You will also find plenty of subject photos to add interest or life to existing backgrounds. Mega pixel isn't just a throw away phrase. We believe high resolution to be useful as it gives you the ability to zoom in for detail that many other photos on the Internet just do not provide.
Our photos are all taken in-house to ensure that all conform to the same philosophy. If you haven't already discovered, the fact is that not every quaint or pictorial photo makes good reference material. We also give you good sized thumbnails, which allows you to quickly and clearly see whether or not the image is one you wish to enlarge. Feel free to contact us with suggestions for future subjects; we even welcome criticisms should you feel the need.
To provide royalty free, stock photos for artists to use as reference for their paintings or drawings. Why is photos4artists different from many other stock photo resources on the Internet? Again the answer is simple. For a start, the photos on this site completely free.
They are aimed solely at artists; to be used by artists as reference for their paintings. Being pleasing on the eye is a bonus, not a raison d'etre. Take a look inside the free galleries and you will find photos of landscapes, seascapes, boats, tractors, bridges, canals and all manner of similar subjects, taken from a variety of angles, all of which will enhance the design of your picture.
Street scenes follow the classic design and single buildings are mostly shot from a dynamic angle; though this depends on the intended use. Some buildings make an attractive painting when viewed head on, though this very much depends on the individual appeal of the building. Where a photo is intended to be used as a picture in its own right a winding river or a road will usually lead the eye to the centre of interest. Alternative lead ins such as country lanes with tyre or wheel tracks are also utilized where possible.
Where this cannot be achieved the design needs to realize the same effect. You have to create an account at the site to view photos but this is completely free and only takes a few minutes.
When you join you are asked at agree to terms for using photos on the site. But you aren't asked to agree to terms when uploading photos and this isn't mentioned in their TOS.
Technically, someone could add a photo and withdraw it later on and you'd be in breach of their copyright. The sites above have large collections of images and are all suitably different from one another, so they are a great place to start.
But if you want something different, try the blogs of professional photographers who publish their work under the CC0 license or similar. Not as many images to choose from but the quality is extremely high:. Quite impressive considering they all come from one amateur photographer. His goal is to upload pictures a layover the next 3 decades hitting a total of 1 million.
The following sites are similar to Pixabay and Pexels. They either aggregate photos from other sites or they allow photographers to upload to them directly. Double check the license agreement before using a photo to make art, especially for commercial purposes.
In some cases you may need to give credit:. You don't have to be a David Bailey or Annie Leibovitz to take a great reference photo of your own. And with the quality of today's smartphones you don't even need a separate camera either. Take a look at our step-by-step video lessons covering everything from the basics through to portraits View the discussion thread. I am so pleased with the result that I would like to exhibit it at my local art group exhibition.
Rather, they are fast lines drawn for the main shapes in the landscape and then color-blocked to show possibilities. There's something about the contradiction in this scene that appeals to me. It appears to be an idyllic rural scene near Annan in southern Scotland, with cows munching contently on green pastures.
But in the background, instead of hills, sits Chapelcross nuclear power station. I've always thought it lent itself to a painting dominated by reds. Caerlaverock Castle is near Annan, in southern Scotland. The Overberg region of South Africa is a wheat and canola growing area that, in spring, is a patchwork of greens and yellows.
Ubiquitous gum trees dot the landscape of the Overberg region. There are two things you ought to consider in terms of composition when painting from this photo: where you put the horizon and where you put the river. As it is at the moment, they're both a little close to the halfway point, tending to divide the composition in half. I think I would extend the scene to the right and top, making it more of a panoramic landscape, rather than cropping it to a square format. This is the view from the dam next to the coffee shop at the Helderberg Nature Reserve, about half an hour's drive from the center of Cape Town, South Africa.
This is the photo of a mountain cottage turned into a watercolor with the colors adapted to create a sunrise scene. Yellow and white daisies as far as you can see! This photo of spring flowers, which appear in August and September along the West Coast of South Africa all the way up to Namaqualand, was taken near the Botterkloof Pass, on the R north of Clanwilliam , towards Calvinia.
It's as if Mother Nature has tipped over her palette, splattering the landscape with color! No prizes for guessing why the mountain that stretches around the city of Cape Town in South Africa is called Table Mountain! Free Art Reference Photos by Artists :. You'll have to register, for free. That will also give you access to the full Wet Canvas site with helpful and informative articles, how-to videos and forums.
Free Patterns and Photos Artist Susie Short generously shares line drawings that you can print and transfer to your watercolor paper or canvas as the start of your painting. The downloadable drawings are accompanied by large scale color photos that you can use as references. You'll find drawings of a variety of flowers, pine cones and barns at SusieShort.
Paint My Photo The photographers on this web site encourage you to turn their photos into paintings and drawings. You'll find an amazing selection of beautiful shots of just about any subject you can imagine.
Create your account, for free, to enjoy a constant supply of inspiring photographs. Check out the paintings made by members, join your favorite forums and post your own creations for constructive comments.
Free Photos for Artists Browse through a wonderful selection of free photos of street scenes, buildings, landscapes and seascapes in England and France. Check out the still life shots too. If you find the inspiration for your next painting or drawing, just click on it to enlarge it. Copy or save the photo to your computer, print it, or work directly from your computer screen.
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