[TUTORIAL] How to CORRECTLY Reference Art!
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Referencing isn't about straight-up copying. Learn how to use references to your advantage!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:13 - Tips
4:10 - Coffee Example
13:46 - Stylistic Hair Example
17:05 - Outro
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There's no shame in a learning chef for using a recipe/cookbook to learn, it's no different for artists using references.
Never think its bad or okay to get put down for it. It's your expirence
experience*
I totally agree
@@mattthebanana Ah, didn't even notice. Lol thanks experience **
Such a great word! I totally agree with you
@@chaticc So, not going to edit the original comment to fix that spelling?
Great quote
As a newbie who started digital art this year, finding your tutorials has helped me SO much! They’re simple, yet well explained! They don’t drag on, and I even like the longer ones! You’re amazing!
keep going!!
Sameee
what tablet do you use! I'm noob at drawing but I want to get good... I think getting a tablet would push me to draw more frequently.
@@whereiskori I wish I had a tablet! I use a 2 in 1 ASUS laptop with a stylus pen. You gotta’ start somewhere... _right?_
@@whereiskori im still a noob started 2 years ago I started with a huion 420 and then now I have an artist 12 xp pen because I love screen tablets
the process of learning, from my experience is like this:
1) copy other works to a pixel-perfect resolution for a few times
2) copy others works but start to play with some elements like shapes, colors, moving stuff left and right, to fit stuff better for what *you* want
3) go rogue and make art on your own because now you have the freedom of knowledge and control over that knowledge to the point you can work independantly without reference.
I'm doing the same :) actually I used to copy perfectly other works (except the colors, I always had my own coloring style) I did this for about 3 years, and in the last year one of my friends motivated me(she is an amazing artist) and I started to learn drawing by heart (ofc at first they were extremly terrible :D) so I watched (and still watching as u can see) tutorial videos and I started to copy others draw with a few changes and nowadays I use a base pose and I just watch the character that i want to draw in this pose. Well ofc I still have a looooot of things to learn especially with the coloring (oh and I didnt mention I just started digital drawing abt 3 weeks ago) but its a relief to see how much I improved in one year and I hope I can be even better soon ^^ These videos are help me very much. (Oh and sorry if I have bad grammar, im still learning english but I hope u can understand)
@@waixy230 sammme
There's a difference between copying a drawing and referencing a drawing, as well as tracing.
2:00 oh my god what have you brought upon this cursed land
I remember drawing a character with reference pose that is "similar" to the real pose and i got death threat for *"tracing it.*
@@ayelmao4258 critics on the internet I tell ya. Mix it up. Use a reference for a pose, another for style of clothing, and another for a character you like! That way it becomes your own!
@@ayelmao4258 i don’t get it, it’s a pose you can’t copyright a damn pose reminds me of those patent companies lol
@@akutenshi6946 People these days quite Sensitive mostly Some Fans who don't draw when they saw you draw a pose that is similar expect alot of people will accuse you of tracing without any evidence
Bruh I been accused of tracing from a group of people, when 1. the poses I used are pretty common and 2. I always draw in my sketch book before I do anything digital. Once I showed someone my Traditional art that shut right up, I reference a lot of different artists that inspired me that does amazing poses and some backgrounds cause I'm still learning lol.
ah, yes the 3 year old VPN I used ten years ago in school, Ah the memories.
Fax I thought this
Yeah wtf
who ever wrote that script fuck up lmao
Mayber he was in high school 3 years ago
he mentioned in a video a few months ago that he just graduated
I thank this guy that, instead of charging for the learning you are giving to us, he´s here on youtube giving that for free. We should all be thankful for you!!!!
i couldn't choose between working for school (11th grade) training drawing, and learning coding, so i'm working on a schedule, and your tutorials are awesome !
I'm starting to get into digital arts and I've been absorbing the information from your videos better than the rest that I researched on UA-cam. I really appreciate all the tutorials at no cost at all! All I'm really hoping for is a tutorial on how to draw the simple hairstyles from ponytail, straight hair, short hair and more. If anyone sees this comment as well, I'd like some recommendations on youtube videos or channels for tutorials on hair.
Hello :) i have some good drawing youtubers who have hair tutorials that helped me a lot with drawing
kajo senpaiiiiiii
3:58 Bold of you to assume my high school art program taught us even half of these. I took all the courses my school offered that I could fit.
Teaching material must've improved since 2006.
