Referencing from graphic novels isn't a bad idea.I remember having a hefty book about the making of the Watchmen graphic novel, and it was talking about referencing and all that.
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Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Wed 21 Mar 2012, 15:21,
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Yep. Have a look at Marvels sometime. Alex Ross took loads of reference shots of himself and his matesto get the images he wanted for that. Right down to making a cardboard Galactus helmet.
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Smallbrainfield,
Wed 21 Mar 2012, 15:29,
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