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Title: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Nov 26, 2009, 11:52 AM
References consisting of stock images and visual drawing resources to draw/ inspire from. Be it visual aesthetic or technical detail. NSFWs must be tagged, they also must use a worksafe preview image or none at all

I shall start with an example post.
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#BuildingReference     < tag your posts with these so that they might show up on the search engine.
#BackgroundReference

 78 Strange Buildings. http://www.coolmags.net/78-strangest-buildings-around-the-world.html

(http://www.coolmags.net/images/Fuji-television-building-Tokyo-japan.jpg)

(http://www.coolmags.net/images/Cubic-Houses-Rotterdam-Netherlands.JPG)
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Post whole links and archives, not just singular pictures. But if it is just singular pictures then it should be informative and useful. Ie, can I actually draw from this.


//QUICK LINKS TO GOOD STUFF//

CITY SHOTS / URBAN DECAY

http://www.darkpassage.com/postmortems/index.html
http://www.abandonedtheaters.com/
http://www.solis.darkpassage.com/below/index.htm
http://solis.darkpassage.com/detroit/
http://www.solis.darkpassage.com/cyanide/pools/index.html

MALE
http://daestock.deviantart.com/ *formerly Danger99Stock
http://jasonaaronbaca.deviantart.com/
http://sunshine114.deviantart.com/
http://ahrum-stock.deviantart.com/
http://stock-cursedmind.deviantart.com/
http://brandon-tarian.deviantart.com/
http://anyman82.deviantart.com/
http://jademacalla.deviantart.com/
http://ohnostock.deviantart.com/

FEMALE
http://senshistock.deviantart.com/
http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/
http://curiouspeaches.deviantart.com/
http://spiked-stock.deviantart.com/
http://kxhara.deviantart.com/
http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/
http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/

MIXED
http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/
http://birdsistersstock.deviantart.com/
http://kristinkk.deviantart.com/

DIRECTORIES OF STOCK
http://pose-emporium.deviantart.com/ (this one has so many links out to other stock providers that it's mindblowing)
http://daposes.deviantart.com/
http://manstock.deviantart.com/
http://ladystock-archives.deviantart.com/
http://romancing-the-stock.deviantart.com/
http://stock-backgrounds.deviantart.com/
http://action-stock.deviantart.com/
http://backward-perspective.deviantart.com/
http://ps-stuff-box.deviantart.com/
http://portraitstockers.deviantart.com/

GUNS
http://world.guns.ru/main-e.htm
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Jackster on Nov 26, 2009, 12:44 PM
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3408697964_c4f74088c3.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bnwpYu2YZcw/SaaE6gTNxiI/AAAAAAAAAm8/DE_89_3RXMQ/s400/milk-bottle.jpg)

The Milk Bottle in Raynham, MA
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Nov 26, 2009, 12:50 PM
Haha there's a smaller Hood version in Boston.

Frank Gehry is an insane person.
MIT STATA BUILDING
(http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061003-boston-aerials-r44/stata-center-5.4.jpg)
(http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2009/images/Wfm_stata_center.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Nov 26, 2009, 12:58 PM
I should probably be clearer on directions here.

Cause it just seems like everyone is posting from the same link I just provided.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Nov 26, 2009, 01:17 PM
Fine Monday we'll play your way.

#BuildingReference
#BackgroundReference
#IndustrialReference

Bauhaus
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Bauhaus.html

The building created by Walter Gropius, pretty much the forerunner in industrial thought and design.  And as such it embodies the Industrial aesthetics and ideals.  Eventually Gropius moved to Massachusetts and created his ideal industrial house in Western MA.  It too is a sight to behold and appreciate.  

(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_1136145405_3_32.jpg)

Gropius House
http://www.spnea.org/visit/tour/house.asp VIRTUAL TOUR
http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/gropiushouse/index.htm
(http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/gropiushouse/gropius3.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Nov 26, 2009, 01:34 PM
#BuildingReference
#BackgroundReference
#InteriorReference
#Sukiya Reference

Sukiya

Japanese-y style.

