I ' m with you . As an art student , I did enough of the photocopied pieces to know that it ' s not a technique that ' s without a degree of required skill , but for my taste , I prefer to look at pencil or ink drawings that create imagery from scratch . Knowing enough about human anatomy or whatever your subject matter might be to create unique images of it that are compelling . that ' s a whole other level of artistic understanding . Incidentally , while I was okay at drawing , I quickly realized that I wasn ' t on the same level as many of the other students . I went from the top of my high school class , into a pool of art prodigies , and decided I wasn ' t going to make a living like this . Not while THEY were around . I hardly draw any more .