all my tips and tricks in one handy package of magic ;D now, i use Serif software, but photoshop or the magical website of Pixlr ([link] <------- IT'S FREE, TOO!) woek just aswe;ll, but you may have to hunt around for the different icons ;D in honor of the wonderful *VelvetRedBullet with much love for *SenshiStock <3
Be warned that being in the habit of tracing will prevent learning to actually draw the thing.
It's possible to learn the skill of copying a photo, regardless of what the photo is. This is one step up from tracing -- it's a useful skill in drawing, but in both cases it's relying on the photos as a crutch.
To really learn how to draw, -- to be able to do things entirely from imagination and have it look believable -- one needs to learn proportions, anatomy, perspective, fundamentals.
It's possible to learn the skill of copying a photo, regardless of what the photo is. This is one step up from tracing -- it's a useful skill in drawing, but in both cases it's relying on the photos as a crutch.
To really learn how to draw, -- to be able to do things entirely from imagination and have it look believable -- one needs to learn proportions, anatomy, perspective, fundamentals.