Sukiya style architecture is pretty common in Japan.  It was started as a trend amongst nobles and is a style in which everything is artificial (placement, construction, etc.) but is supposed to resemble nature as much as possible.  There is no uniformity in the plans (no symmetry) so that the arrangement seems natural.  It was a way for them to understand and appreciate commoners without having to get their hands dirty.  And today, it's everywhere.

http://kyokoto.com/
The slideshow here has some great sukiya examples, interior and exterior.  There's also some skyscrapers here and there but they're pretty cool too.  

http://whatwedoissecret.org/madebyblog/2009/11/sukiya/

More popular modern example.  Sukiya with a modern twist.
(http://whatwedoissecret.org/madebyblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sukiya.jpg)



Katsura Imperial Villa

The classic and most quintessential example.
http://katsura-rikyu.50webs.com/ Virtual Tour
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Imperial_Villa_Katsura.html
(http://data.greatbuildings.com/gbc/images/cid_katsura_green_08_158.jpg)

Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Nov 26, 2009, 01:40 PM
#animalreferences
#axolotlreferences

Some strange marine Biology
http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/2007/08/07/27-aquatic-lifeforms-you-never-caught-while-fishing/

and an Axolotl of note.
(http://www.shamoussa.net/files/images/axolotl.jpg)
(http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/800/axolotl.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: mr. robot on Nov 27, 2009, 12:18 PM
Oh man, cool stuff you guys!

I've been saving a bunch of reference pictures in a tumblr blog: http://mrmolasses.tumblr.com/ Mostly architecture, some people and clothing. Might be a bit of nudity/NSFW stuff.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: CrimsonViper38 on Dec 11, 2009, 04:22 PM
#PoseReference
#HumanAnatomy
#ActionReference
http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/19/the-impossible-art-of-li-wei/ (http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/19/the-impossible-art-of-li-wei/)
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/liweiart07.jpg)
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/liweiart05.jpg)
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/liweiart04.jpg)
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/liweiart01.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Dec 11, 2009, 05:13 PM
Oh man those pictures are great.  But that whole website as a resource seems pretty good too!  With pictures like this one:
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/childrennightmare01.jpg)
(http://www.hemmy.net/images/photography/childrennightmare03.jpg)
There's a lot to draw from.
Thanks for the site!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: CrimsonViper38 on Dec 15, 2009, 05:24 PM
#typography
#posters
#covers
I'm a sucker for movie posters. It's not just the image itself, or how much of a story each tells, but the typography as well.
http://www.theauteurs.com/notebook/posts/1327

(http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/MPOTW/2_Savages_500.jpg)

(http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/MPOTW/6_AnythingElse_500.jpg)

(http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/MPOTW/1_FunnyGames_500.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Dec 15, 2009, 05:45 PM
TYPOGRALICIOUS !
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Dec 15, 2009, 05:50 PM
#Machineguns
#gunfire

Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot.
I've been looking for this in FOREVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vm3-BQRJU
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: (Pi) on Dec 27, 2009, 12:57 PM
#human anatomy
#barehanded combat

Some good pics of well-muscled men (and a few women) hitting each other in the face.

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.GalleryImgList&gid=701&pid=0&catid=0
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=30D4D1BE-1422-0E8C-9A44D69974EFA34A.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=9C1D8F22-1422-0E8C-9A3EB724CE86BA85.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=6DAEFCA9-1422-0E8C-9A579EB22C5DB824.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=C9339B63-1422-0E8C-9A88B730884AB74C.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=8807A0C7-1422-0E8C-9A157EFC12E77F7C.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=C92B2AAE-1422-0E8C-9AFEA97022B8474F.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=9C1BCEA5-1422-0E8C-9A188CE51251A228.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=0135DA73-1422-0E8C-9A9E2FCBF7FE72A3.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=30CE7FB3-1422-0E8C-9A73A6B6FF2CEC1F.jpg)
(http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&w=550&cs=1&s=03352FE8-1422-0E8C-9AD8664771AAC3E8.jpg)

http://allelbows.com
- http://allelbows.com/?p=2129
- http://allelbows.com/?p=2000
- http://allelbows.com/?p=1892
(http://allelbows.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/025_mousasi_vs_sokoudjou.jpg)
(http://allelbows.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/031_shields_vs_miller.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/28uqu1d.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Craqued on Dec 28, 2009, 04:51 PM
YAY MMA MMA

watching the actual fights are a lot better i think, it gives you a better understanding of motion rather than just drawing the static poses. gorgeous photos though uwaaa
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: (Pi) on Dec 28, 2009, 05:40 PM
Yeah, but there's only like you, me, and uncle sex that watch it, haha. I think a couple others, too, maybe.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Sleezmeister on Dec 28, 2009, 06:22 PM
MMA is da bees knees
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Qyzex on Dec 28, 2009, 06:28 PM
Every know and then I watch it, when I actually have access to a TV. Great photos.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Jan 28, 2010, 06:21 AM
http://manuelalbarran.com/