So... I'll be stealing this chart - thanks a million! ^_^
I really liked this, there is nothing wrong with using references I think people who say there is confuse it with those that actually steal art, if you aren't redrawing or even just trying to take any creation and resell it or even just get attention for it, it's not theft. You can use a reference for even the smallest things like having trouble with shading or shaping something. Then there is those of us that have problems with creating a full-body just seeing how long or short something is can also be a reference. Don't take what isn't yours and say it is be inspired and you're doing it right.
bro i bought your patreon subscribtion, looked closely on your artworks, understood that all i needed is just to add more light and reflections now my drawings look sooooooo much better ty bro
I’ve been doing digital art for the past year and a half and I always felt there was something off or not quiet there, always drawing characters in same poses and not knowing what colors to use, but I’ve been watching your videos and they’ve helped me improve so much, thank you for making these video to help rookies like me
I've started away from UA-cam for art because I feel most of it does not help at all but I like how this is applicable to both digital and traditional. Even though I don't always take something useful from videos, I think there's a lot of useful information in this that even I'm considering to share it to others and reference this video. Not a lot of UA-cam art stuff feel this passionate
Honestly that coffee looked great!
Sorry to all the fans, but I know you want to improve, so here are the reasons why your coffee splash looks bad: It basically all comes down to you treating it like a 2D shape instead of a 3D object. Color: Don't neglect the fact that this is a semitransparent object against a white background! The reason it's darker in some places and lighter in others is because the block of liquid coffee is thinner in some areas so more light passes through. Form: This is like a sheet or blanket of coffee being stretched apart by wind resistance and clumped together by surface tension as it flutters through the air. It's basically made of spheres. The swirly lines aren't just swirly lines. They're partially-disrupted laminar flow; 3D pillars of brown water with ripples running through them! Texture: This isn't "rubbery." Rubbery is more matte and opaque. If anything, water-based liquids are going to be super shiny, like glass or plastic. Recommendations: Study slow-motion video of liquid splashes. Double down on Form. 3D fluid simulations are great because they're simplified in a way that has nothing to do with 2D art theory. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing your follow-up! :)
Went here because i was once afraid that i thought using a pose maker app and using drawing references i found on google are cheating and more like thought of myself as a thief idk.
Thanks for this video though, it's very helping and made me realized what an art thief really is or how to properly use references.
2:00
best art i’ve seen all day.
I love how real you are lmao. "idk this, so fuck that thing" and you don't pretend to know what you're talking about.
ok that kanna and freddy artwork was by far the best drawing I've seen
This has helped me brighten my knowledge of using references, I would trace stuff (not to try and steal) but because I didnt know what else to do, but now I know to combine the pictures in a unique way so thanks
@GdTerradudeArt Hi! I do the same thing. But I always feel guilty. Do you think its a horrible thing to do?
@@HisDarlingAbsurdity well, as someone coming from the same place I wouldnt say it's horrible if you dont know what to do, but id say use multiple references and try to put them together in your own way to create something like maybe you're making a character, if that character is buff then you can look up a muscle reference but make the pose different, maybe you like some clothes that a character has on, use the clothes as a reference on the pose you chose to do
@@FleshgodArmageddon thank you for replying! I understand😊😊😊
@@HisDarlingAbsurdity no problem
This tutorial helped me dramastically. Thank you :D
Is it ok to reference poses from different art/artists though?
yes, nobody "owns" a pose.
no one owns a pose !
Oh my good I was thinking the same thing I feel relieved to know that it's okay to refer other artists poses.
Yep nobody owns a pose feel free to reference pose
no one owns a pose, go ahead! but personally id recommend referencing with pictures of real people, or youll end up like me, with no idea how to do anatomy and perspective 😅
these tutorials r rly helpful, ty :D
"You might not think it looks good"
I think it's opposite day cause god damn!
"Now to reference art, I will breakdown this picture of coffee"
*death note music*
This is super helpful, ty mate
this video came to me at the perfect timing. I was so unsure about using references. Ty
Add me 🥺.
I love you, you got me out of a crisis
I'm always saying dumb stuff because i'm envious of people who are both youger and more talented than me at what i want to do, but honestly your tutorials are awsome, i'll keep being envious but that does not mean i can't be graceful.
Never heard of dramastically, thats a new one to me.
Thanks this was really helpful 👍👍👍👍👏
Bruh your drawings just perfect
Awsome digi art ,best wishes from a new friend🧡 keep sharing your talent.
how to reference art, as an artist: do literally anything but trace it.
Thanks, very helpful
I always have this fear that an artist will see my art that came from me referencing them for the pose and they’ll blame me for copying
Me: *uses a reference for design*
Someone: THIS IS TRACING!
Me: How the hell do you want me to draw fan art then?
Why are you drawing fan art? Not even legal😂😂😂😂
@@theanimelibarian7881 I don't know where you've been but millions of people draw fan art. Fan work is what keeps most of the Internet up. You can continue to live in your bubble of "not even legal" but most creators love and accept fan art.
All of this is a sign that someone else was a double helpful art thief dowasu~!
