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Using reference material

Using reference material - Illustrator Tutorial

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Using reference material

- Before you begin drawing out your design ideas, there's one last thing you need to do before you put pen to paper, and that's collecting any reference material that'll help you draw what you need to draw. In the last movie, I showed you the lion design I created for my client. Before I started drawing out that design, I found some good reference photos of lions I could look at that helped me figure out how to make my lion design look like a lion. This is even more important if you're not proficient at drawing. You'll need more help to refine your drawn design and having reference material will assist you in working out details and discerning shapes as you draw them. Even great drawers use reference material because reference material improves a creative process. I'd consider the artists at Disney some of the best in the world, but even they use reference material. If you ever get a chance, I encourage you to watch the bonus content that comes with "The Lion King" film. You'll see…

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