10-03-2013, 06:59 AM
I agree, but I have to add, I've sat in front of Gurney as he whipped out some crazy work in colored pencil with no assistance. If he found himself in a refrenceless situation, he would complete the job on time, no question, and it would look better than a lesser artist, regardless of the amount of reference they use.
Now obviously, you cant complete a race with a broken foot and no help and insisting on doing it anyway due to some misplaced sense of "honor" isn't going to impress anyone either, but you also wont win many races if you insist on running with crutches every single time.
To elaborate on my Brad Rigney (cryptcrawler) example, he does his personal work with no reference. If he comes to a part that he is wrestling with, he closes the work>finds reference>studies his ass off>deletes his studies>closes his reference>then goes back to painting. Rinse, wash, repeat. The logic is simple, this is a personal piece, time isn't an issue, and by avoiding an opportunity to learn, he is only hurting himself. HOWEVER, when it comes to professional work that all goes 100% out the window. If it takes painting over a photograph to get it done and on time, he'll do it.
Ultimately, we must all do what we need to do to get a proper finished product, but we must also work hard to ensure that our competition isn't drawing circles around us while we crawl through an image library to find a hand in the correct position. Not a rule or a moral argument, just common sense in the industry.
Now obviously, you cant complete a race with a broken foot and no help and insisting on doing it anyway due to some misplaced sense of "honor" isn't going to impress anyone either, but you also wont win many races if you insist on running with crutches every single time.
To elaborate on my Brad Rigney (cryptcrawler) example, he does his personal work with no reference. If he comes to a part that he is wrestling with, he closes the work>finds reference>studies his ass off>deletes his studies>closes his reference>then goes back to painting. Rinse, wash, repeat. The logic is simple, this is a personal piece, time isn't an issue, and by avoiding an opportunity to learn, he is only hurting himself. HOWEVER, when it comes to professional work that all goes 100% out the window. If it takes painting over a photograph to get it done and on time, he'll do it.
Ultimately, we must all do what we need to do to get a proper finished product, but we must also work hard to ensure that our competition isn't drawing circles around us while we crawl through an image library to find a hand in the correct position. Not a rule or a moral argument, just common sense in the industry.