Originally Posted by
VineTabris
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH REFERENCES!!! REFERENCES ARE GREAT!! IT'S A GOOD WAY TO LEARN!!
there's this idea in art communities recently that art is more impressive if the artist did it without a reference, and it's completely untrue and actually kinda a harmful idea for artists in learning. although having a style is great, i was always taught 'you need to learn the rules before you break them.' it's way more beneficial to your style if you learn realistic proportions and anatomy first! there's a difference between someone PURPOSELY drawing in a style, and someone drawing in a style because they don't have the skills to draw any way else. so, i always say it's good to have references. but there's also a difference between copying a photo reference, and using a reference to learn how the body works. it's more about focusing on how the body bends and curves and moves and bulges and learning the shapes involved, rather than copying a single photo. it's way easier to find a style when you know proper anatomy, because then you can distort the proportions and shapes of the body on PURPOSE to create a style. either way, that's just my advice = v=;;
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