PhotoReference Can't Be Bad

The older I am, the more I wonder why did I resist the use of photos for the reference..?

Could it be the youthful pride that 'I don't want crutches if I can walk' or fear that I might become 'too dependant on documentation'..?

Or, is it plain lazyness?
Whatever.

This is the gorgeous Denise Masino - https://www.facebook.com/DeniseMasino1?fref=ts - and on this link you can find the photo referenced for this thoroughly digital drawing, no paper sketch at all, just Wacom Intuos4 tablet and a wee program called SAI plus touch-ups in CS3.

Okay, I've posted here some photo-ref'd drawings already, I no longer want to hide the fact that besides pin-ups I sometimes grab compositions for my comics panels from photographic images that suit the storytelling needs.

There.

I said it.

Gelukkige Verjaardag aan mij

http://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dukic_bojan.htm

So... for my very birthday I accidentally discover that the revered LAMBIEK site has included moi on the list of comics creators worth mentioning.

Oprechte dank u, fijn Nederlanders.

 

Today on April 9th I celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of my 27th birthday.

 

Every day a new life begins ...