DIGITAL ART - Reference vs Painting by artwithflo

art · @artwithflo · Mar 20 '18

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DIGITAL ART - Reference vs Painting

# Using reference
_I think using reference photos or real life objects is very important when making art._

Reference is important if you want to understand how light and color work, but also to understand the form of an object, the influence of surroundings on the subject. Just by looking at the world around you, you can learn so much that you can use in your art.

Here are some examples of how I made paintings using reference photos.
I worked in Photoshop CS5 using a Wacom drawing tablet.

![Ring.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcCt2jt9XSypK7hwPcYwrXaYT2JhUjRYHhYGWzSN3X5jk/Ring.jpg)

![bulb.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNw8tUNpkPpXz5euBEyEEVh6DrcoWoSjZmjSNjkDef7ti/bulb.jpg)

![Donut.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaL8AAjNGjkvcNXXdQosz64PiDJtfoPUcnqHKBVPdJNqa/Donut.jpg)

![flower.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWpqfUioxnZbxyeZqopmQfFFb51QtiWivyrM5QhqMDRdW/flower.jpg)

![PattyPan.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdFXT8gJADzke6gcLrvN4cak29vqLF72tD9mPF2cw3CNY/PattyPan.jpg)

![footer.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaqjtva7srT55x4JnWRGjs5qdqXrPLmEWSBRm3jiJoVGP/footer.jpg)

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