cant update with pics in class right now
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Mister Kent on Jan 30, 2010, 03:49 PM
You messed up my brain - I was listening to Lagy Gaga while scrolling through that gallery - the fusion of the two blew a circuit
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Jan 31, 2010, 01:51 AM
The guy actually did the customing for her Bad Romance videos.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Mister Kent on Feb 01, 2010, 12:58 AM
I thought so! I immediately thought of the metal jaw-shield the guy had in the video.

*is sad that I can't find cool shit like this to post*
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Orion on Jul 14, 2010, 09:04 AM
Well I know this thread is several months dead but I think it must be said that this book I found must be read.
  ;D

The Human Figure in Motion
by Eadweard Muybridge
(NSFW) but in a purely academic way.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28884532/The-Human-Figure-in-Motion-Muybridge-Eadweard (http://www.scribd.com/doc/28884532/The-Human-Figure-in-Motion-Muybridge-Eadweard)


The book is a collection of frame by frame pictures of various figures in action from simple walking to throwing medicine balls to fighting and to women sitting and other activities.

This is a rather old book, but the models are still valid and clear enough to use. I have found it immensely helpful for pose reference even though they are not three dimensional they are great for the those that need that grounding of movement in your comics/art/animation/whatever.  

A scan of the book is hosted on scribd.com in the above link.

Hope it helps

(Edit: Removed image due to small NSFW cover)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: CrimsonViper38 on Aug 08, 2010, 01:49 PM
#depression era
#1930
#1940
#old photographs
#early 20th century America
#poverty
#dam
#construction
#portraits
#family
Rare (and beautiful) color photographs from 1939 to 1943
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/2363/ (http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/2363/)

note: these photos come from a collection of 1,600+ just released by the Library of Congress from government offices like the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Information.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=&sp=1&sb=&st=list&co=fsac&fi=all&op=AND&va=all&c=20 (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=&sp=1&sb=&st=list&co=fsac&fi=all&op=AND&va=all&c=20)

(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color016.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color031.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color028.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color039.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color049.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color054.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280788)
(http://denverpost.slideshowpro.com/albums/001/496/album-125171/cache/color064.sJPG_950_2000_0_75_0_50_50.sJPG?1281280789)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Orion on Aug 08, 2010, 01:52 PM
Wow....its so... jarring yet beautiful to see that time period in full color and without distortion.

A great find.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: ClassicGuardian on Aug 08, 2010, 02:54 PM
Yeah I agree. I think the latest batch of photos has great quality as well. I also love the UFC (I guess) fighting ones. How and when is it appropriate to draw from 2D photos like this though? I don't wanna fill pages with photo reference and then be told I should have done more life drawings.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: (Pi) on Aug 08, 2010, 05:33 PM
photo reference means just that: reference. If you're unsure about how a body should look from a certain angle, or what clothing people actually wore from a certain time period, then you use reference to see what real life looks like.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Krissy on Aug 08, 2010, 11:19 PM
Yeah I agree. I think the latest batch of photos has great quality as well. I also love the UFC (I guess) fighting ones. How and when is it appropriate to draw from 2D photos like this though? I don't wanna fill pages with photo reference and then be told I should have done more life drawings.

I've been told by haughty art teachers that referencing from photos are not exactly the way to go--mostly because you're referencing 2D work to 2D work. So in reality you're not really learning how to render a 3d object in a 2d world. The photos have essentially done the work for you. So no skill has been gained.

