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Some people think that reference images are used by beginner artists, but reference photos are used by creatives of all different skill levels right up to professionals, and across all mediums, including paintings, and sculpture. You may have seen your favorite artists draw something from memory, but it requires years of practice to just use your imagination alone. But to be able to do so, you must use reference images first, a reference picture is an important guide for artists and there is a need for guidance for everyone. And I’ll show you some tips to get a photo reference that helps you get creative.

Collect Your References in One Place

you need to do to create a reference for your art. Then organize them in one place. This could be a folder on your pc or a Pinterest board. Make sure the photos you use are royalty-free and are free for commercial use.

look up references!

After I’ve finished developing my concept, I look up references that may be useful when creating my illustration. Another part most beginners don’t pay attention to is the quality of photo references they choose to use for their work. Many sites have reference photos for artists, such as

Pexels

Pexels is a site that provides free stock photos and videos, all licensed under the Pexels license. These images are high quality and easy to search through.

Pixabay

Pixabay is a site that shares copyright-free images, videos, music, and illustrations. All of the content is released under the Pixabay License. This means the content is safe to use without permission or credit to the artist.

unsplash

All photos are under the Unsplash license and the photographers who upload images to Unsplash grant users a free copyright license to their work. It can be easy to just search ‘reference images for drawing’ or look at your favorite pictures on Pinterest for inspiration When looking for inspiration: look through a few photographs and try to recreate them by painting or drawing exactly as you see them. see all Blogs

sketching is an important step in the creative process. This is especially true of visual arts like concept art, illustration and even design. Having a sketchbook will help to keep your ideas fresh by sketching as often as possible. Sketching is an important part of the artist’s daily routine that should be done multiple times per day, not just when inspiration strikes. Do not care too much about the tools, whether sketchbooks or pens. You can also create them digitally on Photoshop or other applications. remember You can make more than one sketch of one concept as long as your artwork develops. Sketchbooks are also a diary of your progress and see how your artistic skills improve over time is inspirational.

1. What is Concept Art

Concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in artworks, films, video games, comic books, animation or other media before it is put into the final product. All usually become easier to create with digital art, you can take a variety of approaches, such as using brushes and textures to easily express texture. You can see the sketches inside my gallery.

2. Where can Concept Art be found

Concept art can be seen abundantly in films, video games, Books, TV, graphic design. In addition, concept Artists produce general sketches or ideas of props, Environments or characters. So, concept art is a creative field that continues to grow in popularity.

3. start learning concept art

It is easy to start learning concept art because of its minimum requirements, you only need pencil and paper to translate your ideas into drawings, but you need to be a professional concept artist so you must know the basics of drawing and you can learn that through the Internet and training on it.  

Sometimes you struggle to get ideas, because you think a lot about what you want to draw, at this moment. we call that Creative Block , sounds like you need some inspiration. So, you’ve decided that you want to be an artist, you need to train your brain to be inspired. I know it sucks. anyway, you can learn ways to get inspired and train yourself on them. Here are some quick tips I have for finding inspiration.

1. Take a break

A designated area to work in is Important. Find a place where you can be creative. Start training your brain to pay attention to natural Places like the sea, foliage, sky and relax. Spend more time with friends/family. Stay away from your usual routine and take a break. I see a lot of beauty and creativity in the natural world, so I encourage you to spend some time in Natural places. A change of scenery or environment may rekindle your inspiration because you’re looking at new sights.

2. Build your Inspiration

Keeping work aside, inspiration can come from just about anywhere. so don’t limit yourself to just looking at other visual art. Art inspiration on Pinterest can be found everywhere, it is a visual search engine, which makes the platform useful for artists. One foolproof way to motivate yourself is to Search galleries and communities for artwork that you like. This is a great way to discover what really inspires you.

3.Network with Other Artists

Networking with other artists or influential people in the art world can further your opportunities for building your Art inspiration. Networking and getting to know other artists in your career help you think more deeply about being inspired.

4. Join Art Communities

Visual Artists create pieces in a range of media, including Painting, sketching, and photography. Stay in touch or get in touch, follow up with what they are doing. we’ll look at a few networks for Digital art that do more than your typical social media platform by inspiring. Here are networks for digital artists that every artist should consider using to collaborate and work together online. Such as, Deviantart , Artstation ,Behance

5. Watch Speed Painting for Inspiration

Watching Speed painting videos by other artists on YouTube can inspire you to create your art. also You can learn a new skill through a quick video that creates a passion for work. Many Artists Are Inspired by Books. Books offer a wide range of subjects and stories as well, also I’ve found inspiration in a lot of Books and video games.