>>4468777Like the other poster said your argument lacks understanding and perspective, probably because you lack skill but whatever.
Your argument is like - there is no difference between a photo and a realistic painting of a subject. Why paint if you can just print?
If you are not tracing there is a lot of skill and knowledge involved, measuring, observing, interpreting, simplifying, exaggerate. There are a lot of tools and skills involved drawing from a reference.
When you trace you are not using most of those skills, it's a trick that lets others think you know how to draw when you can't.
If you artist in your image used some references, the proportions and anatomy wouldnt be as awful as they are. And he literally hid all the fingers so he doesnt need to draw them.