3 Great Artist Resources
30 Jun 2015

In need a of a quick reference photo or texture? Stock photos and textures can be very expensive and covered in legal entanglements. Fancy cameras can be cost-prohibitive, and model fees can add up. Maybe you need reference for something exotic or halfway around the world you can’t feasibly reach. Enter publicdomainpictures.net and transparenttextures.com, two resources that can get your project moving when deadlines... Read more

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Creating Realistic Reference with Sculptris
06 May 2015

Ask any illustrator and I bet most would agree that one of the most important pieces of creating a successful illustration is having solid reference. For some people, a deep knowledge of anatomy and lighting is sufficient for them to picture the end result in their mind with accurate detail. They then “reference” the image as they draw. For most however, we must “reference” the... Read more

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Copying vs Reference
17 Jul 2011

As many of you probably know, there is a well known fantasy artist who recently was accused of pasting elements of several other peers works into her own and painting over them. This artist has since sold these images in her books. Now this news did interest me as I was a fan of her work, but it interests me even more as one of... Read more

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