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SAB RENA

[sabrenakhadija]

11.14.16

[sabrenakhadija]

Ask and you shall receive! Made prints and so much more available for my BLK GRL sketch set at my Society6 Store!

[eliciaforever-deactivated201906]

Why do artists refuse to use references why why why.

It’s not a contest to see who can get by without them. It’s not cheating to look at a thing in order to know what the thing looks like.

You don’t get stronger or better by pretending. Nobody is impressed by the awkward whatever-it-is you just drew. Use references.

[wolveswithhats]

I don’t think a lot of people know that it’s not cheating. I recall seeing so many piece of art called out because they referenced a pose, someone recognized it, and then proceeded to shame them for it. There’s this belief, both by creators and the audience, that artists should just be able to translate the ideas from their head to paper, and if they don’t, it’s plagiarism, or not true originality (spoiler alert: there’s no such thing).

I myself didn’t start using references until very recently, because even I was under the impression that it was frowned upon. And that belief has seriously crippled and stalled my ability to improve as an artist.

[priderising]

As a restarting artist, I can confirm. I just never knew. I thought you were just supposed to know how to draw the body correctly and if you didn’t you had no talent.

[reapergrellsutcliff]

(( I am going to say this again, loud and clear for everyone:

USING REFERENCES FOR ART IS NOT ‘CHEATING’!!!

If you can draw/paint without references, great!  But if you need to use them, and feel that your art can be bettered by using references, please, use them!  This is one of the biggest tips I can give to artists, is USE REFERENCES! 

Anyone who would dare to attack someone for using references after ‘recognizing a pose’ is a dipshit, who doesn’t know a thing about art.

Do you know who else used references for their art?

Norman Rockwell

Alphonse Mucha

Gustav Klimt

Toulouse Lautrec

Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Edgar Degas

Gil Elvgren

Frida Kahlo

Pablo Picasso

Disney Studios

And thousands of others!  So, artists! Go forth, and use references!!! ))

[armellin]

What do you think artists do when they ask someone to stand infron of them for 6 hours and then they draw this person. Do they cheat? Or when they place a still life and then paint it, cheating again? LOL

[euclase]

#literally one of the biggest fears I have #is for some douchefuck to dig out my reference #and point at it and say that I’m not a real artist #I don’t want you to dig out my references to prove that I didn’t make up a realistic picture out of fucking thin air #that’s not how art works #but especially on this site it happens CONSTANTLY #it’s so fucking scary #when people who’ve never touched a pen in their lives think they’re qualified to judge you #and ‘reveal’ how you’ve ‘scammed’ people

Soooo. I made this post originally on my personal blog (I’m eliciaforever), and it was nothing more than a little rant about a specific incident that I deleted after five minutes. But before I could delete it, it took the hell off on me, and now it has all these notes. And LOTS OF AMAZING INPUT.

And I just wanted to add in response to the above tags in particular, that shaming people for using references is something that happens to so many of us SO OFTEN. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are. People think art is supposed to be magical or whatever, and anything else is a crime. The reality of course is that art is a thousand times more deliberate than a lot of people think it is.

So yeah. Good info to pass along. Use references, kids. <3

[lindblut]

Reblogging because I think it’s important especially for young artists to gain the confidence to use references.

Seriously, references are esssential! Use them!

[sab-rena]

Also want to put out there that there ain't no shame in utilizing tracing when using references. People also think this is cheating but as a kid I got a damn good head start on my illustration career by tracing cool things I saw in my comic books. It helped me grasp drawing certain figures and silhouettes instead of flailing on my own.

And yeah it's super cool when you can draw something by head or just by looking at it, but sometimes that takes practice too. Instead of staring at that portrait wondering why it looks so off, remember that lightboxes are your friend. Lightly trace that shit so you get a more accurate idea of positioning then go in for the details on your own. Tracing is a skill. Yeah it can be used for cheating but all tracing ain't cheating.

Don't hinder yourself when you can help yourself.

[aphtoncorbin]

Day 27 watch out I’m coming!

[kateordie]

❤️

[sab-rena]

I’m sayin

[sabrenakhadija]

Sketching at work work work work work work

[sabrenakhadija]

We gon slay.

[rajieee]

I’ve been super busy lately. Another magical girl!

[sabrenakhadija]

Good For Health 💊 Bad For Education

[caramon]

@sab-rena got me hip to Secret Garden and this shit is just 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[sab-rena]

Ya welcome @caramon

[sabrenakhadija]

Brand and  Visual Identity for Saint Leone, a design studio founded by a proud Sierra Leonean creative and inspired by her West African heritage.

As a child, my parents told me one of many stories of how our country’s name came to be.Stories of how a Portuguese explorer arrived upon its shores met by thunderous storms over the mountainous peninsula which sounded like the roar of a lion.

It was through this connection that the name Serra Leoa, Portuguese for Lion Mountains, arose. A name that was gradually adapted and misspelled to its current name, Sierra Leone.

Saint Leone draws inspiration from this name.

I went pretty deep with the development of my personal brand. Learn more about how this brand came to be here.

[punziella]

HUMAN BALLERINA PEARLS!!

you can’t sit with them

[iainart-deactivated20200509]

A series for an assignment on social issues. I chose to focus on blackface in fashion and the double standards of beauty women of colour face.

[sab-rena]

yes

[natalikoromoto]

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Look at them go!!! You can spot these guys during Nick’s commercial breaks. Animation by the amazing @nelsfarts Nelson Diaz, and @nonheinous Jason Clarke. AD Stef Shank💛🍋🐌⭐️

[anvnaspng]

[sarakipin]

I love these Pearls! 

[rdjpwns]

Who are you?

The new trio from Star Wars: The Force Awakens + bonus Kylo Ren

Rey  |  Finn  |  Poe  |  Kylo  |  Group post

[enochliew]

Inllustrations by Kindred Studio

A series for Insider Guides international student city guides, covering various aspects of student life in Australia.