TY
Finally an advertisement that im kinda interested in
sobs thank u for blessing me with more explanations istg this channel is so useful to me
I use u as a reference mostly cause of your coloring style
4:25 "you might not think it looks good..."
this is literally artists when they talk to other artists about their art lol but i do think that coffee looks really good!
*paints coffee Mona Lisa* "You might not think it looks good-"
Very helpful video! Still got a lot to learn, especially about coloring 😯
bro that coffee is good af.
If you have time i would really wanna know what you do for your bases i can't find any good body base tutorials on youtube and i really like the way that you draw so if you have the time i would love to see it!
Thank goodness you upload at perfect time lmao
Osmamthus wine
tastes the same as I remember..
but where are those who share...
the memory…
I don't know how to continue this! Sorry for breaking the chain-
@@Yuunarichu then why did u comment plsss
Damn, that promotion was smooth.
Imagine if you could add animated UA-cam banners, would give so much more options to the creators. They could customize their channel way better and make it more unique. A shame that youtube removed so many channel customization options.
@@txma. i-
Hell no!
1- lag, so much lag.
2- main menu becomes hard on the eye with everything moving
3- clickbaits will be bigger than ever
@@iiReTr0Z lag? Wdym lag, if ur on a laptop that is like 20yo then yes. Do you actually think the tech from these days won't handle some stupid gif or mp4 file. Also click baits wont be bigger than ever cuz u still had to click on the channel first to see the banner. And even when the banner is clickbaity, who cares. People only care for clickbaity things on youtube when it's a youtube that you can what and not some random youtube channel design. Also it depends on what the creator does if it's gonna be messy or hard to see anything. Btw twitch literally has this feature already where they let you show a trailer on your channel, also it changes the channel banner automatically to what's happening in your livestream if ur currency streaming. Your arguments are just crappy.
Tracing 3D modeling is good. 👍
Yeah, using a 3d model is a good guide for making poses
Yeyyyy, new video. Very much thankful this will help us newbie a lot.
Thanks now i understand how use reference correctly
I relly love your anime style its so damn cute
14:43 "I'm using a light blue for the multiply layer" _shows light purple_
*AHHHH* ;-;
ooh you got a sponsor
fantastic
Okay the vpn actually make sense and actually has to do with the video
Nice
Thanks, I've been waiting for this XD
1:35 "Dramastically" is my new favorite word
How did you get your basic brush?
I have a question. I have trouble drawing 2d to make it look 3D, so I use art from other artists to figure out how to shade and how to get the figure right. I’m trying to draw a nendoroid of a character that doesn’t have an official one, so I traced the basic shapes and designs from both the actual character and a drawing of the figure. Does that count as tracing? Or referencing?
I believe that straddles the line between the two. On one hand, you're learning a lot quicker in understanding forms and how they compose the entire figure. On the other hand, unless you're understanding enough about the forms to the point of knowing how to change them to form different poses and characters out of them, you run the risk of depriving yourself of much needed understanding, especially if you're using those exact poses in your artwork.
Oooo arigatou sensei
Can I use this for art on paper?
Hi i wonder do i need to ask permission to use a reference and if being heavily inspired and doing a drawing that is like in the same style and same drawing but i give credit is bad?
What really makes me sad is that a professional artist in our local's area shamed me on his social media after knowing that I used a very popular art from a very well know artist as my reference, and until now it's still hard for me to post any illustration art again.
Can I see it?
It depends on what happened in the situation but in some cases it's inevitable that they'd do that.
If the case was copying the art, deeming it as your own and being proud of it (perhaps even earning money from it) then it is honestly disrespectable
If the case was copying art, not deeming it as your own, and saying it is used for practice purposes only, then it is completely fine
If the case was using the art as reference and making your own distinct art, deeming it as your own, then it is controversial and questionable, but could be accepted depending on how less you used from the reference
If the case was using the art as reference and making your own distinct art, but claim it is a practice to simply get better, not saying it is completely your own art and providing the reference, then it is perfectly fine
@@neeevirus But in my case I only used it to be a inspired art from a well know artist because it's very new and popular those days but I still can assure that the illustration I made is only inspired not literaly copied, if I really want to copy the art then why did I even bother making it for the entire 3 week's to make it. And I still can remember the me back then ended up being discriminate for the entire junior high-school life, so I ended up deleting my Tweeter and make a new one just to read and entertain myself and nothing more
@@Yuan912 i see, so you made an art which was inspired by another art, making it similar but not a copy
In my opinion that is somewhat acceptable
But that's only my opinion
Perhaps the pro artist you mentioned just misunderstood, but it could quite possibly be because his standards for art are high, and he finds it unacceptable for someone to even remotely use someone else's art to any extent.
