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MANo, I’m serious. Make your own references!!
I see artists constantly struggling to find inspiration and waste hours looking for a pose in the perfect position when they could just use themselves as a reference! Artists have been using themselves or a buddy as references for centuries! Da Vinci didn’t have Pinterest, Frida Kahlo had a mirror, Van Gogh had the outdoors.
Take a walk outside and just LOOK at what’s going on around you. Snap a few pictures. You’ll be shocked at how many beautiful reference pictures are right under your nose!!
I also included a few websites that I find helpful and FREE for artists 🧑🎨
www.sketchdaily.net (amazing for gesture drawing practice, it also helps inspire me for future drawings. Been using this for nearly ten years now!)
www.pexels.com is a free stock photo website and they do not allow ai to be uploaded!!!
If you have any other great resources for artists, comment them!! 👇👇👇👇
@maiahsart










