#artist reference

[daftpatience]

i made a reference photo pack specifically for drawing dakimakuras becos im sillayyy you can grab it for free+ on my kofi!!!!

[fishtax]

Sebastian is weirdly complicated to draw so i made him a reference sheet

Its kinda rushed so im definitely gonna add some polish later, before then if you have ideas for anything to add just ask

[majimemegoro]

idk what artist who has never smoked a cigarette needs to hear this but it's not "does the orange part or the white part go in the mouth??". The shorter part of the cigarette goes in the mouth, because it's the filter. it can be either color, different smokes are different, but the filter will always be the part that goes in the mouth bc it goes between your lungs and the tobacco to filter it.

[lonelysheepling]

Silksong Master Refs

NPCs (Major/Minor Characters)

Compendium (All enemies, multiple sprites for some)

Inventory: Abilities, Upgrades, Keys, Skills, Tools, Crests, Materium, Bellhome furniture, etc. (available as 3 individual images or one massive image)

Full Res Download: Google Drive

I needed to put a final stamp on this and post it before I started adding anything else, I'm going in circles

Gone is the neat and orderly format of my HK refs, here are my new terrifying Silksong refs. These were assembled in PureRef, a couple of these item/NPC sprites I had to piece together from individual pieces (The desk sprite and Nyleth's fountain)

Thank you so much to the HK wiki contributers who upload NPC and idle sprites, saved me some fucking digging

There's so many enemies, NPCs, and items in this game that it was truly a nightmare to assemble/organize all of this and undoubtedly I've forgotten something. Like with the HK items ref, I'll just update the image in the drive if that happens

[lackadaisycats]

Hello! Would you happen to have any recommendations for realistic anatomy books on humans (for art purposes)? A lot of the online anatomy references are very exaggerated and the models have only 'ideal' body types and don't depict any others (E.g. Online male anatomy references are extremely buff for no reason). Thank you for the help :)

I do have a small collection of anatomy-for-artists books, but honestly, those are also populated predominantly with people who look like living Greek sculptures. So, I asked around a bit for both book and online sources. Here are a few things:

Height Weight Chart -- A library that people have contributed multitudes of their own photos to. Some people took turnaround photos in form-fitting clothes. Some are just one-off snapshots of people in street clothes. But, both of those things can be useful in their own way, and there certainly are a lot of body types here. (Thanks for the link, Fable).

Photos of Women's and Men's Bodies at nearly every combination of Height and Weight

------------------------------------------------------ AdorkaStock -- Features a whole free pose gallery containing a really excellent array of varied bodies. The photos generally focus more on form than costume, and if anything, the extremely sculpted bodies you tend to see in other stock libraries are de-emphasized here.

Poses Archive - AdorkaStock

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Satine Zillah -- An expansive library of downloadable photo packs. Most of them feature athletic or thin body types, many are heavy on costuming, but there are some that focus on more variety if you take time to scroll through (elderly bodies, plus-size bodies, people with dwarfism, etc.)

Reference Photos — satine zillah

Comprehensive eshop full of reference photos for artists

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Morpho -- I know a lot of people swear by these books by Michel Lauricella. Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds in particular seems to cover some ground that a lot of other anatomy/pose lessons just skip right over. Looks like it's available as an ebook too.

Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds

96 pages | Soft Cover - with flaps, 4.75 x 7 in. ISBN: 9781681985046 May 2019 Print and eBook Bundle: $24.99 Print Book: $14.95 e

I hope that helps some! I'm sure there are other resources out there, though. If anyone has some solid recommendations, please leave them in the comments!

[screamingish]

Artists !!! Artists!!! Hey!! You yes you!! You need references , we all do!

I’ve been compiling boards on a Pinterest account for ~2 years now! I have boards for mobility aids from canes-wheelchairs-knee scooters! I have regular poses, I have poses for children, hair references! Hands! Action poses, underwater poses, couples. Group poses! AND MORE!!!

Please come check it out, I love sharing my things and helping other artists. I tried to diversify things as much as possible but if you want me to make a board for a new category suggest away!! 🎉

Umpity (umpity) - Profile | Pinterest

Umpity | aiming for diversity, theres beauty in everyone

[magicalmanhattanproject]

Dear artists: this is how long I use my cane. I need to have it about 6-8in in front of me for my arm to be straight. When my cane is at my side, my elbow is bent. If you're drawing a character with a cane at their side and their elbow is completely straight, the cane is way too short to be useful.