If you ever decide to post again, be more cautious/careful, this is the internet after all
@@neeevirus personally I think it’s acceptable! (Depending on how closely the art was referenced. It’s hard to say without being able to see the two drawings side by side.) For example, if this was a character drawing and it was just referenced for the pose that’s fine to me! There’s only so many ways the human body can move and referencing someone’s else’s pose while implementing your own style on the proportions is completely okay! Especially when it has a different character subject, cropping, etc. But once again, I’d need to see the actual drawing and the original reference to make a real opinion…
This is awesome thanks.
i didnt expect that sponsor
4:25
IT LOOKS GREAT WDYM
Artist use real life animals for References
Non-artist : THAT'S CHEATING!! YOU SHOULD USE UR IMAGINATIONS! NOT COPY THE GOD'S WORKS!!
Artist Use Imaginations
Non-Artist : THIS IS SO UNREALISTIC, LOOKS GARBAGE, STUPID ART.
I had to dealt with this comment. im tired
Hey Can u say whats the brush u use for scketch u now tha one that is with name "basic" but I can't find it so pls can u say me or send the brush link ok tysm
Hello, I'm new to digital art, can you make a video about layers, multiply layers of an illustration? I can see you have a lot of layers on your project and I don't quite understand
to all beginner artist here, there is no such thing as 'stealing' a art style! just dont completely trace it!
edit:
what i mean is just don't trace it and dont completely copy their drawing, character if so give credit but there is no such thing as copying a art style
Actually it is the original creator made the art style and you or other people decide to rip it off it is stealing
Nice
When your school doesn't have high school art, so you don't have an art class teaching you the elements of design: 👁️👄👁️
Its okay to tracing the reference images to LEARN the basic shapes like body and hand.
Big brain moves
whoever say reference is cheat is refuse to improve and want other artist be like them.
It really do help dramistically
Does this also applies to Pixel Art?
omg the maplestory char
wow after years of researching finally a straight forward answer on what color to use for a multiply/shadow layer
Wait this actually helps a bunch! Imma go and draw soon with these tips now
I would personally love to see a Clip Studio Paint brush tutorial from you!
is it okay to copy the art style if you like it? Or copy how they draw bodies and put pieces of art styles you like from other artist into one? Would that be creating your own art style or?
There's never really been an "original artstyle". Most artstyles are inspired by cartoons, realism, anime etc. I recommend using an artstyle that not only do you like, but also that your comfortable with.
I forgot the youtuber's channel, but his main point is: art style is about problem solving. Example: you have to draw an arm, how you do it is your style.
On the side note, "everyone" is stealing, even since centuries ago.
11:22 - CSP needs a liquify tool. That shit is op. I have been searching for a csp liquify equivalent for almost a year now. zero results lol SOMEONE HAS TO HAVE A GOOD SOLUTION! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA that's seriously the only tool photoshop has that's game changing. bring that to csp and I'll never think the name "photoshop" ever again.
Oh hey it got added now XD
my coloring is growing thanks to videos from this channel 🤧
can i just reference another artist’s pose? like purely just the pose
yes!! no one actually owns a pose
This has always confused me, but lets say I'm on pinterest and I draw the pose of a character. Just the pose, nothing else. Would that be tracing? I get that you don't own a pose but it's something that has been on my mind lately.
No, it’s not tracing. Artists reference poses all the time.
No, any human/animal can move in any given way. It wouldn’t be copying unless you draw the character/something similar to the character that is on the original image,
Art theft is a facade, a facade that has hypnotized the whole world.
In fan art, NO ONE IS EVER CLEAN.
Funny how everytime i have a problem with my art, you make a video telling me exactly what i should do
Sponsorship ends at 1:19
I don't know any artists so how should I reference one and where? Should I just go to Deviantart and just find one? Also the understanding thing part, I don't even know why ppl draw what they draw or what the story is
I think you should start with fandoms you like! Each fandom, no matter how big or small, has good fan artists.
@@ph0ban I don't understand lol. I don't think I should get into drawing at all when I'm not creative at all. Like I can't draw anything
@@Jun_ljs Drawing isn’t always something people are born with. Creativity and drawing can be developed as long as you take the first step. If you want to draw, draw! Don’t hold yourself back.
I'm staring at screen and the only thing on my mind is
So Menor Malartist
Off-topic but why do people use a multiply layer instead of just a darker color i use it in very rare cases but it seems like most people start off with that for shading btw not throwing shade just genuinely curious and seeing if I’m missing out on some thing
Oooooi tell me why did you delete that video. I was learning from there
2:01 cursed image
Even though I'm not so good at drawing, watching your videos and finally diving into digital art 7 months ago, Inspired me to create this channel. It's first video Is going public tomorrow and the concept of the video is learning how to draw a head, but from the mind of another beginner, but your head video is also linked in the desc because that video is the reason why my heads are improving. (and of course if whoever watches it would rather watch the more put together original than the "beginner knock off" I call it)It used to take around an hour alone just for a head, but your video simplified it so much for me.
can i get your pen file?