How to Draw from a Reference Photo (+ Art Challenge!)

In today's video, I am going to show you how to draw using a reference photo...plus you'll have a chance to see your artwork featured in one of my videos and on my social media by making your own illustration based on the photo in today's video!
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[@hammockmonk]

I return again and again to BJD video tutorials. The art style is just what I want and the style and pace of instruction is so good! I’ve been watching for years and always learn something new. Thanks Bee Jay! ❤️

[@kevinweems1637]

I never thought of using references in this fashion. I find that this will help far more than struggling through either not tracing or full look at picture and try to mimic. Thanks for the new prospective.

[@BeeJayDeL]

Glad to help! Give it a try and see how it works for you!

[@kyiellee8347]

Just came across your channel and I’m hooked! I’ve drawn the zombie the pig and the fish so far. Also purchased your liner set! Keep them coming

[@shiya506]

this is by far the most helpful drawing from reference video i've seen as someone who just got procreate yesterday this was really helpful thank you!

[@philipwayne5203]

Thank you Brotha will be following you like a lost orphan. .

[@risingwarrior7451]

It's very useful for me thank you for everything 😊

[@dxmkrew]

I love watching your drawing process. It is really helping me understand how to break down shapes.

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks so much...glad you found it helpful!

[@tiiapekkarinen9546]

Thank you for this video! I`ve always been quite good of copy reference directly. Most art that I`ve done past 20 years has been drawing cards for relatives or painting rocks for my mon...and I´ve used mostly my own photos as reference and not been selling any of them so there have been no copyright issues. Now I really would like to improve as an artist and start selling my own art designs online. I find it very hard to make real image in to a cartoon one, so thank you for this video. This was really helpful!

[@drcaricature2446]

👌👌👌

[@loozerid]

Wow this is the best explanation of cartoony exaggeration, I think I can grasp it now.

[@ralins1]

Am new to your channel and found exactly what I have been searching for long . Kudos man

[@barnaclerusty]

I needed this today.. I work in a fast paced screen print shop and reference photos are key when you don’t have much time

[@BeeJayDeL]

Glad it might come in handy for the job! Appreciate you watching!

[@LeBonesCreations]

I must agree, this is one of the very best video tutorials for drawing from a reference photo. I learned a great deal from this tutorial. Thank you for explaining how the photo copyright applies to tracing verbatim of a photo. Although all my art is for my personal use only, I am guilty of tracing, (with the mistaken idea I was actually learning from it. NOT!). I will be forwarding this video to several friends who together we are working to improve our sketching and drawing abilities. I know I say this almost every video that you do BeeJay, but I learn something new EVERY TIME I watch your tutorials. I also have things reinforced in each video. In your “start an art channel on KZbin” you mention that your goal is to teach somthing(s) in each video, you master this every time you make a tutorial. GOAL achieved every time! FYI BeeJay, I’m gritting my teeth and reloading my Instagram app. SIGH….. I want to,share my work with you and fellow fans of “Let’s draw a….” So soon I will be there under the name “LeBonesCreations”.

[@jamieleonardfox901]

This vid is perfect timing. Not same animal but ive been challenge to learn to sketch a Hippo for 2 weeks and with this being a Rhino and similar shapes. Watching this has given me a better idea of how to practice. Thank you 😊

[@BeeJayDeL]

Awesome! Hope it helps!

[@janinemasi6360]

You are so inspiring to me. I have your brushes and they are pretty much all I use. Thank you for this great video. 🙏🏼✨

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks so much, Janine! I appreciate it!

[@Shugar_Candle]

Fantastic video and tutorial really helpful!! I absolutely love the Dark Crystal shirt too, one of my favorite movies when I was a kiddo!

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks...my favorite movie! Shirt is from the Netflix series (have you seen it?)

[@Shugar_Candle]

@@BeeJayDeL I have!! Im so disappointed they arent doing a second season, I really wanted to learn more about the gelfling clans!

