want to keep. Illustrations, cartoons, comic characters. It will help your creativity level. And remove a lot of frustration.
❤❤❤all your comments Manny and agree 100% with what you say here. I drew a beautiful rose sometime back in the 1980s before I ever got into digital art. I just recently found it after cleaning out some drawer. I don’t remember actually doing it, but man is it going to save me some time tracing it with my light pad. I could never free hand this baby ever again. I’m much older and have lost some ability I had in the past due to arthritis. For this reason alone, I am so grateful for my light pad and for your advice in the video. Blessings to you!💗
hello I'm from Indonesia, thank you for this video, I focused on listening to you talk & reading the subtitles, the information you convey is very useful, that the trace pad or light box is very useful for reducing drawing time, especially if the image is wrong or paint spills over, to re-scratching takes a long time, so this is really cool
I start a drawing doing multiple thumbnails to get the composition down. Then i draw the individual elements and assemble them into the final picture with a light box. This allows me to further refine the composition.
I'm actually down to use a lightbox with grid paper for evenness. Don't want to stay dependent on that, but I'm not waiting to develop better skills when I can draw beautiful pieces the way I want NOW. Finding work arounds for skills one lacks IS A SKILL.
I'm actually considering using this to make videos teaching math. It seems like an interesting alternative to having 2 or 3 light boxes to prevent 'shadows'. I was looking for light boxes on Amazon and saw the one for drawing so came to YT to see what people are using them for and what the general opinion is; I know it's not the intended use but it might be worth trying. Thanks for your insights.
For me I draw the shapes and body on one piece of paper, use a light box to clean that up pn another sheet, then I use another sheet to ink the art piece, having the originals is a good way to fix any mistakes you made and that way you dont have to get all stressed about mistakes. Is it a hassle? Yes but less of one then having to do it all over again would be
Exactly I do that the same way😅
Great Video, thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! Nice, succinct presentation.
I copied 1000s of pictures before i could understand drawing. Tracing is not cheating unless it is being used to pass off a drawing as your own which is plagiarism. We all must start somewhere. It builds finger strength and dexterity.
Also trains the Eyes and Muscles in the Hands, on how to achieve certain curves etc too!
thanks for sharing this video .. I am your new fan.. stay connected
Great information 👍
Is that Blue Boy Lakey?
My concern is can it illuminate throughout bristol
Thank you for your 2 cents 200 pesos. It was worth a million for me.
NO tracing is not cheating, it is a learning tool like many things.
What's the beat is dope?
Good video, and well put.
can i transfer an image from a paper to a canvas using a lightpad?
.........LightBox is a Tool....no more or less. And I love it to use....for cleaning my Art. ;-)
Does it work with thick watercolour paper?
So one these light boxes can you transfer the drawings you draw or trace on it to your computer and do you need A APP for that ?
No bro, you need a scanner for that
a scanner or if you use SUN LIGHT you can take a photo using your phone. Like, for me, i have a really good light at morning, the sun is in front of my window, i just place my drawing and took a photo
Can you see through thick paper with a light box?
Light boxes are awesome. I don't have one but my daughter does but she never uses it. Money blown 🌬️ 🍃
But! Every time I see it I think of that "I'm gonna be Tracer" meme
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I like this better than photo shop and its not cheating. People say its cheating because those People are jealous that they can,t affort one. And like you said a light box or light pad is cheating than what is photo shop?
if i use a lightbox to simply trace out the lines ONLY, but add the details manually, meaning shade, blend, etc which might take me anywhere from 3 - 9 days depending on the level of detail, does this make me an artist? ( serious question)
colombian pesos!!!!! 💛💙❤
Which is the brightest lightbox?
I don't understand how the light box was used before hahha thank you very much for explaining ☺️
Picasso proabably came up w cubism bc he had a bad day w drawing! Lols.
😂 your screen name....my cat takes over the car when he's in it
that and the pinhole camera
Hi could you help me please
It’s only cheating when you trace another artists creation and claim it as your own
Totally agree 💜
2:40
My take... NO! Of course not! People will learn from the muscle memory. They can use a light box to learn anatomy. Learn what shapes are incorporated in a human body, or other figure. You can learn so much just from tracing, I'm sure of it. I'll prove it once I get this light box LOL!
Tracing isn’t cheating lol like u said it’s a way to learn tracing is to vague of a term am I cheating when tracing my own photo reference nah am I cheating for tracing over some one else’s work I would make a stretch and say not really copying is cheating that’s what u mean
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Someone: Tracing is che-
Me: DOES IT GET THE JOB DONE WITHOUT PLAGIARISM? Yes? BET. Also, cheating isn't always a bad thing. 😈