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Artist Reference
Artist Reference offers high-resolution photo references for drawing, 3D modeling, texturing and figure studies.
About Artist Reference
Artist Reference is a hub site that links to several related websites offering photo references for artists. The linked sites cover human anatomy and poses, animal and human reference photos with 3D scans, comic art poses, and environment textures and backgrounds. The homepage also offers free manga tutorials. Each linked site offers a set of free samples, and the homepage describes the main libraries as being for drawing, 3D modeling, texturing and figure studies.
The homepage does not state licensing terms, usage rights, or the cost of full access to the libraries, so those details are not included here. Pricing is listed as unknown.
Key features
- Human anatomy pose references, including age-specific and body-type variety, on a linked site
- Female pose references covering standing, dancing, fighting and hyperangle views
- Over 1.34 million reference photos and 3D scans, including facial and full-body models
- Comic art references for action poses, expressions and dance in different angles
- Over 150,000 environment textures and backgrounds, including urban, natural and architectural
- 1500+ free manga tutorials
Best for: Artists, game developers, animators, comic artists and educators who need photo references for drawing, figure study, 3D modeling or texturing.
Good for
- Covers several reference types, including anatomy, comic poses, 3D scans and environment textures
- Free samples are offered on the linked sites
- Includes more than 1500 free manga tutorials
Watch out for
- Pricing is not stated on the homepage
- Free samples are described as samples, and the homepage does not describe what full access includes
Artist Reference at a glance
- Website
- artist-reference.com
- Category
- Design & Creative › Design Assets & Inspiration
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Artist Reference FAQ
Are any references free to use?
The homepage says each linked site offers 'Free Samples' or 'Free References'. The homepage does not describe the terms of use for these samples or for the full libraries.
Does the site offer tutorials?
Yes. The homepage lists 1500+ free manga tutorials that are described as step-by-step.
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