[@goodtimegwyn]

This reminded me of an at lesson I did once. I was reminded of it by a head teacher who at the time was a student and I was a a supply teacher, I recently ended my career as a supply teacher and my ex student was now the head teacher. She reminded me of 'Mrs Pococks's load bearing legs'. I was teaching life drawing and we ended up with liquorice legs hang from huge bodies I noticed they had recently done work on bridges (design tech) so I hitched up my skirt and put my leg on a chair and I asked them to observe the muscle. To look at the size and weight of my body and how my legs needed to be in proportionate to hold the weight of my body. We then proceeded to draw in circles ovals ( sausages) etc. She said she was amazed that I could break all the rules of decency but then realised that if I were in shorts teaching PE I wouldn't have shown any more of my body, and she thought I was an excellent teacher. Funny though, I was always unorthodox, creative I suppose.

[@myrany8407]

I know cartoons are focused on the characters themselves but I would love to see a video talking about doing some of the background items for cartoons in a cartoon type style. Trees, flowers, houses etc

[@phoebemain1255]

Love your video!

[@woogdesigns]

Killer video man. This is awesome, I design and print shirts and your tracing method building the shapes is awesome. I feel like it helps you visualize volume so much better. Tracing will always look flat IMO. Great video.

[@leinadlessil82]

Love you Videos and Tipps -- thx 4 it

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

[@Joggu100]

I really learned a lot from your videos thank you very much! Maybe you could make a video where you show how to draw water in a good looking style. Like how to make it look like it is moving in a river, in the ocean, etc.

[@stlredbird]

Just what I’ve been looking for!

[@sintijaturk3731]

Great video, super useful😁 i am new to cartoon drawing and i have been searching for videos on how to draw from reference photos, and how to build up shapes and today youtube suggest me your video...best ever!!! Thank you so so so much😁👍👍

[@ah_dan6572]

This video was fantastic. I find the process of identifying shapes sort of difficult (tend to use to many shapes or find to complex shapes) so seeing how you go from identifying the shapes, to then taking those initial shapes and reworking them was really insightful. I would love more of this, either of different animals or more difficult human poses. Keep up the cracking work

[@BeeJayDeL]

Glad you found the content useful! Appreciate you watching!

[@creepworksstudios4631]

Very useful. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[@BeeJayDeL]

Well, thanks for watching! 👍

[@DaProdigalZon]

BeeJay!!! Thanks for the video and challenge ... I’m working on a project thanks to your podcast ... and this challenge will fit perfectly with that .. will definitely participate!!

[@BeeJayDeL]

Awesome....so great to hear!!!

[@andieg9953]

Thank you for another great tutorial. I really liked this one and found it very helpful. I know your time is limited but I'd love you to consider doing some more tutorials on how to play with the reference image shapes to make them more cartoon like

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks! It’s definitely all about changing the sizes of the base shapes and stretching the realistic proportions into something more extreme.

[@EchoatTheOakAnchor]

I was just thinking about this this morning... Driving along, and wondering how you get from "this is a fish" to "check out this cool street art style fish painting"

[@youarebymyside]

This is really really cool. Really want to see how to finish this.

[@ljiljankocurcic8893]

I watched so many of yours videos that when I go to sleep, I hear your voice in my head still …

[@guitarratiug]

Another great video, thanks!

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks, Thomas!

[@blabla8339]

cool new lower third (i wouldn't mind if you show us how you make them)...video is awesome as always

[@BeeJayDeL]

Thanks! New lower thirds are pre-made ones I purchased on Envato...sometimes it just easier and a time saver to buy them, lol!

[@blabla8339]

@@BeeJayDeL Yeah true...they look great

[@Moodboard39]

Good ip

[@JohnSmallmusic]

Excellent 👍

[@Mist_Dawn]

I wish I knew how to do this with a pet photo 😭 I get the concept your sharing (thank you so much for that by the way) but I still can’t see how to take a pet photo and make it into a portrait (non realistic I like your cartoony style)

[@carixialunnacreativa2167]

i will try this, i hope i can see well is to far the ipad

[@BeeJayDeL]

Give it a go!!!

[@carixialunnacreativa2167]

@@BeeJayDeL for sure, im a newbie with procreate and i try hard, thanks for your videos, hugs Angie Verea