Art VS Reference #1
Added 2023-01-15 02:17:21 +0000 UTCI've been slacking on doing these even if they're part of the member benefits... SORRY LOL But this is the first batch of them, and I aim to do them monthly.
I tried to find pictures with three different degrees of "how close is it to the reference" but idk if I succeeded LOL There's always some bit of contention or debate about it, which thankfully is shifting away from the "references=bad" narrative, but just remember that references are part of growth as an artist, and tbh why suffer trying to figure out the right angle for the nut asksdaj I like to think I add enough of "me" into my pics to make them different anyway, which I feel is more important, but maybe some ppl would disagree. I will say it definitely did help me with my anatomy by a ton, and some angles/positions I can now draw confidently without aid thanks to all the references I used to practice.
Anyway, hope this post is somewhat interesting and informative! If there's ever a pic you'd want to see a post like this for, feel free to suggest in the comments or in the discord #suggestion-box! I'll also appreciate feedback and suggestions on what you'd like to see in these, and questions are also fine too! Once I figure out how to do videos, I'll maybe uploading process videos too.
Comments
I feel like the people who shit on references did not go to art school
cosmic π«
2023-01-17 19:59:03 +0000 UTCAaaah this is really helpful!! People on the internet are so mean to others for using references in poses, so it's nice to see how useful they actually are!! I found this very interesting.
Konichita
2023-01-17 18:35:27 +0000 UTCI went to a fancy schmanchy art school - ppl who shit on references need to go touch grass bc that's LITERALLY HOW YOU LEARN & HOW THEY TEACH US also, lol to anyone thinking that the reference could be anywhere near the same as your art - big energy difference in those two pieces
AnimeDiplomat
2023-01-15 14:29:46 +0000 UTC
