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A man using a light table to trace an image. Tracing is the act of copying an image or work of art by drawing over its lines, especially through the use of transparent overlays. [1] Tracing can provide a way for a person to develop their artistic skills for example when it comes to learning anatomy. It is however frowned upon in many art circles.
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This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Human_skeleton_diagram.png licensed with PD-old . 2005-07-05T17:27:53Z Solon 492x1426 (62986 Bytes) Source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, VIII (New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company, 1921), p. 446.
Then a person can manually trace the elements of the image using the program's editing features. Curves in the original image can be approximated with lines, arcs, and Bézier curves. An illustration program allows spline knots to be adjusted for a close fit. Manual vectorization is possible, but it can be tedious.
One of the most fundamental elements of art is the line. An important feature of a line is that it indicates the edge of a two-dimensional (flat) shape or a three-dimensional form. A shape can be indicated by means of an outline, and a three-dimensional form can be indicated by contour lines. [1]
Contour drawing is an essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation for any drawing or painting; it can potentially modify a subjects’ form through variation within the lines. It is widely accepted among schools, art institutions, and colleges as an effective training aid and discipline [3] for beginner artists. In ...
A physiognotrace is an instrument, designed to trace a person's physiognomy to make semi-automated portrait aquatints. Invented in France in 1783–1784, it was popular for some decades. The sitter climbed into a wooden frame (1.75m high x 0.65m wide), sat and turned to the side to pose.
Tracing (law), a legal process by which a claimant demonstrates what has happened to their property; Anterograde tracing, and Retrograde tracing, biological research techniques used to map the connections of neurons; Call tracing, a procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection