There's a *huge* difference between using a reference to learn how to draw and straight-up copying a drawing.



Spoiler alert, I draw. Have been doing so for quite some time. I used references, but only for the pose, and only for a pretty brief time before I, you know, learned how anatomy actually works. I didn't copy my references, down to the fucking background, because I actually do shit that's original.



Don't bring the "I'm only 7 months in..." bullshit in here. That's the absolute easiest way out in the book.