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Janeal Wilson's avatar

I so agree. Thank you for covering this Russ. I see so many artists put through the ringer on this topic.

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Jaime's avatar

So glad you covered this Russ. It's one of the most basic and important lessons a starting artist should learn. Saying you don't need reference is an instant path to mediocrity. I've never met a professional artist that doesn't use reference images when they're working. However...I have met a couple clowns that claimed to be artists that said they didn't need references and it definitely showed in their work or were later called out as lying.

Moral of the story.... Don't be a clown 😁

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