How to Come Up with Drawing Ideas by Combining References
Creating unique illustrations using various references can help spark your imagination for your art. In this class, we will look at various references to help you develop new drawing ideas.
Introduction
References and Canvas Setup
Creating a rough sketch from your inspiration
Warm-up sketches: drawing the flowers from references
Warm-up sketches: drawing a girl with a bike from references
Warm-up sketches: drawing a dog in a basket from references
Let's combine the sketches: Put all the warm-up sketches and inspiration into one illustration idea
Let's redefine our illustration sketch: Redefining the rough concept sketch
Let's add color to the water and the sky: Coloring the water and the sky
Let's add color to the greenery: Coloring the green areas
Let's draw some grass: Drawing grass on the meadow
Let's draw some flowers: Draw flowers and more plants in the meadow
Let's draw the bike: Adding colors and details to the bike
Let's draw the girl: Adding colors and details to the girl on the bike
Let's draw the dog: Adding colors and details to the dog in the basket
Let's adjust the proportions: Adjusting the proportions of the girl
Let's draw the water reflections: Adding water reflections and sparkles to the water
Let's draw some textures: Adding textures to the path and the grass field
Let's add the last details: Adding the last details to the illustration
What to draw next?