flabbergastingdragon

so i found out that in the digital art community, "using reference" means simply copying a photo. so "gathering" references would be finding enough photos so you got every little bit of your soon-to-be painting covered. like a collage. i feel alienated right now, i really do. i don't use references at all. i know my stuff would be much better if i did. but you know what? i'd rather take TWICE AS LONG to reach a certain level, as long as i do it all by myself. edit: don't get me wrong here, i DO do a lot of studies. of course i do, i want to learn. my personal art however, the stuff i upload here, is done without reference. it's the testi