Tracejak

A tracejak is a soyjak which was directly traced from another image, usually one of a soy boy, but not always. Tracejaks tend to be controversial, with 'teens often disputing on whether or not they are gems or coals. One such example is the Two Soyjaks Pointing variant, which has lost a lot of its popularity on the Sharty due to its association with Twitter and NAS parodies. Tracejaks can be seen as lacking creativity, similar to when an artist directly copies another artist's drawing or a picture. Hypothetically, terms like IAT (is a tracejak) and NAT (not a tracejak) could be used when debating the trace nature of a soyjak.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  The Two Soyjaks Pointing, one of the most well known tracejaks. It is also the most controversial since it's deemed normalfag coal by many 'teens.
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  The is a partial tracejak, as the original thread it was made in mention using ms paint
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  קורנליוס האיום is a popular tracejak.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Contrary to popular belief, most of the popular soyjak variants aren't tracejaks, rather, they were based off of soy boys without explicitly tracing them (examples of this are gapejak, markiplier soyjak, feraljak, A24 slow-burn soyjak and many more of the best ones^[1], regardless, many off-siters seem to think those are all tracejaks and so if they trace a random image then add glasses and a stubble, it will magically become a gem, this is the origin of most variant:unknowns including your first soyjak.

Tracing Vs Jakking[edit | edit source]

The Platejak iterations are a prime example of tracing vs jakking. The first iteration of Platejak focuses very heavily on tracing, making it an extreme example of a Tracejak. It is overly detailed and stiff like a corpse. Meanwhile, the third iteration of Platejak focuses on retaining the style of the og Soyjak. There is just enough detail to get the job done, using lax lines and shapes. This is why non-tracejaks tend to get more approval. Both artists sampled the same image, but with different results, making comparisons easier.

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  The First Iteration, is a Tracejak
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  The Third Iteration, not a Tracejak