Tutorial: photo references and composition

[mekare]

Hi everyone, Jenny Dolfen posted a wonderful tutorial on how to make references work for your composition on her site. She uses her recent Fingon watercolour piece (Silmarillion) as an example (she needed a specific mounted archer reference).

https://goldseven.wordpress.com/2019/04/06/make-reference-work-for-you/

I still aspire to this level of planning, I seldom do art that is that complicated. But maybe some of you find this helpful. Also the art is incredibly beautiful.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Oh this is so useful! Thank you!

[mekare]

Right? I am so thankful artists share their tips and tricks.

[goss]

I love getting insight into how other artists approach and put together complex pieces. You can pick up lots of neat tips and tricks. Thanks for sharing the link! :)

[mekare]

Especially when it‘s something I‘d never really thought about before like sightlines....

[seleneheart]

That article is gold! Thank you!

[mekare]

You are welcome!

[mific]

This is great! I'm always impressed by the planning these artists do, with locating just the right photos, or taking the photos themselves.

[mekare]

Yep, that‘s a level of planning I only did last year for the Due South Bigbang. Since then, not so much....