07-15-2012, 12:43 AM
You've seen my thumbnails, I try different options, ideas that come to my mind of angle shots, perspectives, etc, and in that stage I don't use references, just play, you will throw a lot of shit but you will find some you like and you must go in that way adding/removing elements. Even after start the "final illustration" I keep changing things because the lack of experience : p
About references, I always say the same example: imagine you want to paint an elephant but you've never seen one before, it's fair enough to look at pictures of elephants and draw some. Then imagine you want to draw a creature based on an elephant, depends on how well your brain retains the image of the real elephant you will be able to do it from imagination or, still, need to reference, then add the changes you want to make it something new.
About references, I always say the same example: imagine you want to paint an elephant but you've never seen one before, it's fair enough to look at pictures of elephants and draw some. Then imagine you want to draw a creature based on an elephant, depends on how well your brain retains the image of the real elephant you will be able to do it from imagination or, still, need to reference, then add the changes you want to make it something new.