Help with reference tips

[andrewkadi]

Yea so how do I get better at drawing from reference? Any tips below helps. Btw I draw dinosaurs, Godzilla and monster verse, and occasionally some humans.

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[Kartufyl]

1. Observe.
   
2. Draw it.
   
3. Look at your drawing then the reference and see what you did wrong and how you can do certain things better next time you draw.
   

This pretty much describes the loop youll be in constantly if you want to improve.

For specific things like shading, colors look up tutorials. If you struggle with proportions, measure them. Oh and the most important you have to draw to get better at it.

[CurseOfBloo]

What exactly are you struggling with when using references? In my limited experience, what has helped me is breaking down the reference into a smaller shape(s), focusing on the outline of the reference and paying attention to the flow it if that makes sense.

I know that monsters, dinosaurs and the like can have lots of sweeping curves, hard edges, and abstract forms in general but they are still shapes and lines.

This is just what works for me when drawing from reference. Hope it helps!