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:iconshoomlah:
Do you take embarrassing photos of yourself as reference for character poses/expressions? Well, I know I sure as hell do, so in light of :icontracyjb:'s fantasticpiece about the importance of dynamic expressions in art [link] , I'm posting a video of my stupidly embarrassing reference photos for you to peruse:

Video! [link] Video!

It's very silly-looking, but we should all be doing it.
-C
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:iconamedyr:
LOL good to know I'm not the only one feeling stupid doing that XD
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:icontheangrybee:
~theangrybee Mar 17, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
oh god this is exactly what i do too... XD
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~Hipster-Coyote Feb 15, 2011  Student General Artist
It's time to go do crazy shit with my camera in my room 8'D
I'd considered using a mirror before but never thought about using the timer feature, haha
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Mood: Bemused ~NightFox Feb 7, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I think people would be too self-conscious about taking reference photos of themselves. Well, that is until they spend a hour or so doing it. Then they'll just go crazy with poses and clothing reference.

Very good idea to remind artists that if they can't find reference, use themselves! :D
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:iconsah65:
Shoolah, you rock.
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:iconvontoten:
Hahah I use a mirror sometimes, I like your idea much better
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:iconlovers-and-fighters:
Hell yeah this is awesome! I take a lot of goofy video reference, so do a lot of other animators of course. It's super helpful for breaking down movement. If nothing else, getting up and feeling through the poses is also really helpful of course.
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~aedifico Jan 25, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hahaha, I totally do this! It's super helpful, I should probably start taking photos to use as reference later. :)
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:icongastave:
That's the sole reason why I bought my first digital camera back in like, 2002! Excellent video, it made me laugh. (:
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