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Many still have that 4th grade idea of tracing, but tracing in itself is an artform. For example, a woman I know does intricate paintings in which the subject matter is completely made up of poetry. Tiny letters perfectly placed to create shadows, highlights, etc., make up her work. It's not freehand in the sense that she just starts writing on canvas-she has to trace her work with the lettering. Pointellism, when used to create a scene or portrait, is a form of tracing; one starts with a sketch, makes refinements to it and traces it and fills it in with the technique.
If you've ever watched Miami Ink, there's a woman on there who does fantastic portrait tattoos and she starts by tracing a photograph. And scratchboard sketching takes several times of tracing if you want a good piece of work.
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