But when its all you got? Eh. Loosely reference photos for inspiration. I still find live figures to give a better learning experience.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Cherubas on Aug 08, 2010, 11:31 PM
Can't say I agree with that. Drawing a still life from a set position will, assuming you aren't messing your angle up, be essentially the same as drawing from a photo. It's not like the photos don't show shadow or anything, because they do. And even if you are simply reproducing something that's already there (which is really what drawing is 90% of the time, whether you're drawing from life or your own imagination) it will help you learn and it will help you improve. When I was little I would draw things straight out of comic books, and later when I was drawing a character from my imagination in a similar pose, or with a hand in a similar pose or something, I could recall the picture I had drawn before and use it as a base. It really surprises me that your art teachers would say something like that. Then again, that probably means your art teachers won't force you to do master copies, and THAT I envy. Master copies are the opposite of fun.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Zest on Aug 19, 2010, 08:01 PM
I don't know if this has been posted here yet, but this a sorta old news item: Crazy old Japanese man builds a functioning giant beetle robot.  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4N8OQMnp0g) Besides being crazy awesome, it's cool see something that most people wouldn't even dream of constructing in real life. And certainly there could be some ideas for robots or even characters, no?
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: CrimsonViper38 on Sep 16, 2010, 11:37 PM
"How To Photograph an Atomic Bomb" by Peter Kuran.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/14/science/20100914_atom.html
Some of the color images in this book are so striking and beautiful (it's it's own horrifying sort of way) that I may just buy myself a copy. I couldn't find many decent linkable images, so you'll have to put up with a NYT.com slideshow, sorry.
(http://calitreview.com/images/atomic_bomb_vip_observers.jpg)
(http://www.eyescoffee.com/shop/howtoatomicbomb2.jpg)
(http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/atomic_bomb_crossroads_baker.jpg)
(http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/images/objects/0296_lg.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X4qe7-HyiEs/TFEPYjGWjSI/AAAAAAAADFI/we-wMb8AB7g/s1600/atomic_bomb_explosion.jpg)
(http://ndep.nv.gov/boff/percila.jpg)
(http://www.backfocus.es/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/atomicbomb8.jpg)
(http://www.printmag.com/CMSAssets/Blog/atombomb/fireball3.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Sep 17, 2010, 06:53 AM
I can only imagine that all those people are either sterile or dead now.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Krissy on Sep 25, 2010, 01:17 PM
Urban Decay.
http://www.darkpassage.com/postmortems/index.html
http://www.abandonedtheaters.com/
http://www.solis.darkpassage.com/below/index.htm
http://solis.darkpassage.com/detroit/
http://www.solis.darkpassage.com/cyanide/pools/index.html

Majority of these places are of abandoned facilities that have seen some serious neglect over time. I find them pretty inspiring actually for certain themed comics.

(http://www.darkpassage.com/postmortems/photos/mall_72.jpg)
(http://www.darkpassage.com/postmortems/photos/power_06.jpg)
(http://www.darkpassage.com/postmortems/photos/mill_07.jpg)
Title: Destroyed Urban Landscape references - post 'em here!
Post by: The Bent One on Jul 31, 2011, 03:09 PM
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/06/battleship-island-other-ruined-urban.html (http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/06/battleship-island-other-ruined-urban.html)

Amazing pictures of a place called "Battleship Island".

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/TAdTBv9QL_I/AAAAAAABTHs/D3BgtO3smuY/s720/tr67uirdty6udr5yrd.jpg)
Title: Re: Destroyed Urban Landscape references - post 'em here!
Post by: Kuro on Jul 31, 2011, 04:23 PM
Hashima? Yeah welcome to everyone else's 6 years ago.
I lost the bookmark, but I used to have a link to a japanese photographer's site. All he did was take pictures of that & abandoned places like that all throughout japan, like train lines, & (overlook-style) hotels, & psych wards tucked away in forested hills that were slowly reclaiming the land. It was all cool stuff. Can't find it now though.
But if you're going off about Hashima now, let me put you ahead of the curve & let you in on Baikonur (http://englishrussia.com/2010/05/28/baikonur-photography/) & Pripyat (http://englishrussia.com/2011/05/01/pripyat-this-march/).
Title: Re: Destroyed Urban Landscape references - post 'em here!
Post by: The Bent One on Jul 31, 2011, 05:20 PM
You are a man of decerning taste. This will shave hours off of my next BB.
Title: Re: Destroyed Urban Landscape references - post 'em here!
Post by: Knomer on Jul 31, 2011, 05:33 PM
You are a man of decerning taste. This will shave hours off of my next BB.

If you're doing it right, its gonna add hours' :P
Title: Post your action reference shots!
Post by: The Bent One on Sep 25, 2011, 03:55 PM
What kinds of sources do you get your action shots from?

Do you have a favorite website? do you have some cool images you found off og google? are there any videos or movie stills you use?

One of my favorites is this stunt video.
http://vimeo.com/27612305 (http://vimeo.com/27612305)
Title: Re: Post your action reference shots!
Post by: Knomer on Sep 26, 2011, 03:26 PM
Cool vid, downloaded it into my ref folder.

