Photograph a pose list you wrote
Ask for a shot list, then take the pictures yourself so the reference is yours.
A model is good at listing angles you might forget. It is a bad source of the pictures. You, a friend who agreed, or a mirror are the camera. The files stay on your machine.
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Claude
A writing assistant for a shot list you then photograph yourself.
PureRef
Where the photos you took live while you draw.
How to do it
- 1
Describe the drawing, not a style
Tell Claude the action you need: someone leaning on a high table, a hand passing a cup, a coat over one shoulder. Ask for ten camera angles. Do not ask it to imitate another artist.
- 2
Cut the list in half
Cross out anything you will not draw this week. A short list gets photographed. A long list stays a document.
- 3
Shoot with permission
Use your phone. If another person is in the frame, ask first and say whether the photo is only for your desk. Natural light and a plain wall are enough.
- 4
File them next to the art
Put the selects on a PureRef board named for the job. Do not upload those photos to a public generator to 'improve' them.