08-12-2014, 08:23 PM
Nice to see you get back on your horse, having never really left it. :)
I actually just incidentally read Sam's last post and your response (ages ago!) but wanted to add one thing to your delightful gentlemanly conversation which is what I believe is the nub, the crux, the button, the nugget, the core, the heart, the centre of the issue.
1. Using reference is purely a way to technically get better at rendering something specific.
2. Using imagination is the way to creative freedom.
Any piece is a balance of both. Different people will appreciate these two things in balance to varying degrees.
You find your balance. That's all. :)
I actually just incidentally read Sam's last post and your response (ages ago!) but wanted to add one thing to your delightful gentlemanly conversation which is what I believe is the nub, the crux, the button, the nugget, the core, the heart, the centre of the issue.
1. Using reference is purely a way to technically get better at rendering something specific.
2. Using imagination is the way to creative freedom.
Any piece is a balance of both. Different people will appreciate these two things in balance to varying degrees.
You find your balance. That's all. :)