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Thank you!!

Hmm I’ve been painting for a while now so I’ve learned from a number of things over the years. But overall the most helpful was observational drawings/paintings from life! I did a bunch of charcoal and graphite still life drawings in high school which helped me develop a decent understanding of light and shadow. In college I think I was drawing/painting from life at least once a week?

There’s so much information online!! Proko’s YouTube channel has been an invaluable resource for me over the years. And I couldn’t post this without mentioning James Gurney’s blog and Color and Light book! He helps you understand what you’re seeing and why it’s happening.  

There are so many amazing photo references online as well. I have a ton of photos saved on my computer for really specific things like rocks or reflective surfaces that I reference all the time. Pinterest has some cool stuff but people rarely bring up Flickr…very good source imo. Honestly good reference is everywhere. People posting vacation photos on social media, movie clips, travel videos on YouTube, etc.

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Thank you!!

Here's a sketch of Elster based on that emoji because why not