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

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!

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.

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

ah, yes the 3 year old VPN I used ten years ago in school, Ah the memories.

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 !

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'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 KZfaq. 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.

Honestly that coffee looked great!

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.

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!!!!

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

"Now to reference art, I will breakdown this picture of coffee" *death note music*

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 KZfaq 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 KZfaq art stuff feel this passionate

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.

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.

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

"You might not think it looks good" I think it's opposite day cause god damn!

2:00 best art i’ve seen all day.

This tutorial helped me dramastically. Thank you :D

Me: *uses a reference for design* Someone: THIS IS TRACING! Me: How the hell do you want me to draw fan art then?

ok that kanna and freddy artwork was by far the best drawing I've seen

how to reference art, as an artist: do literally anything but trace it.

this video came to me at the perfect timing. I was so unsure about using references. Ty

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! :)

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

these tutorials r rly helpful, ty :D

Awsome digi art ,best wishes from a new friend🧡 keep sharing your talent.

Is it ok to reference poses from different art/artists though?

I love your art style

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.

This is super helpful, ty mate

Thanks this was really helpful 👍👍👍👍👏

Never heard of dramastically, thats a new one to me.

Bruh your drawings just perfect

I love you, you got me out of a crisis

*paints coffee Mona Lisa* "You might not think it looks good-"

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!

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Thanks, very helpful

All of this is a sign that someone else was a double helpful art thief dowasu~!

Very helpful video! Still got a lot to learn, especially about coloring 😯

Imagine if you could add animated KZfaq 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.

Finally an advertisement that im kinda interested in

TY

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!

Damn, that promotion was smooth.

I use u as a reference mostly cause of your coloring style

14:43 "I'm using a light blue for the multiply layer" _shows light purple_ *AHHHH* ;-;

bro that coffee is good af.

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.

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?

Thank goodness you upload at perfect time lmao

1:35 "Dramastically" is my new favorite word

sobs thank u for blessing me with more explanations istg this channel is so useful to me

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

I relly love your anime style its so damn cute

Tracing 3D modeling is good. 👍

Oooo arigatou sensei

Yeyyyy, new video. Very much thankful this will help us newbie a lot.

Thanks, I've been waiting for this XD

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.

fantastic

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?

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

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

When your school doesn't have high school art, so you don't have an art class teaching you the elements of design: 👁️👄👁️

4:25 IT LOOKS GREAT WDYM

Nice

This is awesome thanks.

4:25 “you might not think it looks good” Bro I can only dream to get to your level lmao

ooh you got a sponsor

Its okay to tracing the reference images to LEARN the basic shapes like body and hand.

Okay the vpn actually make sense and actually has to do with the video Nice

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?

How did you get your basic brush?

whoever say reference is cheat is refuse to improve and want other artist be like them.

I would personally love to see a Clip Studio Paint brush tutorial from you!

Thanks now i understand how use reference correctly

i didnt expect that sponsor

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.

Big brain moves

Art theft is a facade, a facade that has hypnotized the whole world. In fan art, NO ONE IS EVER CLEAN.

Sponsorship ends at 1:19

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

Can I use this for art on paper?

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

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

Trying to use my own old art as reference to redraw characters I've made that I like... problem is I don't know what I was thinking back then. And I've been out of it for the past 3 years, have not drawn anything in a long time and just tried to start again and it just looks horrible.

can i just reference another artist’s pose? like purely just the pose

omg the maplestory char

2:01 cursed image

Oooooi tell me why did you delete that video. I was learning from there

Funny how everytime i have a problem with my art, you make a video telling me exactly what i should do

havent even watched the video yet but this shit already helped me more than art school

Does this also applies to Pixel Art?

unrelated but that brainpop screenshot unlocked a memory i’d forgotten about

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.

im ready to show to this to someone who's telling me i always use random guys pictures on pinterest which they say it's "illegal" wtf man