Copy pasta

While I have the deepest respect for anyone who can draw with out a visual, I enjoy using a reference in my art. Whether it's a still of robert downey jr or just a landscape, copying it down, line by line, can be important so the audience knows who is being drawn. I have used tracing in many different drawings to get a realistic draw. I don't think tracing is only for people who are bad at art but is an necessity.