Drawing References

Introduction

Collections of stock images or references

🔴 Indicates the resource contains nude models
💲 Indicates that most or all of the functionality requires a payment or subscription
📱 Indicates a mobile-only app

Technique

• Body Proportion Guide
  • Sample of a larger guide explaining how to accurately proportion human characters
• Clip Studio Tips
  • User submitted articles for various drawing techniques
• Drawing light and from the shoulder
  • Practice for using your shoulder to reduce muscle strain -Anatomy Study of the Torso

Model and Pose Stock Images

• JookpubStock
• FaeStock
• Muscle Plus
  • Site is in JP, features physically fit models
• 💲Pose Space 🔴
  • Offers a free set of sample photos, other photo sets are paid
• Pose Maniacs
  • Large library of anatomical muscle visualizations and some stock poses
• Human Anatomy for Artist 🔴
  • Library of reference photos and 3D scans

💲 Croquis Cafe ($36/year) 🔴

• Weekly Video Modeling Sessions: Link
• Model Photo Collection: Link
• Sketch Slideshow: Link
• Nature Photos: Link

AdorkaStock

• Pose Archive: Link
• Sketch Slideshow: Link

Stock Photographs

These sites mainly feature landscapes and composed shots, with less focus on figure reference and poses

• Unsplash
• FreeImages
• StockSnap
• Burst: By Shopify
• Pixabay
• Gratisography
• Pexels
• MorgueFile
  • Contains standard stock photos and not a catalog of cadavers, as the name would imply.
• Openverse
  • A wikimedia project sourcing free photos, images, and audio

Pose Tools

• Reference Angle
  • A posable head which loads stock photos of the expression/angle.
• Pose Search
  • A posable skeleton which focuses on specific body parts
• Line of Action 🔴
  • Features multiple categories and a community of artists
• Quickposes
  • A timed sketch slideshow for daily figure drawing practice
• 💲Anatomy for Sculpters
  • A collection of anatomical models and images packaged into a webapp
• Height Comparison Tool
• Figurosity
  • Library of CG models in varying proportions (and species)

Programs and Apps

• Just Sketch Me
  • Contains a set of low-poly models to arrange in scenes
  • Offers premium version with higher quality prefabs
• Magic Poser 📱
  • 3D posable model with a library of stock poses
  • Offers a premium version with more models and features
• Design Doll
  • Build a single-color humanoid model that can be posed and stretched
  • Offers a robust set of features with a premium version available
• Magma
  • It’s figma for artists (lots of people collaborate on one piece)