07 Mar 15:06
--so whatup everyone
Shout Box archive
07 Mar 15:03
--Dan adviced to start from scratch and refer to references only when you're stuck. I actually had the same idea before hearing it.
07 Mar 15:03
--wow this shoutbox is moving more than it has moved in months...I can't keep up :)
07 Mar 15:02
--i tend to go into extremes and overwork myself but somehow i dont crash and quit
07 Mar 15:02
--You can try applying some aspect of a photo to your own painting. That's a good way of using reference to do original work
07 Mar 15:00
--I mean doing studies only is a good way to turn something into a drudge fest
07 Mar 14:59
--Every single crit I got from some uber pros, never mentioned draw more from imagination. Lol they all said draw more from reference!
07 Mar 14:58
--Haha clients don't care how you get to the finished piece - so long as your idea is there in the thumbs and sketches
07 Mar 14:57
--whether you did it with your eyes closed and no reference, or built the entire scene in 3d
07 Mar 14:57
--Hhm. there's still the fact that you are forced to actually think about things as 3d object when you draw them from imagination. you can get accurate results by using reference without understanding what it is you are replicating
07 Mar 14:57
--No we are paid to draw whatever we are paid to draw. No one really cares how it gets spat out :)