Research Question

Hey everyone!

Thanks for the invite and I'll start posting stuff soon and commenting on people's stuff.

I have a question in people's research methods. How do you guys research? Is it different per assignment?

I use Google primarily for research but then I make a list of words on the characteristics of the assignment. For example if I have to do a character design of RoboCop, I would then not only look up the obvious: "robotics", "robotics parts", "modern robots", "military robots", etc. I look up those words on thesaurus.com and search on the synonyms on those words to spice up the search engine. Then go on a tangent with the searches and combine different words. Sometimes it works but just wanted to see if anyone else has any other good techniques.

For character reference I go to:


http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/
http://artsyposes.com/
and sometimeshttp://ffffound.com/

interesting article

Thought you guys might enjoy this short article on progressive learning.   Maybe you've heard something similar before, but hopefully there might be something new you can take away from it.

http://www.conceptsofalex.com/blog/2011/6/21/progressive-learning-how-to-become-a-professional-artist-in.html

I think I'm going to try to set up a focused schedule for myself in a similar way.  Practicing on drawing hands for two weeks and then focusing on a different part of anatomy after that. I have a PDFs on hands from Burne Hogarth, Loomis, and Watts.  Anyone else have any suggested reading?