I have nothing really to post but instead a suggestion to check out pro-wrestling. They act and preform maneuvers that are exaggerated. So you are able to see clearly the actions involved and the effect it should have. Japanese pro-wrestling has some top notch stuff.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: The Bent One on Jul 10, 2012, 07:27 PM
So, using stock photos as reference in your comics...

This is something I feel like a lot of artists discount as cheating, but in reality, almost all pro comic artists use reference shots to some degree, even if it's only to remind them of how the anatomy works in a pose they rarely draw.

I recently asked for Voiders' favorite stock sources on the DA Chat, and I got several very interesting links, almost all of them on DA.

Here is a list of what I got and what I have found while working on my recent comic.

MALE
http://daestock.deviantart.com/ (http://daestock.deviantart.com/) *formerly Danger99Stock
http://jasonaaronbaca.deviantart.com/ (http://jasonaaronbaca.deviantart.com/)
http://sunshine114.deviantart.com/ (http://sunshine114.deviantart.com/)
http://ahrum-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://ahrum-stock.deviantart.com/)
http://stock-cursedmind.deviantart.com/ (http://stock-cursedmind.deviantart.com/)
http://brandon-tarian.deviantart.com/ (http://brandon-tarian.deviantart.com/)
http://anyman82.deviantart.com/ (http://anyman82.deviantart.com/)
http://jademacalla.deviantart.com/ (http://jademacalla.deviantart.com/)
http://ohnostock.deviantart.com/ (http://ohnostock.deviantart.com/)

FEMALE
http://senshistock.deviantart.com/ (http://senshistock.deviantart.com/)
http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/ (http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/)
http://curiouspeaches.deviantart.com/ (http://curiouspeaches.deviantart.com/)
http://spiked-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://spiked-stock.deviantart.com/)
http://kxhara.deviantart.com/ (http://kxhara.deviantart.com/)

MIXED
http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/)
http://birdsistersstock.deviantart.com/ (http://birdsistersstock.deviantart.com/)
http://kristinkk.deviantart.com/ (http://kristinkk.deviantart.com/)

DIRECTORIES OF STOCK
http://pose-emporium.deviantart.com/ (http://pose-emporium.deviantart.com/) (this one has so many links out to other stock providers that it's mindblowing)
http://daposes.deviantart.com/ (http://daposes.deviantart.com/)
http://manstock.deviantart.com/ (http://manstock.deviantart.com/)
http://ladystock-archives.deviantart.com/ (http://ladystock-archives.deviantart.com/)
http://romancing-the-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://romancing-the-stock.deviantart.com/)
http://stock-backgrounds.deviantart.com/ (http://stock-backgrounds.deviantart.com/)
http://action-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://action-stock.deviantart.com/)
http://backward-perspective.deviantart.com/ (http://backward-perspective.deviantart.com/)
http://ps-stuff-box.deviantart.com/ (http://ps-stuff-box.deviantart.com/)
http://portraitstockers.deviantart.com/ (http://portraitstockers.deviantart.com/)


So where do you get your stock photos? POST THEM!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Angie on Jul 10, 2012, 07:30 PM
Stickied as this will be helpful for people.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Hiemie on Jul 10, 2012, 07:57 PM
My Dungeon.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Video320 on Jul 10, 2012, 08:09 PM
oh nice! this is awesome!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Thresher on Jul 10, 2012, 08:20 PM
I go outside.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Ransom! on Jul 11, 2012, 01:24 AM
I did zero referencing for my current comic. I really need to do some though! D:

Here is some stuff from my archives..
http://artsyposes.com/
http://www.pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php (can't pick and choose, it's randomized for gesture drawing)
http://eyedrawthings.com/?page_id=3 (expressions)
http://photo-reference-for-comic-artists.com/
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Fed on Jul 11, 2012, 04:07 AM
I get all mine from http://image.google.com :P

But imma check out all these sites, looks very exciting!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: MyHatsEatPeople on Jul 11, 2012, 04:26 AM
I go outside.

Where's that? can you send the link :)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Pocketmouse on Jul 15, 2012, 01:33 AM
This is an amazing set of links!

I don't have any new sites to add but in regards to environments/objects I use google sketch up to help me visualize the perspective and find interesting 'camera' angles and such.

