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Topic : "is sketching lots of photos bad?(loki,fred,spooge anyone?)" |
Masaccio
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 Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 7:55 pm |
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i commonly use photos for my drawings. in other words i use alot of photo reference.
i know this is bad for my imagination but would u classify it as a bad habbit. i was just wondering if u go out side and skecth things its basically using photo reference.
thankx in advance
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aquamire
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 8:02 pm |
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It is my personal experience that this is hardly ever a bad thing to do, and it does not even to the slightest hinder your imagination. If anything it will improve upon it, and allow you to draw things from your head onto paper more easily. Its a very good tool for learning new things, but also you should draw from life.. not necessarily as reference, but just for the heck of it. That will improve your visualization skills as well.
Hope this helps.. I'm no spooge, but I know he uses photos for reference.
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Snakebyte
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 8:07 pm |
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Personally I see nothing wrong with it so long as you have made enough alterations that it no longer looks exactly like the original.
The way I see it, some people are born with art in their blood and have no trouble sketching people perfectly. However, there are those who were not born with such a talent so it must be taught. So, the best way to learn is to use reference pics.
Just remember the even professionals sometimes use reference�s, even Boris (a God in my books  ).
Well, as for ALL the time ...... some dont have the ability to draw people so references may be needed. I would recommend getting Poser 4, it's perfect for the job.
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Loki
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 8:12 pm |
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dude - everybody is using photoreference ... and it's good, because it shows you in a certain way what nature does ...
I'm actually guilty of not using enough photoreference ... that's why a lot of my stuff looks not how I really would've liked it to look.
Do what ever you like ... reference is good - it shows you what's really going on ...
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Masaccio
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| Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 8:21 pm |
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wow i just got 4 replys in like 15 mins
thanks so much for our opinions guyz.
aquamire- thankx im sure your a great artist i would luv your opinion on my work any day.
thankx guyz
-maz |
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