Reference Images for Artists

costumecommunityservice: truebluemeandyou: DIY Know Your Shoes...

cosmicnaut — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:58 -0400

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Know Your Shoes Guide from Enerie here. My favorite shoes aren’t listed yet - Louis Heels which were popular in the 1920s. First seen at inspiration & realisation’s Facebook page.

Well hello, fashion vocabulary.

mero-ix: ☆_____☆ How handy is this? www.colorhexa.com

cosmicnaut — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:59:23 -0400

mero-ix:

☆_____☆

How handy is this?

www.colorhexa.com

dimespin: lampfaced: stephenmccranie: This essay is kind of...

cosmicnaut — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:24:59 -0400

dimespin:

lampfaced:

stephenmccranie:

This essay is kind of the second part of an essay on taste that can be read here:

http://doodlealley.com/2012/10/01/taste-is-your-teacher/

YES

also, the message made me think of this -

Rebloggin’ because this is good stuff.

reblogging this again because it really changed how I feel about my own art and how I view the art world

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

cosmicnaut — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:25:45 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

dyemelikeasunset: Also consider looking at this and this

cosmicnaut — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:01:11 -0400

dyemelikeasunset:

Also consider looking at this and this

criminy: Steve Hampton: Figure Drawing: Design and...

cosmicnaut — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:00:50 -0400

criminy:

Steve Hampton: Figure Drawing: Design and Invention.

Figure Drawing

I took one of his classes back when I went to art school and he’s an incredible professor and instructor. I’d advise people to look through his studies and even buy his book. It’s not necessarily how to draw correct anatomy but to know it while making it stylized. His class basically teaches the mechanics of the body while using imagination.

Seriously, I recommend anyone to attending one of his online workshops. It’s kind of pricey but much more affordable than what I paid. Then again I had my own benefits.

ashwara: How to draw heads tutorial.

cosmicnaut — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:59:32 -0400

ashwara:

How to draw heads tutorial.

funismajin: antiale: 4 all u kids who wanna study some figure...

cosmicnaut — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:06:29 -0400

funismajin:

antiale:

4 all u kids who wanna study some figure drawing/anatomy

Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth - Andrew Loomis >PDF download<

Mastering Drawing The Human Figure - Jack Faragasso >PDF download<

Figure Drawing Design and Invention - Michael Hampton >PDF download<

Dynamic Figure Drawing - Burne Hogarth >PDF download<

All the downloads are free they only take a little bit time to download because these are big files!

YES

mokendamint: helpfulharrie: Source: Coyotemange See...

cosmicnaut — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:02:13 -0400

mokendamint:

helpfulharrie:

Source: Coyotemange

See Also:
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Ooo~ I love brushes <3

Also, will be handy for future projects I have in mind

costumecommunityservice: talesfromtheend: naiadestricolor: ref...

cosmicnaut — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:05:04 -0400

costumecommunityservice:

talesfromtheend:

naiadestricolor:

reftastic:

swegener:

Speaking of different body shapes. These are all basically peak human bodies.

How come 99% of them don’t conform to what the entertainment industry tells us is the perfect body?

This is a FABULOUS set of body refs. So glad this came back across my dash so I could reblog it here :D

These images are from a book by Howard Schatz of various Olympic athletes, which was titled “Athlete.” You can buy the book [here]. Also, have some more photos from it:

Never not reblogging this.

Awesome!

helpyoudraw: Neck Reference Updated by MelissaDalton from...

cosmicnaut — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:44:56 -0400

helpyoudraw:

Neck Reference Updated by MelissaDalton from DeviantArt

Many thanks to spreeunit for linking us to this!

pinkrosesbluebow: Hi, there! I’m back with an extremely short...

cosmicnaut — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:40:08 -0400

pinkrosesbluebow:

Hi, there! I’m back with an extremely short guide to kimono!

Disclaimer: I do not pretend to know everything there is to know about kimono and this guide only covers the smallest fraction of information. What is in this guide comes purely from my own knowledge and research, and I am very sorry if I made any mistakes. Let me know if I did and I’ll fix it asap :). I’m also sorry for the terrible drawing of the girl on page 4(rilly rilly bad) :T

Lastly, these pics are massive! Forgive me! m(__)m

LINKS:

(All of these will be in Japanese. There are lots of pictures so it’s okay if you can’t read it!)

1) Kimono (this is the page I referenced for my drawing on page 4. It is a wonderful breakdown of kimono structure and the artist shows much more detail than I did. Check this link out for sure!)

2) Obi Reference #1

3) Obi reference #2

4) Obi reference #3

5) Moar obi!1!

6) Google Japan image search results for ‘kimono’

7) Google Japan image search results for ‘obi musubikata’ (obi how to tie)

And that’s all! I hope this was useful for anyone wanting to draw kimono but perhaps having a little trouble with the details :)

onisuup: putting this on here, finally ~ ^q^

cosmicnaut — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:55:12 -0400

onisuup:

putting this on here, finally ~ ^q^

thetroglodyte: I got asked about eyes and how to convey...

cosmicnaut — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:44:12 -0400

thetroglodyte:

I got asked about eyes and how to convey expression through them, so I doodles some quick stuffs to help explain.

So have some eyeballs.

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

cosmicnaut — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:18:53 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

trentnavarro: eyecager: https://www.facebook.com/Anatomy4Sculpt...

cosmicnaut — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:14:00 -0400

trentnavarro:

eyecager:

https://www.facebook.com/Anatomy4Sculptors/photos_albums

Such a fantastic resource!!

WOW. These are not crappy diagrams. This is good reference.

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

cosmicnaut — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:25:38 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

this entire blog is a good read for information and problems re: character design

cosmicnaut — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:28:52 -0400

this entire blog is a good read for information and problems re: character design

thewonderfullurkerofoz: psdo: jingles-pigtails: coelasquid: c...

cosmicnaut — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:22:35 -0400

thewonderfullurkerofoz:

psdo:

jingles-pigtails:

coelasquid:

characterdesign101:

Principles of Problematic Character Design, the First

Disparate Stylization

The tendency of artists to keep female characters close to idealized human proportions, even when male characters’ proportions are dramatically stylized.

I remember talking to a guy in school who claimed that it was impossible to make goofy looking female characters and it was like dude, just because you don’t doesn’t mean no one can.

A good example of this is seen in Christopher Hart’s books.
Here is his page on male body types:

Here are his female body types:

WOW.

sit down, c-hart

I would like to see more comic relief female characters tho~ I can only think of a small few and they;re mostly old school villains or secretly male.

thevintagethimble: Edwardian HairstylesA collection of...

cosmicnaut — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:27:01 -0400

thevintagethimble:

Edwardian Hairstyles
A collection of Edwardian photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles of the time, like the Low Pompadour. Hatpin Hairstyle. Side-Swirls. Flapper (The title ‘Flapper’ originally referred to teenage girls
who wore their hair in single plait which often terminated in a wide ribbon bow.) & the pompadour.

Victorian Hairstyles Here [x] | 1920’s Hairstyles Here [x]