I started building some blocky city, maybe someone else will find it useful, too:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_coOzjwbArRNU5QY1JZYXNGMDQ
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: DrkDysOfDre on Jul 15, 2012, 09:53 AM
thanks for the resources... this comic has me realizing the power of references!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: The Bent One on Aug 05, 2012, 10:18 AM
I just found a new one. You may have already followed the latest picture on the front of DA back to their page, but here is mjranum-stock.

http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/ (http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/)

They have a very diverse action pose collection, as well as lots of ether generic and exotic poses.

And Death playing bass, because why not?
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: The Bent One on Aug 18, 2012, 11:14 AM
here's another female stock profile for the 18 - 20's young woman.

http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/ (http://imperialstarletstock.deviantart.com/)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Red on Feb 01, 2013, 09:47 AM
Okay, I merged several topics with reference images into one ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD.

I edited the first post with some good links from the other merged threads for easy viewing.

Please continue to post cool photos and links that you find here! Any new reference threads that pop up will be absorbed into this one so everything can be contained in one happy place. Thanks!
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Minteh on Feb 01, 2013, 11:08 AM
Amazing! This was a really entertaining browse, good to have all this in one spot.  When i can, I plan on using this to its fullest :)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: William_Duel on Feb 03, 2013, 07:21 AM
For someone like me who loves to use deep shadows, this is a somewhat invaluable reference:
https://plus.google.com/photos/104620822473004383244/albums/5471538774867871409?banner=pwa

It's also great because of the focus on different body parts and angles of those body parts.  Worth checking out/practicing from.

Also I'll just tag this like the earlier posts for convenience:
#Shadows
#Anatomy
#Practice
#Statues

Also some more stock references.  There is some overlap with the previous post by Bent One but the more the merrier right?
http://wisppit.tumblr.com/post/38349536002/butt-towne-usa-my-favorite-stock-artists-on

#stock
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Animeshen on Feb 10, 2013, 10:23 PM
maybe no one needs this but if y'all want outdoorsy pictures of mountains, oceans, swamps, lakes and shit like that I took all these photos myself, and have used them as reference for backgrounds. Also theres some animals in here because I gotta do something with all the pictures I take at the zoo.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Mister Kent on Feb 13, 2013, 05:12 PM
That would be awesome Animeshen! :)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: jho on Feb 16, 2013, 07:28 PM
Any various gun photo refs? I'm having hard time drawing guns from several position. Suppose I could go buy a toy gun, but if there's refs for various types of gun weapons that'd be pretty coolios.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: A Bad Idea on Feb 16, 2013, 07:55 PM
I use this website for an index of all sorts of guns:
http://world.guns.ru/main-e.htm

It won't have guns at *every* angle, sadly, but it does have a huge plethora of guns to look at if you ever need to change up your props.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: (Pi) on Feb 24, 2013, 10:20 PM
more abandoned places porn reference:
http://imgur.com/gallery/PaaUP

(http://i.imgur.com/nxuvJ7U.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/TyZdlBx.jpg)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Red on Jul 12, 2013, 06:33 AM
http://fyeahperspectivedrawing.tumblr.com/

I started this as a place to go for perspective drawing/buildings/interiors inspiration. So, background photos and tutorials and stuff like that.

Useful for all of those times you wanna draw VOID city and don't know where to start :)
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Ten Dead Kings on Jul 19, 2013, 11:42 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiservice_tactical_brevity_code

Oh hey look wikiped has a list of words in case you want to get all tactical with your dialogue.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Monday on Jul 20, 2013, 03:44 AM
YES !
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Ten Dead Kings on Jul 24, 2013, 01:20 AM
King of the Hill Animation Help/Bible:

http://imgur.com/a/PiJLk

Seriously, look through this shit.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Ahmed on Nov 19, 2013, 09:51 PM
Here's this art reference tumblr I came across the other day. Lots of cool stuff in there:
http://anatomicalart.tumblr.com/

And I thought this entry was particularly neat:
http://anatomicalart.tumblr.com/image/67226444133
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Angie on Dec 10, 2013, 01:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJWLaDSNBAI

This dude uses some black magic to simplify things like poses and foreshortening. This is the foreshortening video.
Title: Re: THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE THREAD
Post by: Wei Ingnan on Sep 14, 2014, 09:37 AM
not only for reference of decaying or abandoned locations but also as reference for older or different/fictional locations/settings

destroyed-and-abandoned.tumblr.com (http://destroyed-and-abandoned.tumblr.com)