How do you gather inspiration/reference?

I'm an anime artist, so I'll just give you what I know from that! TvT Yes, I collect lots of images, no set amount but enough depending on what kind of drawing I'm doing. Usually my references are for poses or figuring out how something would be made. I focus on relevant images and sometimes, look for something slightly different than what I anticipated for an entirely different outcome. I gather inspiration/ ideas from e-shuuhuu.net usually. It has an abundance of anime images as well as their sources, so I can find more artists with similar styles. It's key to draw "inspiration" and not copy though. I like to keep this in mind. For posing a bit more dynamic and specific, I also use Posemaniacs.com (I believe it's called) where you can find thousands of different poses and angles. Just collect images that draw your interest or appear to have a unique feel to them. Even google them if you have to. Like "stars" or "water and sky" etcetc, whatever you need. I would keep a spare file too, to store all your references. Hope this helps out! Don't be afraid to draw ideas from something!

 

It really depends what you're inspiration is and how long you're willing to spend on the piece? : o​

Like for me, if I have trouble on a pose then i'll probably use one or two references?​

Other than that the only inspiration I have is instrumental epic music to set the mood right! c:​

 

I usually go on mass image collecting when I have free time, but other than that I try searching for images and inspirations on art sites and try looking at tutorials.
I don't necessarily go with that style, but I do just like looking at a different perspective.
I usually go on Tumblr, Devianart, and Google images for inspiration.

 

I usually pick em up when I start to draw cause usually the idea of drawing something pops up randomly then I try to draw without a reference. But then I feel like im really not doing it right so then I go to google images and grab an image for reference X3 I use references for poses a lot as well because most of my art is just standing still and smiling or frowning which can get old really fast.

 

When drawing, I always look up references for the specific character(s) I'm trying to draw beforehand (unless I have already memorized their design), and I usually look up other various references I need in the form of actual photos for any background/color references. I can draw backgrounds decently most of the time, but looking at photos of similar areas and seeing how the light works and the colors blend together really helps, and can help influence my color palette for the drawing. For special effects like fire and whatnot, I usually just eyeball it, haha.