if at first you dont succeed.....

Well I messed up the head on the boxer pup... and I knew it wasn't right..I just didn't know what was wrong until the client resent me some photos... I had them for when I did the boxer medallion but forgot about them.. duh... boy did they make a big difference! some people just don't get why an artist needs so many photos of all angles of what they are trying to sculpt if its a portrait .. even if its not ...to get a breed right or even to get the species right! makes a huge difference and I can never stress enough to new sculptors.. you can NEVER have enough reference photos and this is a case in point.. I usually ask for a front , side ( both ) back looking down and up and some angle shots ( and close ups for details) and I really really want them to be right on the same plane ( straight on level ) on the side shots.. especially on a horse.. if you take a photo looking down on or up to it can really make them look taller or shorter than they really are.. If possible I prefer to take my own photos but thats not always possible when the client is out of state. anyways, a lesson in reference photos and what a huge difference it can make... NOW he looks like a boxer pup...