Imitation or Inspiration

Summary by Krater

Artist Alphonso Dunn explains how to copy other artists' work effectively as a learning exercise rather than a mindless replication, concluding that copying should always serve a specific learning goal and be used as a means to an end.

From the video

Answers: Should you copy other artists' work to learn how to draw?

• art education
• copying master works
• learning to draw
• developing artistic style
• problem solving in art

What it concludes

• Copying other artists should always be approached as a learning exercise rather than an end in itself.
• Setting a specific learning goal makes the exercise of copying more meaningful.
• Identifying what appeals to you about an artwork helps connect the copied work to your own artistic process.