Editing Copying (section)

==In art==
{{further|Imitation (art)|After (art)}}
In visual art, copying the works of the masters is a standard way that students learn to paint and sculpt.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tang |first=Grace |date=2023-09-04 |title=From 'take-ism' to pursuit of newness and originality: design professionals and models of creativity in contemporary China |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17530350.2023.2246984 |journal=Journal of Cultural Economy |language=en |pages=1–18 |doi=10.1080/17530350.2023.2246984 |issn=1753-0350}}</ref> Often, artists will use the term ''after'' to credit the original artist in the title of the copy (regardless of how similar the two works appear) such as in [[Vincent van Gogh]]'s "[[Copies by Vincent van Gogh|First Steps (after Millet)]]" and [[Pablo Picasso]]'s "Luncheon on the Grass, after Manet" (based on [[Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe|Manet's well-known work]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artlex.com/ |title=Artlex Art Dictionary |publisher=Artlex |access-date=9 Jul 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115092651/http://www.artlex.com/ |archive-date=15 Nov 2015 }}</ref><ref name="abe">{{cite web |url=https://www.abebooks.com/art/glossary-of-art-terms/ |title=Art Terms from A to Z |publisher=[[AbeBooks]] |location=[[Victoria, British Columbia]] |date=8 Jun 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2022}}</ref> In sculpture, copies have often been made using devices such as the [[pointing machine]], the [[pantograph]] or, more recently, [[Computer-aided manufacturing|computer guided]] [[CNC Router|router]] systems that [[3D scanner|scan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/022510_full_body_scans_a_big_step_in_replacing_courthouse_sculpture/ |title=David Petry: Body Scans a Big Step in Replacing Courthouse Sculpture |publisher=Noozhawk.com |date=2010-02-25 |access-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224084151/http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/022510_full_body_scans_a_big_step_in_replacing_courthouse_sculpture |archive-date=2013-02-24 }}</ref> a [[Scale model|model]] and can produce it in a variety of materials and in any desired size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag03/janfeb03/cronin/cronin.shtml |title=Sculpture.org |publisher=Sculpture.org |access-date=2013-10-01}}</ref> Another way of copying three-dimensional works is by [[lost-wax casting]] and other forms of [[Molding (process)|molding]] and [[casting]].