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MadameNyx — Tips On Using References

Published: 2012-04-03 22:15:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 13899; Favourites: 608; Downloads: 141
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Description I know that I am certainly not a master of drawing and NONE of these sketches are a 100% accurate! But I felt like sharing my way of thinking with you guys and I really hope that it was at least a little useful to you~ ^^ <3

I read through the text like 10 times... I still probably managed to miss some spelling mistake... If I did, please just ignore it? x_x

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Comments: 36

remeroni [2014-12-24 23:13:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial your senator's big helper
Www

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HikariWarrior [2013-04-07 00:27:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This is really helpful!

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UnderTheTableSketch [2013-03-13 01:42:24 +0000 UTC]

This is super helpful!

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LittleMissUnholy [2013-02-11 15:36:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks thanks thanks for the tips!

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Soujun [2012-07-22 13:51:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for this ! I always wanted to practice but where a bit lost, this is really useful and well explained.
So, once again thank you !

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MadameNyx In reply to Soujun [2012-07-22 18:52:54 +0000 UTC]

Thankies and you're welcome! 8D <3

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Soujun In reply to MadameNyx [2012-07-23 10:43:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome !

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Kishex-Nevarx [2012-06-13 16:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Senshi is great, ain't she?
Nice tutorial, very informative~

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MadameNyx In reply to Kishex-Nevarx [2012-06-13 20:44:36 +0000 UTC]

Thankies ^^

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angelsmurf18 [2012-04-27 13:27:29 +0000 UTC]

very useful tips

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shifaikia [2012-04-05 03:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for writing this. I've had this suspicion since about second grade that there was more to drawing from imagination than the all-or-nothing approach I was taught in early drawing classes: copy a "reference" or make it up using only a knowledge of proportions. Only with doing gesture drawings of live models in my art classes this year have I finally gotten close to figuring out what you say here. This is how to use a reference! I wish someone had told me this so much earlier, but it's nice to know now rather than never. Thanks again!

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MadameNyx In reply to shifaikia [2012-04-05 20:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much <3 I'm so glad you find it helpful X3 <3

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SkylerPennington [2012-04-04 22:27:26 +0000 UTC]

challenge accepted. *gets to work*

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MadameNyx In reply to SkylerPennington [2012-04-05 20:00:53 +0000 UTC]

YAY! XD

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coolfrogger728 [2012-04-04 22:21:39 +0000 UTC]

I followed a ton of reference blogs recently but always get frustrated whenever I use them because they don't seem to come out right, so this is very useful. Thank you!

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MadameNyx In reply to coolfrogger728 [2012-04-05 20:01:10 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you found it helpful~! <3

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NaomiHansen [2012-04-04 20:29:41 +0000 UTC]

Challenge partially accepted!

â€ĶI'll do at least one for sure.

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MadameNyx In reply to NaomiHansen [2012-04-04 20:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Yay 8D

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TypicalWatson [2012-04-04 19:47:54 +0000 UTC]

Nice work.

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MadameNyx In reply to TypicalWatson [2012-04-04 20:15:55 +0000 UTC]

Thankies X3

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MissVioletMay [2012-04-04 14:16:57 +0000 UTC]

Interesting.

Thanks!

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MadameNyx In reply to MissVioletMay [2012-04-04 14:36:30 +0000 UTC]

X3 <3

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Arcky-Cano [2012-04-04 11:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Wooo! Made front page!!

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MadameNyx In reply to Arcky-Cano [2012-04-04 14:36:37 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it did 8D

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Squeakable [2012-04-04 01:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you so much!
I'll definitely be using this.

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MadameNyx In reply to Squeakable [2012-04-04 01:05:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank -you- <3 I hope it'll be useful to you >w<

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Burnt-X3 [2012-04-03 23:50:52 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really helpful, thank you so much! I'm always looking for ways to improve my anatomy and references might be a good idea for me to get the hang of different proportions and such, especially when it comes to more complicated poses. Thanks again, great tips! â™Ĩ

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MadameNyx In reply to Burnt-X3 [2012-04-04 01:04:55 +0000 UTC]

Thankies <3 I'm glad it was helpful >w<

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Burnt-X3 In reply to MadameNyx [2012-04-04 02:03:06 +0000 UTC]

No problem! â™Ĩ ouo

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Aquata92 [2012-04-03 22:38:38 +0000 UTC]

That was really helpful. I've always been rubbish at drawing people, even from references but I think your ideas might actually help me as they are the things I get wrong. It definitely sounds like a good idea and the pictures really help to see how it works and I understand how I might go about drawing them. Thank you for doing this. I might have to try it out soon.

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MadameNyx In reply to Aquata92 [2012-04-03 23:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ Glad that you find it helpful ^^ <3

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Jeticus [2012-04-03 22:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Screw the tutorial!!! WHo is SHE!!!

J/K. This is pretty cool!

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MadameNyx In reply to Jeticus [2012-04-03 22:36:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^^

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IamMonday78 [2012-04-03 22:22:16 +0000 UTC]

This shall help indeed eue
I never use it.Which explains suckyness of body XD

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MadameNyx In reply to IamMonday78 [2012-04-03 22:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha xD

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IamMonday78 In reply to MadameNyx [2012-04-05 11:42:19 +0000 UTC]

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