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So that's how to reference with digital art. Cool. Thanks for sharing it.

It is! I always make sure to try and break the pose into shapes and work from there. I also like to use arrows to show the flow of the pose!!! I then open it next to my picture and draw the shapes scaled up in size as I draw on a 4000px x 4000px canvas usually. You can also use posemaniacs.com for referencing, if you scroll down the right side and click “model” it has hands, a torso, and a head for practicing with.

Here’s 2 examples!!!

Making someone bigger than ref’d person:

Making someone smaller than ref’d person:

HOPE THIS HELPS EVEN MORE SO!

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Drawing a Skull

Skelly comes by the studio for this Halloween episode to pose for a portrait. Drawing a human skull from start to finish.

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A very fast shadow study since some peeps from my last stream seemed interested in how I handle shading~

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Lucian Freud (German-British, 1922 – 2011) 

The Painter’s Garden, 2003-4

Etching on Somerset white paper, 30 ½ x 39 3/8 inches

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^^^ A few new free pose references that I did this month ~Justin My Poses for Artists 📓 series paperbacks, ebooks, etc. are on my website at www.PoseMuse.com Tumblr fans 11% off code for gumroad digital pdf ebooks is pose1111 Over 500 pages of organized poses to help spark your imagination. Dynamic, couples, sitting, standing, fighting & various other poses.

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Some of the new poses, a collaboration with @artmodelsphoto, will be the backbone of the new books in my, Poses for Artists, series

A few new free pose references that I did this month ~Justin My Poses for Artists 📓 series paperbacks, ebooks, etc. are on my website at www.PoseMuse.com Tumblr fans 11% off code for gumroad digital pdf ebooks is pose1111 Over 500 pages of organized poses to help spark your imagination. Dynamic, couples, sitting, standing, fighting & various other poses

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A few new free pose references that I did this month!

My Poses for Artists 📓 series paperbacks, ebooks, etc. are on my website at www.PoseMuse.com 

The Tumblr fans 11% off code for the Gumroad digital pdf ebooks format is ‘ pose1111 ‘

Over 500 pages of organized poses to help spark your imagination. Dynamic, couples, sitting, standing, fighting & various other poses

Enjoy!

~ Justin

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And… some more new pose references.

My Poses for Artists 📓 series paperbacks, ebooks, etc. are on my website at www.PoseMuse.com

Over 500 pages of organized poses to help spark your imagination. Dynamic, couples, sitting, standing, fighting & various other poses

The Tumblr fans 11% off code for the Gumroad digital pdf ebooks format is ‘ pose1111 ‘ Enjoy! Justin

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Hey just thought I'd let you know you have some of the best artwork I've ever seen! Congrats! Especially Chirrut, he's amazing in your style! I was also wondering if you had any advice on how to draw heads and eyes? They're one of my two biggest struggles and I'd love it if I could get your advice. Anything helps. Thank you and I hope you have a fantastic day!

*_* Thanks a bunch askdh and thanks for taking the time to write me! I had a lot of fun working on Chirrut ;;; 

Hmmm I usually think it’s not useful to explain how I make eyes or noses, since the way to draw them changes depending on the pose… My advice would be practicing with ¾ heads. That view always force you to work volumetric shapes and also give a lot more of information. Also, I think it’s much more easy since you have more landmarks to help you.

I would also say consulting anatomy to identify the landmarks on the face (zygomatic and nasal bone , superciliary arch, mandible…) and practice on photos. Using references for drawing is not bad and drawing over photos when you need information of a face is a lot of fun. Is not necessary to draw all the bones, but knowing where the volumes and principal shapes are can help you learn. I.E:

I love that photo because it’s SO SO easy to see the volumetry of the face; just the line of the jaw gives you a lot of informacion about it. And it makes it easy to identify the elements and principal shapes of the head:

(I broke his nose, I’m sorry, but I made this quickly (??)) the point is, take your time to study the lines and understand the anatomy.Also:

that triangle is very helpful too and could help you placing the principal elements. The lines that make him look like he’s crying (?) are the relation between the eyes and the mouth and are very helpful when placing it.

Again, this is only a way to learn and understand how to build a face. That is always the key, even if you use a cartoon style. Rules can be broken, but I think it’s important to understand them first. It could help you make your style more solid. 

And well, once you’ve studied it from photos, trying it on your own (even if you have references, that’s ok) and practice, practice u3u

Hope this helps and hope it’s not too technical ;;;

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Hi there, I was wondering if you could give some tips on how to draw character body expressions because I can't seem to get it right, they always look like robots or unnatural abominations pretending to be humans. Also, your art is fantastic, on both of your blogs and I love it :)

Hi there! :D Ahh! Thank you so much! Usually when I go about approaching drawing a pose or expression, I start off with sketching in the gesture of the pose to make sure the pose or expression “flows” together. I try to make sure that the lines have a “rhythm” to them to help lead the eye around the pose, and give the pose life. In addition, keeping your drawings loose will also help to make the poses have more life, and maintain the energy of the pose. Here is a tutorial on how I tend to approach sketching :D I hope this helps!

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How to paint figures in Watercolour ( Part 1) by Trevor Waugh

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(vía https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFaDw9gDIA)

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Lars Lerin (Swedish, b. 1954), Inre Hebriderna [Inner Hebrides], 2002. Watercolour, 73.5 x 79 cm.

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