austinkleon: Lynda Barry on copying and tracing in the introduction to Everything, Volume One After I learned to read I liked to copy pictures and trace them and I still do. To me it’s like singing along with a song on the radio following all the notes because it takes you somewhere.

austinkleon:

Lynda Barry on copying and tracing in the introduction to Everything, Volume One

After I learned to read I liked to copy pictures and trace them and I still do. To me it’s like singing along with a song on the radio following all the notes because it takes you somewhere.

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    Oh hey, I worked on this book during my internship. :O Cool tings, bro. Cool tings.
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    Tracing paper was one of my first loves, too.
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  10. imaginariumcreativestudios said: Lynda Barry is awesome. I loved “Cruddy.”
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    This is how I began drawing also :)
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    HELLO LYNDA BARRY I HAVE SOME OF YOUR ART PRINTS DO YOU WANT TO BE MY BESTEST FRIEND EVER PLEASE
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    i wanna trace her handwriting
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