So It's Time to Get a Ref
10 years ago
General
EDIT: Ref underway!
I hit 100 watchers yesterday and started thinking about what pictures I've had done and what I want done. There's tons of stuff I'd like to see, especially pictures alongside friends or with similar characters, but what I really need to do is get a ref so that I can stop sending artists more images than necessary. I started wondering how to get a fitting one before remembering that you're all cool furries with refs and pictures! I'll pick your brains for artist suggestions!
I'm really just looking for a front, side, and back view of my dragon form using my existing pictures for details. I really don't need too much superfluous stuff such as a character description or props—I'd prefer to define my own personality. A style similar to BlurTheFur's depiction of me would of course be nice, but I know that no two artists are alike and I'd be asking for a bit much with that. I wouldn't be looking for a fancy background either, as that's not really the purpose of a ref (although I wouldn't complain about something simple behind the ref that shows the dragon is macro, like a line of buildings or something—nothing more complicated, though). I'm not too price-conscious, either.
Do any of you have some recommended artists, even if the recommendation is just "here is who did mine and I like it"? I might hit up the same person for my other form at a later date, so I'm definitely interested in someone that has some trust and is easy to work with. I'm doing my own research too, but thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I hit 100 watchers yesterday and started thinking about what pictures I've had done and what I want done. There's tons of stuff I'd like to see, especially pictures alongside friends or with similar characters, but what I really need to do is get a ref so that I can stop sending artists more images than necessary. I started wondering how to get a fitting one before remembering that you're all cool furries with refs and pictures! I'll pick your brains for artist suggestions!
I'm really just looking for a front, side, and back view of my dragon form using my existing pictures for details. I really don't need too much superfluous stuff such as a character description or props—I'd prefer to define my own personality. A style similar to BlurTheFur's depiction of me would of course be nice, but I know that no two artists are alike and I'd be asking for a bit much with that. I wouldn't be looking for a fancy background either, as that's not really the purpose of a ref (although I wouldn't complain about something simple behind the ref that shows the dragon is macro, like a line of buildings or something—nothing more complicated, though). I'm not too price-conscious, either.
Do any of you have some recommended artists, even if the recommendation is just "here is who did mine and I like it"? I might hit up the same person for my other form at a later date, so I'm definitely interested in someone that has some trust and is easy to work with. I'm doing my own research too, but thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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And hopefully it will spark some interest to others who need a sheet as well. I just want to help.