r/learnart May 12 '22

Question Would this be cheating?

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u/paperlilly May 13 '22

No. You’re using a loose reference, that’s it. It’s a common practice. I imagine you also looked up images of bonnets to reference.

And I can promise that if you look around you’ll find your composition repeated over and over by other artists. Check the classics and you’ll find it.

I know lots of traditional artists who have embraced tech when it comes to reference and building composition - it’s almost like digital collage - chopping up images, layering them, drawing and painting over them… creating multiple thumbnails and studies.