How to Draw from Reference PROPERLY like RossDraws

Summary by Krater

The instructor teaches how to use photo references like a professional artist through four practical steps, demonstrating on a digital painting of a portrait with a jacket and cat.

From the video

Answers: How do I use photo references effectively for digital art?

• selecting art reference photos
• simplifying reference complexity with angles
• blocking out shapes in digital painting
• editing and crediting art references

What it concludes

• Choosing references with dynamic shapes, varied angles, and a stronger aesthetic arrangement improves reference photos for drawing.
• Simplifying complex references into basic angles and shapes helps capture the essence of a reference without getting lost in details.
• Breaking down a character drawing into 10 simple shapes allows an artist to establish form before rendering details.
• Artists should credit their reference creators and avoid blindly copying reference photos to maintain originality.