>>2253896But the asian artists usually are the ones who rely on reference wthe most, with the exception of japanese manga and anime artists. I suggest you check out the Ruanjia painting demos on youtube. His process is basically:
Step 1: Do a really rought block in with wonky as fuck anatomy
Step 2: Establish the value structure
Step 3: Open up google and search for tons of ref images
Step 4: Spend hours polishing and fixing the wonky as fuck anatomy with reference images.