TUTORIAL // creating interesting & eye-catching reference studies
🕑 Added 2023-10-06 09:00:03 +0000 UTCHello patrons! I am back again with a new tutorial! This one is based on a request that I got in the discord server, and it's about how to make a reference study interesting and eye catching - basically more than just a copy of the reference image. I personally always struggle with the habit of simply copying my reference image, so for those of you who struggle with similar issues, I hope you'll find this tutorial helpful!
As always, here's a cheat sheet with the most essential information about this tutorial. There's also a PDF version with clickable links at the bottom of this post.

Here are some additional tutorials that you might find helpful for this topic:
• EXERCISES FOR IMPROVING YOUR SKILLS: This tutorial elaborates on the idea of starting a drawing session with an area of focus in mind, in order to maximize our learning process.
• CONSTRUCTING FACES & EXPRESSIONS: This tutorial talks about which shapes I use to construct a face.
• SCULPTING WITH COLOR: This tutorial elaborates more on the process of adding color to a sketch, specifically the process of sculpting detail out of a mix of random colors.
I hope you enjoy this video! The subtitled version is coming right up after this post✨
Comments
Art Mancy 🔮
Brainstorming my focus simplification pairs in advance is something I'm definitely gonna keep in mind next piece.
Loish
I’m glad you find them helpful, Melike!
Melike Miyanyedi
Cheat sheets are very helpful, I can't thank you enough.
Loish
Thanks so much!
mangoburn
the yin-yang of focusing was really helpful!
RedMouflon
Welcome back Loish! Missed you ♥️