#i had like another three paragraphs of rambling i'm gonna stop myself lol

[chicinlicin]

i like this way of distinguishing the two! i was having trouble trying to think of a good way to summarise it ha

they're very similar concepts and can be interchangeable but yeah i like defining copying as aiming for accuracy and referencing as interpretation. it's pretty much intent, what you are referencing, and how transformative is the final work.

these are also just my own definitions for the purposes of the guide, i've been wanting to make an updated one because i feel like i get a bit too hard with some definitions when everything is very grey. like i mostly included this distinction because i remembered cases of art theft where the work wasn't traced but so heavily copied to the point it looked traced. but copying can also be like a meme redraw or art study. it's neither good or bad. it's all transparency, people are more likely to know you're not the source of a meme or famous artwork vs copying from a small artist.

it’s time to trace~!

heads up. the charts in the middle are very rough guides. everything about copying is super grey, you need to use your own judgement…also I have more notes

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