Florian Satzinger: Reference Paint Over

I can't often enough point out how important references are. This very visdev speed sketch here illustrates perfectly the idea of using references as an essential component of the design. The reference here BTW is a French single-seat concept car from 1965, the Peugeot 404 Diesel Record.

Florian Satzinger: Feed Your Artwork!

An Indian parrot hatchling is fed by hand on this hilarious photograph. (via)

Which in turn fed my inspiration:

Florian Satzinger: Working with References

Here's a nice example about using references for a new design:

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Update: Here's the finished piece.

The colour palette I was working with: